Could you please share screenshots of the Instance tab from both Hive and Hive on Tez services? Based on our experience, the following action should resolve the issue.   Stop and delete the "HiveServer2" and "WebHCat" instances from Cloudera Manager > Hive > Instances Check that the role "HiveServer2" is present in Cloudera Manager > Hive on Tez > Instances Verify the Configuration page for 'Hive on Tez'; ensure that 'Hive Metastore Connector' is pointed at the Hive service that is running the Hive Metastore Restart the stale services ... View more