Upgrading HBase Client and Tools

This section describes how to upgrade HBase Client and other tools without the MapR Installer.

Note that MapR 6.0.x provides Apache HBase-compatible APIs and client interfaces but does not support HBase as an ecosystem component. MapR 6.1.0 supports HBase with MEP 6.3.0 and later.

Service	Description
HBase Client	Upgrading the HBase Client upgrades both the HBase Shell and the HBase APIs supported for use with MapR Database binary tables and MapR Database JSON tables.
HBase Thrift Gateway	HBase Thrift Gateway includes an API and a service that accepts Thrift requests to connect to MapR Database tables. See Upgrading HBase Thrift Gateway for upgrade information.
HBase REST Gateway	HBase REST Gateway includes an API and a service that accepts REST requests to connect to MapR Database tables. See Upgrading HBase REST Gateway for upgrade information.
AsyncHBase Libraries	AsyncHBase library provides asynchronous Java APIs to access MapR Database tables. See Upgrading AsyncHBase Libraries for upgrade information.