tHBaseConnection Standard properties

Property type

Either Built-in or Repository

- Built-in: no property data stored centrally.

- Repository: select the repository file in which the properties are stored. The fields that follow are completed automatically using the data retrieved.

Distribution

1. Select Import from existing version to import an officially supported distribution as base and then add other required jar files which the base distribution does not provide.

2. Select Import from zip to import the configuration zip for the custom distribution to be used. This zip file should contain the libraries of the different Hadoop elements and the index file of these libraries.

   Note that custom versions are not officially supported by Talend . Talend and its community provide you with the opportunity to connect to custom versions from Talend Studio but cannot guarantee that the configuration of whichever version you choose will be easy, due to the wide range of different Hadoop distributions and versions that are available. As such, you should only attempt to set up such a connection if you have sufficient Hadoop experience to handle any issues on your own.

   Information noteNote:

   In this dialog box, the active check box must be kept selected so as to import the jar files pertinent to the connection to be created between the custom distribution and this component.

   For a step-by-step example about how to connect to a custom distribution and share this connection, see Hortonworks.

HBase version

Select the version of the Hadoop distribution you are using. The available options vary depending on the component you are using.

Hadoop version of the distribution

This list is displayed only when you have selected Custom from the distribution list to connect to a cluster not yet officially supported by Talend Studio. In this situation, you need to select the Hadoop version of this custom cluster, that is to say, Hadoop 1 or Hadoop 2.

Zookeeper quorum

Type in the name or the URL of the ZooKeeper service you use to coordinate the transaction between your Talend Studio and your database. Note that when you configure the ZooKeeper, you might need to explicitly set the zookeeper.znode.parent property to define the path to the root Znode that contains all the Znodes created and used by your database; then select the Set Zookeeper znode parent check box to define this property.

Zookeeper client port

Type in the number of the client listening port of the ZooKeeper service you are using.

Inspect the classpath for configurations

Select this check box to allow the component to check the configuration files in the directory you have set with the $HADOOP_CONF_DIR variable and directly read parameters from these files in this directory. This feature allows you to easily change the Hadoop configuration for the component to switch between different environments, for example, from a test environment to a production environment.

In this situation, the fields or options used to configure Hadoop connection and/or Kerberos security are hidden.

<!-- Put site-specific property overrides in this file. --> 
<configuration> 
    <property> 
        <name>talend.kerberos.authentication </name> 
        <value>kinit </value>
         <description> Set the Kerberos authentication method to use. Valid values are: kinit or keytab.  </description> 
    </property> 
    <property> 
        <name>talend.kerberos.keytab.principal </name>
        <value>user@BIGDATA.COM </value>
        <description> Set the keytab's principal name.  </description>
    </property> 
    <property>   
        <name>talend.kerberos.keytab.path </name> 
        <value>/kdc/user.keytab </value> 
        <description> Set the keytab's path.  </description> 
    </property> 
    <property> 
        <name>talend.encryption </name> 
        <value>none </value> 
        <description> Set the encryption method to use. Valid values are: none or ssl.  </description> 
    </property> 
    <property> 
        <name>talend.ssl.trustStore.path </name> 
        <value>ssl </value> 
        <description> Set SSL trust store path.  </description> 
    </property> 
    <property> 
        <name>talend.ssl.trustStore.password </name> 
        <value>ssl </value> 
        <description> Set SSL trust store password.  </description> 
    </property> 
</configuration>

The parameters read from these configuration files override the default ones used by Talend Studio. When a parameter does not exist in these configuration files, the default one is used.

Use kerberos authentication

If the database to be used is running with Kerberos security, select this check box, then, enter the principal names in the HBase Master principal and HBase Region Server principal fields. You should be able to find the information in the hbase-site.xml file of the cluster to be used.

If you need to use a Kerberos keytab file to log in, select Use a keytab to authenticate. A keytab file contains pairs of Kerberos principals and encrypted keys. You need to enter the principal to be used in the Principal field and the access path to the keytab file itself in the Keytab field. This keytab file must be stored in the machine in which your Job actually runs, for example, on a Talend JobServer.

Note that the user that executes a keytab-enabled Job is not necessarily the one a principal designates but must have the right to read the keytab file being used. For example, the username you are using to execute a Job is user1 and the principal to be used is guest; in this situation, ensure that user1 has the right to read the keytab file to be used.

Properties

If you need to use custom configuration for your HBase, complete this table with the property or properties to be customized. Then at runtime, the customized property or properties will override those corresponding ones defined earlier for your HBase.

For example, you need to define the value of the dfs.replication property as 1 for the HBase configuration. Then you need to add one row to this table using the plus button and type in the name and the value of this property in this row.

tStatCatcher Statistics

Select this check box to collect the log data at a component level.

Global Variables

ERROR_MESSAGE: the error message generated by the component when an error occurs. This is an After variable and it returns a string. This variable functions only if the Die on error check box is cleared, if the component has this check box.

A Flow variable functions during the execution of a component while an After variable functions after the execution of the component.

To fill up a field or expression with a variable, press Ctrl+Space to access the variable list and choose the variable to use from it.

For more information about variables, see Using contexts and variables.

Usage rule

This component is generally used with other HBase components, particularly tHBaseClose.

Prerequisites

Before starting, ensure that you have met the Loopback IP prerequisites expected by your database.

For further information about how to install a Hadoop distribution, see the manuals corresponding to the Hadoop distribution you are using.