Index: src/main/docbkx/configuration.xml =================================================================== --- src/main/docbkx/configuration.xml (revision 1520183) +++ src/main/docbkx/configuration.xml (working copy) @@ -223,13 +223,24 @@ xlink:href="http://hadoop.apache.org">Hadoop Hadoop - Selecting a Hadoop version is critical for your HBase deployment. Below table shows some information about what versions of Hadoop are supported by various HBase versions. Based on the version of HBase, you should select the most appropriate version of Hadoop. We are not in the Hadoop distro selection business. You can use Hadoop distributions from Apache, or learn about vendor distributions of Hadoop at + Selecting a Hadoop version is critical for your HBase deployment. + Below table shows some information about what versions of Hadoop are supported by various HBase versions. + Based on the version of HBase, you should select the most appropriate version of Hadoop. + We are not in the Hadoop distro selection business. + You can use Hadoop distributions from Apache, or learn about vendor distributions of + Hadoop at + Hadoop 2.x is better than Hadoop 1.x + Hadoop 2.x is faster, with more features such as short-circuit reads which will help improve your + HBase random read profile as well important bug fixes that will improve your overall HBase experience. + You should run Hadoop 2. rather than Hadoop 1. if you can. + + Hadoop version support matrix - HBase-0.92.xHBase-0.94.xHBase-0.95 + HBase-0.92.xHBase-0.94.xHBase-0.96.0Hadoop-0.20.205S X XHadoop-0.22.x S X X @@ -237,7 +248,9 @@ Hadoop-1.0.3+S S SHadoop-1.1.x NT S SHadoop-0.23.x X S NT - Hadoop-2.x X S S + Hadoop-2.0.x-alpha X NT X + Hadoop-2.1.0-beta X NT S + Hadoop-2.x X NT S
Where Index: src/main/docbkx/getting_started.xml =================================================================== --- src/main/docbkx/getting_started.xml (revision 1520183) +++ src/main/docbkx/getting_started.xml (working copy) @@ -44,9 +44,10 @@ rows via the HBase shell, and then cleaning up and shutting down your standalone HBase instance. The below exercise should take no more than ten minutes (not including download time). - Using HBase with a LocalFileSystem does not currently guarantee durability. See and its associated issues for more details.
- Before we proceed, make sure you are good on the below loopback prerequisite. + Local Filesystem and Durability + Using HBase with a LocalFileSystem does not currently guarantee durability. + See and its associated issues for more details. Loopback IP HBase expects the loopback IP address to be 127.0.0.1. Ubuntu and some other distributions, @@ -59,6 +60,9 @@ 127.0.0.1 ubuntu.ubuntu-domain ubuntu + Fixed in 0.96.0+ + As of hbase-0.96.0+, this should no longer be an issue; it should work w/o special modification of /etc/hosts + Index: src/main/docbkx/preface.xml =================================================================== --- src/main/docbkx/preface.xml (revision 1520183) +++ src/main/docbkx/preface.xml (working copy) @@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ This is the official reference guide for the HBase version it ships with. - This document describes HBase version . Herein you will find either the definitive documentation on an HBase topic as of its standing when the referenced HBase version shipped, or it will point to the location in src/main/docbkx in a checkout of the hbase project. This reference guide is marked up using DocBook from which the - the finished guide is generated as part of the 'site' build target. + the finished guide is generated as part of the 'site' build target: + i.e. run $mvn site to generate this documentation. Feel free to add content by adding a patch to an issue up in the HBase JIRA.