I got KeeperErrorCode = ConnectionLoss for /hbase exception but following configuration work for me: Change in hbase-env.sh: export HBASE_MANAGES_ZK=true <configuration> <property> <name>hbase.zookeeper.quorum</name> <value>zknode1,zknode2,zknode3,zknode4</value> </property> <property> <name>hbase.rootdir</name> <value>hdfs://localhost:8020/hbase</value> </property> <property> <name>hbase.cluster.distributed</name> <value>true</value> </property> <property> <name>hbase.zookeeper.property.clientPort</name> <value>2181</value> </property> </configuration> Add your all zookeeper nodes in hbase.zookeeper.quorum. If above config not work for you then add following property in Advanced ams-hbase-security-site: zookeeper.znode.parent= /hbase   ... View more