Remotely connecting hbase shell

Hello -- I just wrote this message to the list: I have done some searching and some places say to use: $HBASE_HOME/bin/hbase shell --master:hbase2:6000 and some say to use: $HBASE_HOME/bin/hbase shell --conf path/to/hbase-site.xml But both fail for me on saying: LoadError: No such file to load

why does hbase master report hostname and not IP?

Hello -- I'm wondering if anyone knows why the hbase master broadcasts its hostname instead of its IP when it is telling the system where to connect to it? Does anyone know if there is a specific reason behind this? I'm asking because I am debating making a code change in hbase to force the

HBase RegionServer can't connect to Master

Hello -- I've got a problem where the RegionServers try to connect to localhost for the Master, because that's what's being reported to them by the ZooKeeper. Since they are not on the same machine, the requests fail: 2012-05-01 18:01:27,111 INFO