Add a standby HBase master to a new cluster
During cluster deployment, you can add a standby HBase master when you add the active HBase master.
Click the + sign that is displayed to the right of the HBase
Master host name. of the existing
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The first host you add will be the active node. The second will be the
standby HBase Master.