BOOTSTRAP_FAILURE_HIVE_METASTORE_CONNECTION_ERROR_PRIMARY - Amazon EMR
OverviewResolutionSteps to complete
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BOOTSTRAP_FAILURE_HIVE_METASTORE_CONNECTION_ERROR_PRIMARY

Overview

The BOOTSTRAP_FAILURE_HIVE_METASTORE_CONNECTION_ERROR_PRIMARY error indicates that the primary instance is unable to establish a connection to the configured external Hive Metastore.

Resolution

To resolve this error, confirm that your external Hive Metastore is configured properly and the primary instance is allowed to connect to it.

To troubleshoot the failed EMR cluster, refer to the ErrorDetail information returned from the DescribeCluster and ListClusters APIs. For more information, see Error codes with ErrorDetail information in Amazon EMR. The ErrorData array within ErrorDetail returns the following information for this error code:

primary-instance-id

The ID of the primary instance unable to establish a connection to the configured external Hive Metastore.

public-doc

The public URL of the documentation for the error code.

Steps to complete

  1. Review the best practices for for configuring an external metastore for Hive. See Configuring an external metastore for Hive.

  2. Launch a new cluster with your updated cluster configuration.