https://community.cloudera.com/t5/Support-Questions/Hbase-Master-Failover/m-p/118768#M81551 <P>Apache HBase supports the ability to run multiple stand-by Master processes. These use Apache ZooKeeper to perform leader election. When/if the active Master fails, a stand-by will take its place.</P><P>You should use Apache Ambari to coordinate the HBase Master running on multiple nodes.</P> Wed, 22 Feb 2017 12:28:49 GMT elserj 2017-02-22T12:28:49Z