Validate autostart configuration for NameNode and the NameNode monitoring agent

Use the following instructions to validate that the NameNode and the NameNode monitoring agent are started automatically on server restart:

Step 1:Reboot the NameNode machine.

Step 2:Verify that the NameNode service is up and running.

  • On the NameNode machine, execute the following command:

    service hadoop-namenode status
  • If the service is up and running, you should see a message similar to the one shown in the following example:

    namenode (pid 4651) is running...

Step 3:Verify that the NameNode monitoring agent is up and running.

  • On the NameNode machine, execute the following command:

    service hmonitor-namenode-monitor status
  • If the service is up and running, you should see a message similar to the one shown in the following example:

    java (pid 4870) is running...