I have contributed a feature to access HBase Shell to Apache Zeppelin. The main advantages are: - Admins have quick access to HBase shell through the browser. - Sessions are saved. So you can log in and the current state of triage/experiments is available. - On a similar note, standard recipes or sequence of commands can be saved for the future and run quickly during triage.
The easiest method to get access is to install and run Apache Zeppelin on HBase master or any other machine where HBase shell works. In our experience, the HBase interpreter is not a resource hog. JIRA: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/ZEPPELIN-651 Commit: https://github.com/apache/incubator-zeppelin/commit/1940388e3422b86a322fc82a0e7868ff25126804 Looking forward to feedback and suggestions for improvements. Rajat Venkatesh Engg. Lead Qubole
