Using the indexer HTTP interface
Lily HBase Indexer includes an HTTP interface for the list-indexers,
create-indexer, update-indexer, and
delete-indexer commands.
This interface can be secured with Kerberos for authentication and Apache Ranger for authorization. For information on configuring security for the Lily HBase Indexer service, see Configuring Lily HBase Indexer Security.
By default, the hbase-indexer command line client does not use the HTTP
interface. Use the HTTP interface to take advantage of the features it provides, such as
Kerberos authentication and Ranger integration. The hbase-indexer command
supports two additional parameters to the list-indexers,
create-indexer, delete-indexer, and
update-indexer commands:
-
--http: An HTTP URI for the HTTP interface. By default, this URI is of the formhttp://lily01.example.com:11060/indexer/. If this parameter is specified, the Lily HBase Indexer uses the HTTP API. If this parameter is not specified, the indexer communicates directly with ZooKeeper. -
--jaas: Specifies a Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS) configuration file. This is only necessary for Kerberos-enabled deployments.
For example:
hbase-indexer list-indexers --http http://lily01.example.com:11060/indexer/ \
--jaas $HOME/jaas.conf --zookeeper zk01.example.com:2181,zk02.example.com:2181,zk03.example.com:2181