[IMPALA-1611] Cannot read hbase metadata with NullPointerException: null

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Blocker
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: Impala 2.1
• Fix Version/s: Impala 2.1
• Assignee: Alexander Behm
• Reporter: Ippokratis Pandis
• Created: 12/Dec/14 21:46
• Updated: 20/Dec/15 00:05
• Resolved: 13/Dec/14 06:15

Description

We fail to load hbase metadata

[localhost:21000] > desc functional_hbase.tinytable;
Query: describe functional_hbase.tinytable
ERROR: AnalysisException: Failed to load metadata for table: functional_hbase.tinytable
CAUSED BY: TableLoadingException: Failed to load metadata for table: functional_hbase.tinytable. Running 'invalidate metadata functional_hbase.tinytable' may resolve this problem.
CAUSED BY: NullPointerException: null
[localhost:21000] > select * from functional_hbase.tinytable;
Query: select * from functional_hbase.tinytable
ERROR: AnalysisException: Failed to load metadata for table: functional_hbase.tinytable
CAUSED BY: TableLoadingException: Failed to load metadata for table: functional_hbase.tinytable. Running 'invalidate metadata functional_hbase.tinytable' may resolve this problem.
CAUSED BY: NullPointerException: null
[localhost:21000] > 

HBase is up and running, for example Hive can read it:

hive> select * from functional_hbase.tinytable;
OK
aaaaaaa	bbbbbbb
ccccc	dddd
eeeeeeee	f
Time taken: 0.118 seconds, Fetched: 3 row(s)
hive>