Due by the start of the next class period
Assignments should be uploaded via the Blackboard portal.
Readings
NoSQL Distilled: Chapters 8 and 10
Starting HBase
Start up a Hadoop cluster as previously, but instead of choosing the “Core Hadoop” configuration chose the “HBase” configuration (see below), otherwise proceed as before:
Log on to the master Hadoop EC2 VM and enter ‘hbase shell’ to start the HBase shell.
Note, when you start the HBase shell, your will see a long list of error messages. Ignore these.
There are HBase Cheat Sheet and HBase Shell Command documents on the blackboard in the “Free Books and Chapters” section that will help with the assignment.
Exercises
Exercise 1)
Create an HBase table with the following characteristics
Table Name: csp554Tbl
First column family: cf1
Second column family: cf2
Then execute the DESCRIBE command on the table and return command you wrote and the output as the results of this exercise.
Exercise 2)
Put the following data into the table created in exercise 1:
Row Key
Column Family
Column (Qualifier)
Value
Row1
cf1
name
Sam
Row2
cf1
name
Ahmed
Row1
cf2
job
Pilot
Row2
cf2
job
Doctor
Row1
cf2
level
LZ3
Row2
cf2
level
AR7
Execute the SCAN command on this table returning all rows, column families and columns as the result of the exercise.
Exercise 3)
Using the above table write a command that will get the value associated with row (Row1), column family (cf1) and column/qualifier (level). Provide the command and its result as the output of this exercise.
Exercise 4)
Using the above table write command that will get the value associated with row (Row2), column family (cf1) and column/qualifier (name). Provide the command and its result as the output of this exercise.
Exercise 5)
Using the above table write a SCAN command that will return information about only two rows using the LIMIT modifier. Provide the command and its result as the output of this exercise.
