Try this option: [serviceaccount@edgenode ~]$ hdfs getconf -confKey dfs.nameservices hadoopcdhnn [serviceaccount@edgenode ~]$ hdfs getconf -confKey dfs.ha.namenodes.hadoopcdhnn namenode5605,namenode5456 [serviceaccount@edgenode ~]$ hdfs haadmin -getServiceState namenode5605 active [serviceaccount@edgenode ~]$ hdfs haadmin -getServiceState namenode5456 standby ... View more