Agent Check: Hive

Overview

This check monitors two parts of Hive: Hive Metastore and HiveServer2.

Setup

Installation

The Hive check is included in the Datadog Agent package. No additional installation is needed on your server.

Configuration

Hive setup

1. Edit the Hive configuration file in HIVE_HOME/conf/hive-site.xml to enable the Hive Metastore and HiveServer2 metrics by adding these properties:

   <property>
     <name>hive.metastore.metrics.enabled</name>
     <value>true</value>
   </property>
   <property>
     <name>hive.server2.metrics.enabled</name>
     <value>true</value>
   </property>

2. Enable a JMX remote connection for the HiveServer2 and/or for the Hive Metastore. For example, set the HADOOP_CLIENT_OPTS environment variable:

   export HADOOP_CLIENT_OPTS="$HADOOP_CLIENT_OPTS -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote \
   -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.authenticate=false -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.ssl=false \
   -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.port=8808"
   

   Then restart the HiveServer2 or the Hive Metastore. Hive Metastore and HiveServer2 cannot share the same JMX connection.

Host

To configure this check for an Agent running on a host:

Follow now the instructions below to configure this check for an Agent running on a host. For containerized environments, see the Containerized section.

Metric collection

1. Edit the hive.d/conf.yaml file, in the conf.d/ folder at the root of your Agent's configuration directory to start collecting your hive performance data. See the sample hive.d/conf.yaml for all available configuration options.

   This check has a limit of 350 metrics per instance. The number of returned metrics is indicated in the info page. You can specify the metrics you are interested in by editing the configuration below. To learn how to customize the metrics to collect, visit the JMX Checks documentation for more detailed instructions. If you need to monitor more metrics, contact Datadog support.

2. Restart the Agent.

Log collection

Available for Agent versions >6.0

1. Collecting logs is disabled by default in the Datadog Agent, you need to enable it in datadog.yaml:

   logs_enabled: true

2. Add this configuration block to your hive.d/conf.yaml file to start collecting your Hive logs:

     logs:
       - type: file
         path: /tmp/<USER>/hive.log
         source: hive
         service: '<SERVICE_NAME>'
         log_processing_rules:
           - type: multi_line
             name: new_log_start_with_date
             pattern: \d{4}\-\d{2}\-\d{2}

   Change the path and service parameter values and configure them for your environment. See the sample hive.d/conf.yaml for all available configuration options.

3. Restart the Agent.

Containerized

For containerized environments, see the Autodiscovery Integration Templates for guidance on applying the parameters below.

Metric collection

To collect metrics with the Datadog-Hive integration, see the Autodiscovery with JMX guide.

Log collection

Available for Agent versions >6.0

Collecting logs is disabled by default in the Datadog Agent. To enable it, see Kubernetes log collection documentation.

Parameter	Value
<LOG_CONFIG>	{"source": "hive", "service": "<SERVICE_NAME>", "log_processing_rules":{"type":"multi_line","name":"new_log_start_with_date", "pattern":"\d{4}\-\d{2}\-\d{2}"}}

Validation

Run the Agent's status subcommand and look for Hive under the Checks section.

Data Collected

Metrics

See metadata.csv for a list of metrics provided by this integration.

Service Checks

hive.can_connect:
Returns CRITICAL if the Agent is unable to connect to and collect metrics from the monitored HiveServer2/Hive Metastore instance, otherwise returns OK.

Events

The Hive check does not include any events.

Troubleshooting

Need help? Contact Datadog support.