On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 12:59 PM, Chris Bates < [email protected]> wrote:
> Hi all, > > I'm new to HBase and trying to configure it to run with a cluster of 6 > machines. I'm logged into the Master Node and ran the start scripts as > directed from the Wiki, You are reading http://hadoop.apache.org/hbase/docs/r0.20.1/api/overview-summary.html#overview_description ? </configuration> > > here's the ugly error: > > hbase(main):001:0> create 'stations', {NAME=>'info',VERSIONS=>1} > 09/11/09 14:54:09 INFO client.HConnectionManager$TableServers: getMaster > attempt 0 of 5 failed; retrying after sleep of 2000 > java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused > Is HBASE up? Check the master logs. Check the UI. Sorry, the ruby shell can dump ugly stack traces. There's an issue to tighten them up. St.Ack
