From 0579b702ff4dfd78713eefe633c24cc0165f401c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Stack Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2012 18:13:57 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] More edit around getting started and loopback ip git-svn-id: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/hbase/trunk@1413382 13f79535-47bb-0310-9956-ffa450edef68 --- src/docbkx/configuration.xml | 17 +++++------------ src/docbkx/getting_started.xml | 23 +++++++++++++++-------- 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/docbkx/configuration.xml b/src/docbkx/configuration.xml index cb793335024..480634bebaf 100644 --- a/src/docbkx/configuration.xml +++ b/src/docbkx/configuration.xml @@ -62,12 +62,13 @@ to ensure well-formedness of your document after an edit session. Basic Prerequisites This section lists required services and some required system configuration. +
Java - - Just like Hadoop, HBase requires java 6 from Oracle. + Just like Hadoop, HBase requires at least java 6 from + Oracle.
+
Operating System
@@ -107,15 +108,7 @@ to ensure well-formedness of your document after an edit session.
Loopback IP - HBase expects the loopback IP address to be 127.0.0.1. Ubuntu and some other distributions, - for example, will default to 127.0.1.1 and this will cause problems for you. - - /etc/hosts should look something like this: - - 127.0.0.1 localhost - 127.0.0.1 ubuntu.ubuntu-domain ubuntu - - + HBase expects the loopback IP address to be 127.0.0.1. See
diff --git a/src/docbkx/getting_started.xml b/src/docbkx/getting_started.xml index d8afc11a336..6e36e34e2c4 100644 --- a/src/docbkx/getting_started.xml +++ b/src/docbkx/getting_started.xml @@ -44,13 +44,20 @@ 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). - Before you start, check you are good on the below prerequisites. - - - - - - + Before we proceed, make sure you are good on the below loopback prerequisite. + + Loopback IP + HBase expects the loopback IP address to be 127.0.0.1. Ubuntu and some other distributions, + for example, will default to 127.0.1.1 and this will cause problems for you. + + /etc/hosts should look something like this: + + 127.0.0.1 localhost + 127.0.0.1 ubuntu.ubuntu-domain ubuntu + + + +
Download and unpack the latest stable release. @@ -112,7 +119,7 @@ starting Master, logging to logs/hbase-user-master-example.org.outAll of the above presumes a 1.6 version of Oracle java is installed on your machine and - available on your path; i.e. when you type + available on your path (See ); i.e. when you type java, you see output that describes the options the java program takes (HBase requires java 6). If this is not the case, HBase will not start. Install java, edit