I don't recall specific discussions about it, it might just have been for readability of the user interfaces.
J-D On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 8:50 AM, Ben Lisbakken <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello -- > > I'm wondering if anyone knows why the hbase master broadcasts its hostname > instead of its IP when it is telling the system where to connect to it? > Does anyone know if there is a specific reason behind this? > > I'm asking because I am debating making a code change in hbase to force the > master to report its IP and I am wondering if anyone is aware of a design > decision for why it isn't like this in the first place? (modifying > /etc/hosts and /etc/hostname is not a great solution for my particular case) > > Thanks, > Ben
