The sqlline utility takes a parameter for a zookeeper quorum to connect to.
When you run sqlline -u jdbc:drill:zk=local sqlline starts up an internal local drillbit, but if you specify a remote zk then it will connect to a remote drillbit. So, to answer your question, I believe you would install Drill on each of those other 5 servers, but don't give them a configuration which allows that installation to participate in the cluster. Alternatively, if you are asking if you can default the sqlline on those servers with -u jdbc:drill:zk=server1,server2,server3, it doesn't appear that the script currently supports that, but could likely be very simply achieved with a tiny wrapper script. On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 1:49 PM, David Tucker <[email protected]> wrote: > > Is there a process for installing the sqlline tool independent of the > complete drillbit ? The scenario I’m considering is a cluster of 10 nodes > where only 5 would have drill-bits installed but users will expect to > connect to the drill cluster arbitrarily from any node out of the 10. > > — David > > -- *Jim Scott* Director, Enterprise Strategy & Architecture +1 (347) 746-9281 <http://www.mapr.com/> [image: MapR Technologies] <http://www.mapr.com>
