@Jun Chen ssh to your server and open /etc/tez/conf/tez-site.xml and make these changes, if it did not work try larger values: tez.am.resource.memory.mb > 768 tez.task.resource.memory.mb > 768 tez.am.java.opts: > -Xmx560m -Xms560m the same for /etc/tez/conf/hive-site.xml hive.tez.container.size: -> 768 hive.tez.java.opts: -> -Xmx560m -Xms560m Then run $> su hive $> hive and run your query. ... View more