[DRILL-1237] Provide default Hive (embedded) and Hive (remote) storage plugins

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Open
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 0.4.0
• Fix Version/s: Future
• Component/s: Storage - Hive
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Bridget Bevens
• Created: 01/Aug/14 01:06
• Updated: 01/Oct/15 16:37

Description

On the Storage tab in the Drill Web UI, there is a default Hive configuration, however it includes all the information required for hive in remote and embedded mode. I propose that two separate Hive instances be included to make this more clear to users how to configure a Hive data source.
Example:
Hive (embedded metastore)
Hive (remote metastore)

Also, changing the dfs instance to local fs would make clearer what this configuration really is for the user. You can also have a dfs placeholder, like the HBase or Hive placeholders.