It looks like regionserver hosting root crashed:
org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.NoServerForRegionException: Timed out trying
to locate root region
How many servers you running?
You made similar config. to that reported by Larry Compton in a mail from
earlier today? (See FAQ and Troubleshooting page for more on his listed
configs.)
St.Ack
On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 1:01 AM, Amandeep Khurana <ama...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Yes, the table exists before I start the job.
>
> I am not using TableOutputFormat. I picked up the sample code from the docs
> and am using it.
>
> Here's the job conf:
>
> JobConf conf = new JobConf(getConf(), IN_TABLE_IMPORT.class);
> FileInputFormat.setInputPaths(conf, new Path("import_data"));
> conf.setMapperClass(MapClass.class);
> conf.setNumReduceTasks(0);
> conf.setOutputFormat(NullOutputFormat.class);
> JobClient.runJob(conf);
>
> Interestingly, the hbase shell isnt working now either. Its giving errors
> even when I give the command "list"...
>
>
>
> Amandeep Khurana
> Computer Science Graduate Student
> University of California, Santa Cruz
>
>
> On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 12:10 AM, stack <st...@duboce.net> wrote:
>
> > The table exists before you start the MR job?
> >
> > When you say 'midway through the job', are you using tableoutputformat to
> > insert into your table?
> >
> > Which version of hbase?
> >
> > St.Ack
> >
> > On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 9:55 PM, Amandeep Khurana <ama...@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > I dont know if this is related or not, but it seems to be. After this
> map
> > > reduce job, I tried to count the number of entries in the table in
> hbase
> > > through the shell. It failed with the following error:
> > >
> > > hbase(main):002:0> count 'in_table'
> > > NativeException: java.lang.NullPointerException: null
> > > from java.lang.String:-1:in `<init>'
> > > from org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/Bytes.java:92:in `toString'
> > > from
> > org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/RetriesExhaustedException.java:50:in
> > > `getMessage'
> > > from
> > org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/RetriesExhaustedException.java:40:in
> > > `<init>'
> > > from org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/HConnectionManager.java:841:in
> > > `getRegionServerWithRetries'
> > > from org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/MetaScanner.java:56:in
> `metaScan'
> > > from org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/MetaScanner.java:30:in
> `metaScan'
> > > from org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/HConnectionManager.java:411:in
> > > `getHTableDescriptor'
> > > from org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/HTable.java:219:in
> > > `getTableDescriptor'
> > > from sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl:-2:in `invoke0'
> > > from sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl:-1:in `invoke'
> > > from sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl:-1:in `invoke'
> > > from java.lang.reflect.Method:-1:in `invoke'
> > > from org/jruby/javasupport/JavaMethod.java:250:in
> > > `invokeWithExceptionHandling'
> > > from org/jruby/javasupport/JavaMethod.java:219:in `invoke'
> > > from org/jruby/javasupport/JavaClass.java:416:in `execute'
> > > ... 145 levels...
> > > from org/jruby/internal/runtime/methods/DynamicMethod.java:74:in
> > `call'
> > > from org/jruby/internal/runtime/methods/CompiledMethod.java:48:in
> > `call'
> > > from org/jruby/runtime/CallSite.java:123:in `cacheAndCall'
> > > from org/jruby/runtime/CallSite.java:298:in `call'
> > > from
> > >
> > >
> >
> ruby/hadoop/install/hbase_minus_0_dot_19_dot_0/bin//hadoop/install/hbase/bin/../bin/hirb.rb:429:in
> > > `__file__'
> > > from
> > >
> > >
> >
> ruby/hadoop/install/hbase_minus_0_dot_19_dot_0/bin//hadoop/install/hbase/bin/../bin/hirb.rb:-1:in
> > > `__file__'
> > > from
> > >
> > >
> >
> ruby/hadoop/install/hbase_minus_0_dot_19_dot_0/bin//hadoop/install/hbase/bin/../bin/hirb.rb:-1:in
> > > `load'
> > > from org/jruby/Ruby.java:512:in `runScript'
> > > from org/jruby/Ruby.java:432:in `runNormally'
> > > from org/jruby/Ruby.java:312:in `runFromMain'
> > > from org/jruby/Main.java:144:in `run'
> > > from org/jruby/Main.java:89:in `run'
> > > from org/jruby/Main.java:80:in `main'
> > > from /hadoop/install/hbase/bin/../bin/HBase.rb:444:in `count'
> > > from /hadoop/install/hbase/bin/../bin/hirb.rb:348:in `count'
> > > from (hbase):3:in `binding'
> > >
> > >
> > > Amandeep Khurana
> > > Computer Science Graduate Student
> > > University of California, Santa Cruz
> > >
> > >
> > > On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 9:46 PM, Amandeep Khurana <ama...@gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Here's what it throws on the console:
> > > >
> > > > 09/02/20 21:45:29 INFO mapred.JobClient: Task Id :
> > > > attempt_200902201300_0019_m_000006_0, Status : FAILED
> > > > java.io.IOException: table is null
> > > > at IN_TABLE_IMPORT$MapClass.map(IN_TABLE_IMPORT.java:33)
> > > > at IN_TABLE_IMPORT$MapClass.map(IN_TABLE_IMPORT.java:1)
> > > > at org.apache.hadoop.mapred.MapRunner.run(MapRunner.java:50)
> > > > at org.apache.hadoop.mapred.MapTask.run(MapTask.java:332)
> > > > at org.apache.hadoop.mapred.Child.main(Child.java:155)
> > > >
> > > > attempt_200902201300_0019_m_000006_0:
> > > > org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.NoServerForRegionException: Timed out
> > > trying
> > > > to locate root region
> > > > attempt_200902201300_0019_m_000006_0: at
> > > >
> > >
> >
> org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.HConnectionManager$TableServers.locateRootRegion(HConnectionManager.java:768)
> > > > attempt_200902201300_0019_m_000006_0: at
> > > >
> > >
> >
> org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.HConnectionManager$TableServers.locateRegion(HConnectionManager.java:448)
> > > > attempt_200902201300_0019_m_000006_0: at
> > > >
> > >
> >
> org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.HConnectionManager$TableServers.relocateRegion(HConnectionManager.java:430)
> > > > attempt_200902201300_0019_m_000006_0: at
> > > >
> > >
> >
> org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.HConnectionManager$TableServers.locateRegionInMeta(HConnectionManager.java:557)
> > > > attempt_200902201300_0019_m_000006_0: at
> > > >
> > >
> >
> org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.HConnectionManager$TableServers.locateRegion(HConnectionManager.java:457)
> > > > attempt_200902201300_0019_m_000006_0: at
> > > >
> > >
> >
> org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.HConnectionManager$TableServers.relocateRegion(HConnectionManager.java:430)
> > > > attempt_200902201300_0019_m_000006_0: at
> > > >
> > >
> >
> org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.HConnectionManager$TableServers.locateRegionInMeta(HConnectionManager.java:557)
> > > > attempt_200902201300_0019_m_000006_0: at
> > > >
> > >
> >
> org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.HConnectionManager$TableServers.locateRegion(HConnectionManager.java:461)
> > > > attempt_200902201300_0019_m_000006_0: at
> > > >
> > >
> >
> org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.HConnectionManager$TableServers.locateRegion(HConnectionManager.java:423)
> > > > attempt_200902201300_0019_m_000006_0: at
> > > > org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.HTable.<init>(HTable.java:114)
> > > > attempt_200902201300_0019_m_000006_0: at
> > > > org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.HTable.<init>(HTable.java:97)
> > > > attempt_200902201300_0019_m_000006_0: at
> > > > IN_TABLE_IMPORT$MapClass.configure(IN_TABLE_IMPORT.java:120)
> > > > attempt_200902201300_0019_m_000006_0: at
> > > >
> org.apache.hadoop.util.ReflectionUtils.setConf(ReflectionUtils.java:58)
> > > > attempt_200902201300_0019_m_000006_0: at
> > > >
> > >
> >
> org.apache.hadoop.util.ReflectionUtils.newInstance(ReflectionUtils.java:83)
> > > > attempt_200902201300_0019_m_000006_0: at
> > > > org.apache.hadoop.mapred.MapRunner.configure(MapRunner.java:34)
> > > > attempt_200902201300_0019_m_000006_0: at
> > > >
> org.apache.hadoop.util.ReflectionUtils.setConf(ReflectionUtils.java:58)
> > > > attempt_200902201300_0019_m_000006_0: at
> > > >
> > >
> >
> org.apache.hadoop.util.ReflectionUtils.newInstance(ReflectionUtils.java:83)
> > > > attempt_200902201300_0019_m_000006_0: at
> > > > org.apache.hadoop.mapred.MapTask.run(MapTask.java:328)
> > > > attempt_200902201300_0019_m_000006_0: at
> > > > org.apache.hadoop.mapred.Child.main(Child.java:155)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Amandeep Khurana
> > > > Computer Science Graduate Student
> > > > University of California, Santa Cruz
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 9:43 PM, Amandeep Khurana <ama...@gmail.com
> > > >wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> I am trying to import data from a flat file into Hbase using a Map
> > > Reduce
> > > >> job. There are close to 2 million rows. Mid way into the job, it
> > starts
> > > >> giving me connection problems and eventually kills the job. When the
> > > error
> > > >> comes, the hbase shell also stops working.
> > > >>
> > > >> This is what I get:
> > > >>
> > > >> 2009-02-20 21:37:14,407 INFO org.apache.hadoop.ipc.HBaseClass:
> > Retrying
> > > connect to server: /171.69.102.52:60020. Already tried 0 time(s).
> > > >>
> > > >> What could be going wrong?
> > > >>
> > > >> Amandeep
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> Amandeep Khurana
> > > >> Computer Science Graduate Student
> > > >> University of California, Santa Cruz
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
