Originally posted in the Ambari users group, but probably more appropriate here:
I’ve done a rolling upgrade to HDP 2.3 and everything appears to be working now except for Hive. The HiveServer2 process is shown as ‘Started’, but it’s really broken, as is the Hive Metastore. HiveServer2 is not listening on port 10010 (or 10011 or 10000). In the logs for both processes I see an endless number of the stack traces below. Any suggestions are appreciated. Brian 2015-11-18 14:17:17,417 INFO metastore.HiveMetaStore (HiveMetaStore.java:logInfo(747)) - 0: get_all_databases 2015-11-18 14:17:17,418 INFO HiveMetaStore.audit (HiveMetaStore.java:logAuditEvent(372)) - ugi=hive ip=unknown-ip-addr cmd=get_all_databases 2015-11-18 14:17:17,421 ERROR metastore.RetryingHMSHandler (RetryingHMSHandler.java:invoke(173)) - Retrying HMSHandler after 2000 ms (attempt 4 of 10) with error: javax.jdo.JDOException: Exception thrown when executing query at org.datanucleus.api.jdo.NucleusJDOHelper.getJDOExceptionForNucleusException(NucleusJDOHelper.java:596) at org.datanucleus.api.jdo.JDOQuery.execute(JDOQuery.java:230) at org.apache.hadoop.hive.metastore.ObjectStore.getDatabases(ObjectStore.java:701) at org.apache.hadoop.hive.metastore.ObjectStore.getAllDatabases(ObjectStore.java:717) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:497) at org.apache.hadoop.hive.metastore.RawStoreProxy.invoke(RawStoreProxy.java:114) at com.sun.proxy.$Proxy7.getAllDatabases(Unknown Source) at org.apache.hadoop.hive.metastore.HiveMetaStore$HMSHandler.get_all_databases(HiveMetaStore.java:1179) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:497) at org.apache.hadoop.hive.metastore.RetryingHMSHandler.invoke(RetryingHMSHandler.java:107) at com.sun.proxy.$Proxy8.get_all_databases(Unknown Source) at org.apache.hadoop.hive.metastore.HiveMetaStoreClient.getAllDatabases(HiveMetaStoreClient.java:1032) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:497) at org.apache.hadoop.hive.metastore.RetryingMetaStoreClient.invoke(RetryingMetaStoreClient.java:156) at com.sun.proxy.$Proxy9.getAllDatabases(Unknown Source) at org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.metadata.Hive.getAllDatabases(Hive.java:1237) at org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.metadata.Hive.reloadFunctions(Hive.java:174) at org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.metadata.Hive.<clinit>(Hive.java:166) at org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.session.SessionState.start(SessionState.java:503) at org.apache.hive.service.cli.CLIService.applyAuthorizationConfigPolicy(CLIService.java:127) at org.apache.hive.service.cli.CLIService.init(CLIService.java:112) at org.apache.hive.service.CompositeService.init(CompositeService.java:59) at org.apache.hive.service.server.HiveServer2.init(HiveServer2.java:104) at org.apache.hive.service.server.HiveServer2.startHiveServer2(HiveServer2.java:411) at org.apache.hive.service.server.HiveServer2.access$700(HiveServer2.java:78) at org.apache.hive.service.server.HiveServer2$StartOptionExecutor.execute(HiveServer2.java:654) at org.apache.hive.service.server.HiveServer2.main(HiveServer2.java:527) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:497) at org.apache.hadoop.util.RunJar.run(RunJar.java:221) at org.apache.hadoop.util.RunJar.main(RunJar.java:136) NestedThrowablesStackTrace: com.mysql.jdbc.exceptions.jdbc4.MySQLSyntaxErrorException: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near ''\' ORDER BY NUCORDER0' at line 1 at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:62) at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:45) at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:422) at com.mysql.jdbc.Util.handleNewInstance(Util.java:411) at com.mysql.jdbc.Util.getInstance(Util.java:386) at com.mysql.jdbc.SQLError.createSQLException(SQLError.java:1052) at com.mysql.jdbc.MysqlIO.checkErrorPacket(MysqlIO.java:3597) at com.mysql.jdbc.MysqlIO.checkErrorPacket(MysqlIO.java:3529) at com.mysql.jdbc.MysqlIO.sendCommand(MysqlIO.java:1990) at com.mysql.jdbc.MysqlIO.sqlQueryDirect(MysqlIO.java:2151) at com.mysql.jdbc.ConnectionImpl.execSQL(ConnectionImpl.java:2625) at com.mysql.jdbc.PreparedStatement.executeInternal(PreparedStatement.java:2119) at com.mysql.jdbc.PreparedStatement.executeQuery(PreparedStatement.java:2283) at com.jolbox.bonecp.PreparedStatementHandle.executeQuery(PreparedStatementHandle.java:174) at org.datanucleus.store.rdbms.ParamLoggingPreparedStatement.executeQuery(ParamLoggingPreparedStatement.java:381) at org.datanucleus.store.rdbms.SQLController.executeStatementQuery(SQLController.java:504) at org.datanucleus.store.rdbms.query.JDOQLQuery.performExecute(JDOQLQuery.java:651) at org.datanucleus.store.query.Query.executeQuery(Query.java:1786) at org.datanucleus.store.query.Query.executeWithArray(Query.java:1672) at org.datanucleus.store.query.Query.execute(Query.java:1654) at org.datanucleus.api.jdo.JDOQuery.execute(JDOQuery.java:221) at org.apache.hadoop.hive.metastore.ObjectStore.getDatabases(ObjectStore.java:701) at org.apache.hadoop.hive.metastore.ObjectStore.getAllDatabases(ObjectStore.java:717) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:497) at org.apache.hadoop.hive.metastore.RawStoreProxy.invoke(RawStoreProxy.java:114) at com.sun.proxy.$Proxy7.getAllDatabases(Unknown Source) at org.apache.hadoop.hive.metastore.HiveMetaStore$HMSHandler.get_all_databases(HiveMetaStore.java:1179) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:497) at org.apache.hadoop.hive.metastore.RetryingHMSHandler.invoke(RetryingHMSHandler.java:107) at com.sun.proxy.$Proxy8.get_all_databases(Unknown Source) at org.apache.hadoop.hive.metastore.HiveMetaStoreClient.getAllDatabases(HiveMetaStoreClient.java:1032) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:497) at org.apache.hadoop.hive.metastore.RetryingMetaStoreClient.invoke(RetryingMetaStoreClient.java:156) at com.sun.proxy.$Proxy9.getAllDatabases(Unknown Source) at org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.metadata.Hive.getAllDatabases(Hive.java:1237) at org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.metadata.Hive.reloadFunctions(Hive.java:174) at org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.metadata.Hive.<clinit>(Hive.java:166) at org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.session.SessionState.start(SessionState.java:503) at org.apache.hive.service.cli.CLIService.applyAuthorizationConfigPolicy(CLIService.java:127) at org.apache.hive.service.cli.CLIService.init(CLIService.java:112) at org.apache.hive.service.CompositeService.init(CompositeService.java:59) at org.apache.hive.service.server.HiveServer2.init(HiveServer2.java:104) at org.apache.hive.service.server.HiveServer2.startHiveServer2(HiveServer2.java:411) at org.apache.hive.service.server.HiveServer2.access$700(HiveServer2.java:78) at org.apache.hive.service.server.HiveServer2$StartOptionExecutor.execute(HiveServer2.java:654) at org.apache.hive.service.server.HiveServer2.main(HiveServer2.java:527) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:497) at org.apache.hadoop.util.RunJar.run(RunJar.java:221) at org.apache.hadoop.util.RunJar.main(RunJar.java:136)