java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to instantiate org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.metadata.SessionHiveMetaStoreClient

Question

I have Hadoop 2.7.1 and apache-hive-1.2.1 versions installed on ubuntu 14.0.

1. Why this error is occurring ?
2. Is any metastore installation required?

Answer 1

mybe your hive metastore are inconsistent! I'm in this scene.

first. I run

 $ schematool -dbType mysql -initSchema  

then I found this

> Error: Duplicate key name 'PCS_STATS_IDX' (state=42000,code=1061) org.apache.hadoop.hive.metastore.HiveMetaException: Schema initialization FAILED! Metastore state would be inconsistent !!

then I run

 $ schematool -dbType mysql -info

found this error

Hive distribution version: 2.3.0 Metastore schema version: 1.2.0 org.apache.hadoop.hive.metastore.HiveMetaException: Metastore schema version is not compatible. Hive Version: 2.3.0, Database Schema Version: 1.2.0

so i format my hive metastore, then it's done! * drop mysql database, the database named hive_db * run schematool -dbType mysql -initSchema for initialize metadata