How to connect to remote HBase in Java?

Question

I have a standlone HBase server. This is my hbase-site.xml:

 
    hbase.rootdir
    

        

Answer 1

In a nutshell this is what I use:

    Configuration hBaseConfig =  HBaseConfiguration.create();
    hBaseConfig.setInt("timeout", 120000);
    hBaseConfig.set("hbase.master", "*" + hbaseHost + ":9000*");
    hBaseConfig.set("hbase.zookeeper.quorum",zookeeperHost);
    hBaseConfig.set("hbase.zookeeper.property.clientPort", "2181");

For hBaseHost and zookeeperHost I simply pass the ip address of a cluster computer that has zookeeper installed. Of course you can parametize the port numbers too. I am not 100% sure this is the best way to ensure a successful connection but so far it works without any issues.