It think it is a bit more serious than that.  Waiting doesn't appear to do much.

After a series of log messages that appear to be doing the splitting, the 
"Closed",  messages appear:

2010-10-03 18:13:26,664 INFO org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.FSUtils: Recovering 
filehdfs://domU-12-31-39-03-44-F1.compute-1.internal:9000/hbase/.logs/domU-12-31-39-18-12-05.compute-1.internal,60020,1284222361677/10.104.37.247%3A60020.1284820404595
2010-10-03 18:13:26,701 INFO org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.ServerManager: 0 
region servers, 0 dead, average load NaN
2010-10-03 18:13:26,872 INFO org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.FSUtils: Finished 
lease recover attempt for 
hdfs://domU-12-31-39-03-44-F1.compute-1.internal:9000/hbase/.logs/domU-12-31-39-18-12-05.compute-1.internal,60020,1284222361677/10.104.37.247%3A60020.128482040459
5
2010-10-03 18:13:27,500 DEBUG org.apache.hadoop.hbase.regionserver.wal.HLog: 
Pushed=5211 entries from 
hdfs://domU-12-31-39-03-44-F1.compute-1.internal:9000/hbase/.logs/domU-12-31-39-18-12-05.compute-1.internal,60020,1284222361677/10.104.37.247%3A60020.128482040459
5
2010-10-03 18:13:27,500 DEBUG org.apache.hadoop.hbase.regionserver.wal.HLog: 
Splitting hlog 20 of 36: 
hdfs://domU-12-31-39-03-44-F1.compute-1.internal:9000/hbase/.logs/domU-12-31-39-18-12-05.compute-1.internal,60020,1284222361677/10.104.37.247%3A60020.128482041398
9, length=64550958
2010-10-03 18:13:27,500 INFO org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.FSUtils: Recovering 
filehdfs://domU-12-31-39-03-44-F1.compute-1.internal:9000/hbase/.logs/domU-12-31-39-18-12-05.compute-1.internal,60020,1284222361677/10.104.37.247%3A60020.1284820413989
2010-10-03 18:13:27,721 INFO org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.FSUtils: Finished 
lease recover attempt for 
hdfs://domU-12-31-39-03-44-F1.compute-1.internal:9000/hbase/.logs/domU-12-31-39-18-12-05.compute-1.internal,60020,1284222361677/10.104.37.247%3A60020.128482041398
9
2010-10-03 18:13:28,187 DEBUG org.apache.hadoop.hbase.regionserver.wal.HLog: 
Pushed=4555 entries from 
hdfs://domU-12-31-39-03-44-F1.compute-1.internal:9000/hbase/.logs/domU-12-31-39-18-12-05.compute-1.internal,60020,1284222361677/10.104.37.247%3A60020.128482041398
9
2010-10-03 18:13:28,187 DEBUG org.apache.hadoop.hbase.regionserver.wal.HLog: 
Splitting hlog 21 of 36: 
hdfs://domU-12-31-39-03-44-F1.compute-1.internal:9000/hbase/.logs/domU-12-31-39-18-12-05.compute-1.internal,60020,1284222361677/10.104.37.247%3A60020.1284820433464,
 length=2373620705
2010-10-03 18:13:28,187 INFO org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.FSUtils: Recovering 
filehdfs://domU-12-31-39-03-44-F1.compute-1.internal:9000/hbase/.logs/domU-12-31-39-18-12-05.compute-1.internal,60020,1284222361677/10.104.37.247%3A60020.1284820433464
2010-10-03 18:13:28,391 INFO org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.FSUtils: Finished 
lease recover attempt for 
hdfs://domU-12-31-39-03-44-F1.compute-1.internal:9000/hbase/.logs/domU-12-31-39-18-12-05.compute-1.internal,60020,1284222361677/10.104.37.247%3A60020.1284820433464
2010-10-03 18:13:42,141 DEBUG org.apache.hadoop.hbase.regionserver.wal.HLog: 
Pushed=65522 entries from 
hdfs://domU-12-31-39-03-44-F1.compute-1.internal:9000/hbase/.logs/domU-12-31-39-18-12-05.compute-1.internal,60020,1284222361677/10.104.37.247%3A60020.1284820433464
2010-10-03 18:13:42,533 DEBUG org.apache.hadoop.hbase.regionserver.wal.HLog: 
Closed 
hdfs://domU-12-31-39-03-44-F1.compute-1.internal:9000/hbase/dirgraph/e2a8b3352d84523be7f43f966bde6ef1/recovered.edits/0000000000075378488
2010-10-03 18:13:42,539 DEBUG org.apache.hadoop.hbase.regionserver.wal.HLog: 
Closed 
hdfs://domU-12-31-39-03-44-F1.compute-1.internal:9000/hbase/dirgraph/e3a7a269aa9f1b32de6b3add53cc5a30/recovered.edits/0000000000075400136
2010-10-03 18:13:42,546 DEBUG org.apache.hadoop.hbase.regionserver.wal.HLog: 
Closed 
hdfs://domU-12-31-39-03-44-F1.compute-1.internal:9000/hbase/dirgraph/32d50d0d37a5ed3f89f17772678c4c20/recovered.edits/0000000000075400152
2010-10-03 18:13:42,550 DEBUG org.apache.hadoop.hbase.regionserver.wal.HLog: 
Closed 
hdfs://domU-12-31-39-03-44-F1.compute-1.internal:9000/hbase/dirgraph/182719f8ad5c2c7da56bdd3987a4559c/recovered.edits/0000000000075471128
2010-10-03 18:13:42,555 DEBUG org.apache.hadoop.hbase.regionserver.wal.HLog: 
Closed 
hdfs://domU-12-31-39-03-44-F1.compute-1.internal:9000/hbase/dirgraph/4148aa42cf9ac956c0e048b83ca6f186/recovered.edits/0000000000075463238
2010-10-03 18:13:42,560 DEBUG org.apache.hadoop.hbase.regionserver.wal.HLog: 
Closed 
hdfs://domU-12-31-39-03-44-F1.compute-1.internal:9000/hbase/dirgraph/9d4edffd841fb66c37ab5944f12ef911/recovered.edits/0000000000075393635
2

Then the ONLY messages that are appear in the master's log file are these: 

2010-10-03 18:55:27,130 INFO org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.ServerManager: 0 
region servers, 0 dead, average load NaN
2010-10-03 18:56:27,140 INFO org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.ServerManager: 0 
region servers, 0 dead, average load NaN
2010-10-03 18:57:27,150 INFO org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.ServerManager: 0 
region servers, 0 dead, average load NaN
2010-10-03 18:58:27,160 INFO org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.ServerManager: 0 
region servers, 0 dead, average load NaN
2010-10-03 18:59:27,170 INFO org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.ServerManager: 0 
region servers, 0 dead, average load NaN
2010-10-03 19:00:27,180 INFO org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.ServerManager: 0 
region servers, 0 dead, average load NaN
2010-10-03 19:01:27,190 INFO org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.ServerManager: 0 
region servers, 0 dead, average load NaN
2010-10-03 19:02:27,200 INFO org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.ServerManager: 0 
region servers, 0 dead, average load NaN
2010-10-03 19:03:27,215 INFO org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.ServerManager: 0 
region servers, 0 dead, average load NaN
2010-10-03 19:04:27,225 INFO org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.ServerManager: 0 
region servers, 0 dead, average load NaN
2010-10-03 19:05:27,235 INFO org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.ServerManager: 0 
region servers, 0 dead, average load NaN
2010-10-03 19:06:27,245 INFO org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.ServerManager: 0 
region servers, 0 dead, average load NaN
2010-10-03 19:07:27,255 INFO org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.ServerManager: 0 
region servers, 0 dead, average load NaN
2010-10-03 19:08:27,265 INFO org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.ServerManager: 0 
region servers, 0 dead, average load NaN
2010-10-03 19:09:27,275 INFO org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.ServerManager: 0 
region servers, 0 dead, average load NaN
2010-10-03 19:10:27,285 INFO org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.ServerManager: 0 
region servers, 0 dead, average load NaN
2010-10-03 19:11:27,295 INFO org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.ServerManager: 0 
region servers, 0 dead, average load NaN
2010-10-03 19:12:27,305 INFO org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.ServerManager: 0 
region servers, 0 dead, average load NaN
2010-10-03 19:13:27,315 INFO org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.ServerManager: 0 
region servers, 0 dead, average load NaN
2010-10-03 19:14:27,325 INFO org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.ServerManager: 0 
region servers, 0 dead, average load NaN
2010-10-03 19:15:27,335 INFO org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.ServerManager: 0 
region servers, 0 dead, average load NaN
2010-10-03 19:16:27,348 INFO org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.ServerManager: 0 
region servers, 0 dead, average load NaN
2010-10-03 19:17:27,358 INFO org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.ServerManager: 0 
region servers, 0 dead, average load NaN
2010-10-03 19:18:27,368 INFO org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.ServerManager: 0 
region servers, 0 dead, average load NaN
2010-10-03 19:19:27,378 INFO org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.ServerManager: 0 
region servers, 0 dead, average load NaN
2010-10-03 19:20:27,388 INFO org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.ServerManager: 0 
region servers, 0 dead, average load NaN
2010-10-03 19:21:27,388 INFO org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.ServerManager: 0 
region servers, 0 dead, average load NaN
2010-10-03 19:22:27,388 INFO org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.ServerManager: 0 
region servers, 0 dead, average load NaN
2010-10-03 19:23:27,388 INFO org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.ServerManager: 0 
region servers, 0 dead, average load NaN
2010-10-03 19:24:27,388 INFO org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.ServerManager: 0 
region servers, 0 dead, average load NaN
2010-10-03 19:25:27,388 INFO org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.ServerManager: 0 
region servers, 0 dead, average load NaN
2010-10-03 19:26:27,388 INFO org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.ServerManager: 0 
region servers, 0 dead, average load NaN

I'm not pulling any lines out, ALL regions servers are just waiting for the 
master, with NO lines being written to the log file.  I tried killing the 
master, and restarting, clearly the region servers are aware of the master, but 
the master persists in not recognizing them:

2010-10-03 18:11:35,888 INFO 
org.apache.hadoop.hbase.regionserver.HRegionServer: Got ZooKeeper event, state: 
SyncConnected, type: NodeDeleted, path: /hbase/master
2010-10-03 18:11:35,891 DEBUG 
org.apache.hadoop.hbase.zookeeper.ZooKeeperWrapper: 
<10.249.70.255:/hbase,domU-12-31-39-18-1B-05.compute-1.internal,60020,1286127632413>Set
 watcher on master address ZNode /hbase/master
2010-10-03 18:12:26,697 INFO 
org.apache.hadoop.hbase.regionserver.HRegionServer: Got ZooKeeper event, state: 
SyncConnected, type: NodeCreated, path: /hbase/master
2010-10-03 18:12:26,698 DEBUG 
org.apache.hadoop.hbase.zookeeper.ZooKeeperWrapper: 
<10.249.70.255:/hbase,domU-12-31-39-18-1B-05.compute-1.internal,60020,1286127632413>Read
 ZNode /hbase/master got 10.104.37.247:60000
2010-10-03 18:12:26,698 INFO 
org.apache.hadoop.hbase.regionserver.HRegionServer: Telling master at 
10.104.37.247:60000 that we are up

This is clearly a not a situation of just waiting it out.  A region server 
killed itself, restarting the region server didn't get the cluster back up and 
running.  I restarted everything from scratch, and that brings us to the 
current state.  The machines are not doing anything, they have a load average 
of 0.00 and cpu idle of more than 99%.  

What would cause the cluster to completely lock up and refuse to do anything?

Thank you for your help, 

Matthew

On Oct 3, 2010, at 12:02 PM, Jean-Daniel Cryans wrote:

> From the brief looks of it, it seems that the master is splitting the
> log files from the dead region server. It will do that while the
> cluster is running and will keep answering the other region servers,
> but if you restart HBase then when the master starts it will split
> everything before starting to take region server checkins. Just let
> the master finish it's job. Look for this message that tells you which
> region server's hlogs are being split:
> 
> LOG.info("Splitting " + logfiles.length + " hlog(s) in " + srcDir.toString());
> 
> Then this message will show when it's done:
> 
> LOG.info("hlog file splitting completed in " + (endMillis - millis) +
> " millis for " + srcDir.toString());
> 
> J-D
> 
> On Sun, Oct 3, 2010 at 10:56 AM, Matthew LeMieux <[email protected]> wrote:
>> I've recently had a region server suicide, and am not able to recover from 
>> it.  I've tried completely stopping the entire cluster and restarting it 
>> (including dfs and zk), but the master refuses to recognize the 
>> regionservers.
>> 
>> The region servers appear to just be waiting for the master with this in 
>> their log file:
>> 
>> 2010-10-03 17:40:32,748 DEBUG 
>> org.apache.hadoop.hbase.zookeeper.ZooKeeperWrapper: 
>> <10.249.70.255:/hbase,domU-12-31-39-18-1B-05.compute-1.internal,60020,1286127632413>Read
>>  ZNode /hbase/master got 10.104.37.247:60000
>> 2010-10-03 17:40:32,749 INFO 
>> org.apache.hadoop.hbase.regionserver.HRegionServer: Telling master at 
>> 10.104.37.247:60000 that we are up
>> 2010-10-03 17:40:32,862 INFO 
>> org.apache.hadoop.hbase.regionserver.ShutdownHook: Installed shutdown hook 
>> thread: Shutdownhook:regionserver60020
>> 
>> ... and the the master log file just keeps repeating this:
>> 
>> 2010-10-03 17:42:15,531 INFO org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.ServerManager: 0 
>> region servers, 0 dead, average load NaN
>> 2010-10-03 17:43:15,541 INFO org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.ServerManager: 0 
>> region servers, 0 dead, average load NaN
>> 
>> After many lines of this sort of thing:
>> 
>> 2010-10-03 17:41:05,179 DEBUG org.apache.hadoop.hbase.regionserver.wal.HLog: 
>> Split writer thread for region 
>> user,\x01\x88\xFB\xCA,1281914437530.3901f9eb92c049a295aeec3a7e739fe2. got 11 
>> to process
>> 2010-10-03 17:41:05,180 DEBUG org.apache.hadoop.hbase.regionserver.wal.HLog: 
>> Split writer thread for region 
>> user,\x01\x88\xFB\xCA,1281914437530.3901f9eb92c049a295aeec3a7e739fe2. 
>> Applied 11 total edits to 
>> user,\x01\x88\xFB\xCA,1281914437530.3901f9eb92c049a295ae
>> 
>> Followed by many lines of this:
>> 
>> 2010-10-03 17:41:24,719 DEBUG org.apache.hadoop.hbase.regionserver.wal.HLog: 
>> Closed 
>> hdfs://domU-12-31-39-03-44-F1.compute-1.internal:9000/hbase/user/7b49d357be708d07e6f01843a35286a7/recovered.edits/0000000000075377494
>> 2010-10-03 17:41:24,724 DEBUG org.apache.hadoop.hbase.regionserver.wal.HLog: 
>> Closed 
>> hdfs://domU-12-31-39-03-44-F1.compute-1.internal:9000/hbase/user/3a58b7adcf049800be83425e75288eeb/recovered.edits/0000000000075377495
>> 
>> As one might expect, attempts to achbase hang, for example:
>> 
>> HBase Shell; enter 'help<RETURN>' for list of supported commands.
>> Type "exit<RETURN>" to leave the HBase Shell
>> Version: 0.89.20100924, r1001068, Fri Sep 24 13:55:42 PDT 2010
>> 
>> hbase(main):001:0> list
>> TABLE
>> 
>> 
>> I'm using CDH3b2 for hdfs and the version of hbase from here:  
>> http://people.apache.org/~jdcryans/hbase-0.89.20100924-candidate-1
>> 
>> Any ideas on how I can get the master to recognize the region servers?  I'm 
>> really just concerned with how to get back up and running.
>> 
>> Thank you
>> 
>> Matthew
>> 
>> 

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