svn commit: r1413293 - /hbase/trunk/src/docbkx/getting_started.xml

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Author: stack
Date: Sun Nov 25 04:51:21 2012
New Revision: 1413293

URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=1413293&view=rev
Log:
Add a few prereqs to getting started section

Modified:
    hbase/trunk/src/docbkx/getting_started.xml

Modified: hbase/trunk/src/docbkx/getting_started.xml
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/hbase/trunk/src/docbkx/getting_started.xml?rev=1413293&r1=1413292&r2=1413293&view=diff
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--- hbase/trunk/src/docbkx/getting_started.xml (original)
+++ hbase/trunk/src/docbkx/getting_started.xml Sun Nov 25 04:51:21 2012
@@ -32,10 +32,8 @@
     <title>Introduction</title>
 
     <para><xref linkend="quickstart" /> will get you up and
-    running on a single-node instance of HBase using the local filesystem. 
-    <xref linkend="configuration" /> describes basic system
-    requirements and configuration running HBase in distributed mode
-    on top of HDFS.</para>
+    running on a single-node instance of HBase using the local filesystem.
+    </para>
   </section>
 
   <section xml:id="quickstart">
@@ -46,6 +44,13 @@
     rows via the HBase <command>shell</command>, and then cleaning
     up and shutting down your standalone HBase instance. The below exercise
     should take no more than ten minutes (not including download time).</para>
+    <para>Before you start, check you are good on the below prerequisites.
+    <orderedlist>
+        <listitem><para><xref linkend="java"/></para></listitem>
+        <listitem><para><xref linkend="ssh"/></para></listitem>
+        <listitem><para><xref linkend="loopback.ip"/></para></listitem>
+    </orderedlist>
+    </para>
 
     <section>
       <title>Download and unpack the latest stable release.</title>