Atlas Server fails to start on HDP 2.5 Sandbox on Docker

[#1]

Hello all,

I have previously had success working with Apache Atlas within the Sandbox using Docker, but on a fresh install, I've come across the following issue I cannot resolve.

Environment:

• A new container running the HDP docker image locally, Docker 1.13.0 on El Capitan (10.11.6).
• All default services are running
• Kafka, Ambari Infra, and HBase and have been started and confirmed to be running.
• Attempts to start Atlas consistently fail with the following error:

stderr:   /var/lib/ambari-agent/data/errors-187.txt
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/var/lib/ambari-agent/cache/common-services/ATLAS/0.1.0.2.3/package/scripts/metadata_server.py", line 217, in <module>
    MetadataServer().execute()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/resource_management/libraries/script/script.py", line 280, in execute
    method(env)
  File "/var/lib/ambari-agent/cache/common-services/ATLAS/0.1.0.2.3/package/scripts/metadata_server.py", line 94, in start
    user=params.hbase_user
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/resource_management/core/base.py", line 155, in __init__
    self.env.run()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/resource_management/core/environment.py", line 160, in run
    self.run_action(resource, action)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/resource_management/core/environment.py", line 124, in run_action
    provider_action()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/resource_management/core/providers/system.py", line 273, in action_run
    tries=self.resource.tries, try_sleep=self.resource.try_sleep)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/resource_management/core/shell.py", line 71, in inner
    result = function(command, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/resource_management/core/shell.py", line 93, in checked_call
    tries=tries, try_sleep=try_sleep)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/resource_management/core/shell.py", line 141, in _call_wrapper
    result = _call(command, **kwargs_copy)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/resource_management/core/shell.py", line 294, in _call
    raise Fail(err_msg)
resource_management.core.exceptions.Fail: Execution of 'cat /var/lib/ambari-agent/tmp/atlas_hbase_setup.rb | hbase shell -n' returned 1. atlas_titan
ATLAS_ENTITY_AUDIT_EVENTS
atlas
TABLE
atlas_titan
1 row(s) in 0.3290 seconds

nil
TABLE
atlas_titan
1 row(s) in 0.0020 seconds

nil
ERROR ArgumentError: DISABLED: Security features are not available

Trying to debug from HBase, I see the following:

hbase(main):001:0> list

TABLE
atlas_titan
1 row(s) in 0.1710 seconds

=> ["atlas_titan"

So it seems that creating ATLAS_ENTITY_AUDIT_EVENTS fails, but when I attempt to do so manually:

hbase(main):002:0> create 'ATLAS_ENTITY_AUDIT_EVENTS', {NAME => 'dt', DATA_BLOCK_ENCODING => 'FAST_DIFF', COMPRESSION =>'GZ', BLOOMFILTER =>'ROW'}

ERROR: Table already exists: ATLAS_ENTITY_AUDIT_EVENTS!

However:

hbase(main):002:0> exists 'ATLAS_ENTITY_AUDIT_EVENTS'
Table ATLAS_ENTITY_AUDIT_EVENTS does not exist
0 row(s) in 0.0780 seconds

I am uncertain how to proceed; any help would be greatly appreciated!

[#2 · Accepted solution]

@nick _

It is possible that zookeeper has that corresponding znode for that table and restricting to create the table. So, I would suggest, open the zookeeper client terminal and delete the hbase table znode entry using this command "rmr /hbase/table/TABLE_NAME" .

After that restart hbase service(both master+region servers) and try recreating the table. This should resolve the issue.

[#3]

@nick _

Did you try the mentioned solution? Is it working for you?

[#4]

Hi Ayub,

Apologies for the delayed response. Your solution did in fact resolve this curious issue. Thanks again!

[#5]

Glad it worked! Accept the answer.