Foreword
At a high level, HBase is like the atomic bomb. Its basic operation can be explained on the back of a napkin over a drink (or two). Its deployment is another matter.
HBase is composed of multiple moving parts. The distributed HBase application is made up of client and server processes. Then there is the Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) to which HBase persists. HBase uses yet another distributed system, Apache ZooKeeper, to manage its cluster state. Most deployments throw in Map-Reduce to assist with bulk loading or running distributed full-table scans. It can be tough to get all the pieces pulling together in any approximation of harmony.
Setting up the proper environment and configuration for HBase is critical. HBase is a general ...
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