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Configure HBase for use with Phoenix

You must configure HBase before for use with Phoenix, before you can do any Phoenix operations.

Before you start using Phoenix, you must configure the following HBase properties using Cloudera Manager:

  1. Go to the HBase service.
  2. Click the Configuration tab.
  3. Select Scope > RegionServer.
  4. Select Category > Advanced.
  5. Locate WAL Codec class property or search for hbase.regionserver.wal.codec.
  6. Add the following property value: org.apache.hadoop.hbase.regionserver.wal.IndexedWALEditCodec
  7. Enter a Reason for change, and then click Save Changes to commit the changes.
  8. Restart the role and service when Cloudera Manager prompts you to restart.