[IMPALA-58] Impala should retry connection to metastore instead of dying

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: Impala 0.5
• Fix Version/s: Impala 0.6
• Assignee: Lenni Kuff
• Reporter: Lenni Kuff
• Created: 12/Feb/13 00:04
• Updated: 20/Feb/13 02:02
• Resolved: 20/Feb/13 02:02

Description

Impala currently will fail to start up if it is unable to connect to the meta store. Instead, Impala should start up with an empty internal Catalog and log appropriate error messages.