Running bdacheckcluster on Oracle Big Data Appliance V2.0.1 fails with ERROR: Hive metastore server is not running on Hive server node <server name for bda node 3>

(Doc ID 1596084.1)

Last updated on APRIL 22, 2014

Applies to:

Big Data Appliance Integrated Software - Version 2.0.1 and later
Linux x86-64

Symptoms

Running bdacheckcluster on Oracle Big Data Appliance (BDA) V.2.0.1 shows that the Hive Server is running fine but there is an error that the Hive metastore server is not running.

SUCCESS: Hive Thrift server is running on Hive server node <server name for bda node 3>
Checking for service : metastore is dead and pid file exists[FAILED]
ERROR: Hive metastore server is not running on Hive server node <server name for bda node 3>

Cause

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