hbase.tmp.dir /var/cache/hbase The temporary directory. hbase.rootdir hdfs://localhost:9000/hbase The directory shared by RegionServers. hbase.cluster.distributed true The mode the cluster will be in. Possible values are false: standalone and pseudo-distributed setups with managed Zookeeper true: fully-distributed with unmanaged Zookeeper Quorum (see hbase-env.sh) hbase.zookeeper.quorum localhost Comma separated list of servers in the ZooKeeper Quorum. For example, "host1.mydomain.com,host2.mydomain.com,host3.mydomain.com". By default this is set to localhost for local and pseudo-distributed modes of operation. For a fully-distributed setup, this should be set to a full list of ZooKeeper quorum servers. If HBASE_MANAGES_ZK is set in hbase-env.sh this is the list of servers which we will start/stop ZooKeeper on. hbase.zookeeper.property.clientPort 2181 Property from ZooKeeper's config zoo.cfg. The port at which the clients will connect. hbase.zookeeper.property.dataDir /var/lib/hbase/zookeeper Property from ZooKeeper's config zoo.cfg. The directory where the snapshot is stored.