Configuring Apache HBase

Use DNS with HBase
Use the Network Time Protocol (NTP) with HBase
Configure the graceful shutdown timeout property
Configure the HBase Thrift Server Role
Setting User Limits for HBase
Use dfs.datanode.max.transfer.threads with Hbase
Configure encryption in HBase
Using Hedged Reads
- Enable hedged reads for HBase
- Monitor the performance of hedged reads
Understanding HBase Garbage Collection
- Configure HBase garbage collection
- Disable the BoundedByteBufferPool
Configure the HBase Canary
Using HBase Blocksize
- Configure the blocksize for a column family
- Monitor blocksize metrics
Configuring HBase BlockCache
Using HBase Scanner Heartbeat
- Configure the scanner heartbeat using Cloudera Manager
Limiting the Speed of Compactions
- Configure the compaction speed using Cloudera Manager
Enable HBase indexing
Using HBase Coprocessors
- Add a custom coprocessor
- Disable loading of coprocessors
Configuring HBase MultiWAL
- Configuring MultiWAL support using Cloudera Manager
Configuring the Storage Policy for the Write-Ahead Log (WAL)
- Configure the storage policy for WALs using Cloudera Manager
- Configure the storage policy for WALs using the Command Line
Using RegionServer Grouping
Optimizing HBase I/O
- HBase I/O components
Advanced configuration for write-heavy workloads