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+<p>To query HBase data in Drill, convert every column of an HBase table to/from byte arrays from/to an SQL data type using <a href="/docs//data-type-conversion/#convert_to-and-convert_from">CONVERT_TO or CONVERT_FROM</a> with one exception: When converting data represented as a string to an INT or BIGINT number, use CAST. Use <a href="/docs/data-type-conversion/#cast">CAST</a> to convert integers to/from HBase.</p>
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+<p>In a textual file, such as CSV, Drill interprets every field as a VARCHAR, as previously mentioned. In addition to using the CAST function, you can also use TO_CHAR, TO_DATE, TO_NUMBER, and TO_TIMESTAMP. If the SELECT statement includes a WHERE clause that compares a column of an unknown data type, cast both the value of the column and the comparison value in the WHERE clause.</p>
+
+<h2 id="handling-json-and-parquet-data">Handling JSON and Parquet Data</h2>
+
+<p>Complex and nested data structures in JSON and Parquet files are of map and array types.</p>
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+<p>A map is a set of name/value pairs. A value in a map can be a scalar type, such as string or int, or a complex type, such as an array or another map.
+An array is a repeated list of values. A value in an array can be a scalar type, such as string or int, or an array can be a complex type, such as a map or another array.</p>
+
+<p>Drill reads/writes maps and arrays from/to JSON and Parquet files. In Drill, you do not cast a map or array to another type.</p>
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+<p>The following example shows a JSON map having scalar values:</p>
+<div class="highlight"><pre><code class="language-text" data-lang="text">phoneNumber: 
+{ 
+  areaCode: 622, 
+  number: 1567845
+}
+</code></pre></div>
+<p>The following example shows a JSON map having an array as a value:</p>
+<div class="highlight"><pre><code class="language-text" data-lang="text">{ citiesLived : 
+  [ 
+    { place : Los Angeles,       
+      yearsLived : [ 1989, 1993, 1998, 2002]     
+    } 
+  ] 
+}
+</code></pre></div>
+<p>The following example shows a JSON array having scalar values:</p>
+<div class="highlight"><pre><code class="language-text" data-lang="text">yearsLived: [1990, 1993, 1998, 2008]
+</code></pre></div>
+<p>The following example shows a JSON array having complex type values:</p>
+<div class="highlight"><pre><code class="language-text" data-lang="text">children: 
+  [ 
+    { age : 10,
+      gender : Male,
+      name : Earl
+    },
+    { age : 6,
+      gender : Male,
+      name : Sam,
+    { age : 8,
+      gender : Male,
+      name : Kit
+    }
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+<p>All text mode is a system option for controlling how Drill implicitly casts JSON data. When reading numerical values from a JSON file, Drill implicitly casts a number to the DOUBLE or BIGINT type depending on the presence or absence a decimal point. If some numbers in a JSON map or array appear with and without a decimal point, such as 0 and 0.0, Drill throws a schema change error. To prevent Drill from attempting to read such data, <a href="/docs/json-data-model#handling-type-differences">set all_text_mode</a> to true. In all text mode, Drill implicitly casts JSON data to VARCHAR, which you can subsequently cast to desired types.</p>
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+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/flexibility/">Flexibility</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/performance/">Performance</a></li>
+              
+            </ul>
+            
+          
+          </ul>
+        
+      
+        
+          <li class="toctree-l1"><a href="javascript: void(0);">Tutorials</a></li>
+          <ul style="display: none">
+          
+            
+              <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/tutorials-introduction/">Tutorials Introduction</a></li>
+            
+          
+            
+              <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/drill-in-10-minutes/">Drill in 10 Minutes</a></li>
+            
+          
+            
+              <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/analyzing-the-yelp-academic-dataset/">Analyzing the Yelp Academic Dataset</a></li>
+            
+          
+            
+              <li class="toctree-l2"><a href="javascript: void(0);">Learn Drill with the MapR Sandbox</a></li>
+              <ul style="display: none">
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/about-the-mapr-sandbox/">About the MapR Sandbox</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/installing-the-apache-drill-sandbox/">Installing the Apache Drill Sandbox</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/getting-to-know-the-drill-sandbox/">Getting to Know the Drill Sandbox</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/lession-1-learn-about-the-data-set/">Lession 1: Learn about the Data Set</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/lession-2-run-queries-with-ansi-sql/">Lession 2: Run Queries with ANSI SQL</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/lession-3-run-queries-on-complex-data-types/">Lession 3: Run Queries on Complex Data Types</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/summary/">Summary</a></li>
+              
+            </ul>
+            
+          
+            
+              <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/analyzing-highly-dynamic-datasets/">Analyzing Highly Dynamic Datasets</a></li>
+            
+          
+          </ul>
+        
+      
+        
+          <li class="toctree-l1"><a href="javascript: void(0);">Install Drill</a></li>
+          <ul style="display: none">
+          
+            
+              <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/install-drill-introduction/">Install Drill Introduction</a></li>
+            
+          
+            
+              <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/deploying-drill-in-a-cluster/">Deploying Drill in a Cluster</a></li>
+            
+          
+            
+              <li class="toctree-l2"><a href="javascript: void(0);">Installing Drill in Embedded Mode</a></li>
+              <ul style="display: none">
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/embedded-mode-prerequisites/">Embedded Mode Prerequisites</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/installing-drill-on-linux/">Installing Drill on Linux</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/installing-drill-on-mac-os-x/">Installing Drill on Mac OS X</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/installing-drill-on-windows/">Installing Drill on Windows</a></li>
+              
+            </ul>
+            
+          
+            
+              <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/installing-drill-in-distributed-mode/">Installing Drill in Distributed Mode</a></li>
+            
+          
+          </ul>
+        
+      
+        
+          <li class="toctree-l1 current_section "><a href="javascript: void(0);">Connect a Data Source</a></li>
+          <ul class="current_section">
+          
+            
+              <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/connect-a-data-source-introduction/">Connect a Data Source Introduction</a></li>
+            
+          
+            
+              <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/storage-plugin-registration/">Storage Plugin Registration</a></li>
+            
+          
+            
+              <li class="toctree-l2"><a href="javascript: void(0);">Storage Plugin Configuration</a></li>
+              <ul style="">
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/plugin-configuration-introduction/">Plugin Configuration Introduction</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/workspaces/">Workspaces</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/file-system-storage-plugin/">File System Storage Plugin</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3 current"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/hbase-storage-plugin/">HBase Storage Plugin</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/hive-storage-plugin/">Hive Storage Plugin</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/drill-default-input-format/">Drill Default Input Format</a></li>
+              
+            </ul>
+            
+          
+            
+              <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/mongodb-plugin-for-apache-drill/">MongoDB Plugin for Apache Drill</a></li>
+            
+          
+            
+              <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/mapr-db-format/">MapR-DB Format</a></li>
+            
+          
+          </ul>
+        
+      
+        
+          <li class="toctree-l1"><a href="javascript: void(0);">ODBC/JDBC Interfaces</a></li>
+          <ul style="display: none">
+          
+            
+              <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/interfaces-introduction/">Interfaces Introduction</a></li>
+            
+          
+            
+              <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/using-jdbc/">Using JDBC</a></li>
+            
+          
+            
+              <li class="toctree-l2"><a href="javascript: void(0);">Using ODBC on Linux and Mac OS X</a></li>
+              <ul style="display: none">
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/odbc-on-linux-and-mac-introduction/">ODBC on Linux and Mac Introduction</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/installing-the-driver-on-linux/">Installing the Driver on Linux</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/installing-the-driver-on-mac-os-x/">Installing the Driver on Mac OS X</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/configuring-connections-on-linux-and-mac-os-x/">Configuring Connections on Linux and Mac OS X</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/driver-configuration-options/">Driver Configuration Options</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/using-a-connection-string/">Using a Connection String</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/advanced-properties/">Advanced Properties</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/testing-the-odbc-connection/">Testing the ODBC Connection</a></li>
+              
+            </ul>
+            
+          
+            
+              <li class="toctree-l2"><a href="javascript: void(0);">Using ODBC on Windows</a></li>
+              <ul style="display: none">
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/installing-the-driver-on-windows/">Installing the Driver on Windows</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/configuring-connections-on-windows/">Configuring Connections on Windows</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/connecting-to-odbc-data-sources/">Connecting to ODBC Data Sources</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/tableau-examples/">Tableau Examples</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/using-drill-explorer-on-windows/">Using Drill Explorer on Windows</a></li>
+              
+            </ul>
+            
+          
+            
+              <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/using-microstrategy-analytics-with-drill/">Using MicroStrategy Analytics with Drill</a></li>
+            
+          
+          </ul>
+        
+      
+        
+          <li class="toctree-l1"><a href="javascript: void(0);">Query Data</a></li>
+          <ul style="display: none">
+          
+            
+              <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/query-data-introduction/">Query Data Introduction</a></li>
+            
+          
+            
+              <li class="toctree-l2"><a href="javascript: void(0);">Querying a File System</a></li>
+              <ul style="display: none">
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/querying-a-file-system-introduction/">Querying a File System Introduction</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/querying-json-files/">Querying JSON Files</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/querying-parquet-files/">Querying Parquet Files</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/querying-plain-text-files/">Querying Plain Text Files</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/querying-directories/">Querying Directories</a></li>
+              
+            </ul>
+            
+          
+            
+              <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/querying-hbase/">Querying HBase</a></li>
+            
+          
+            
+              <li class="toctree-l2"><a href="javascript: void(0);">Querying Complex Data</a></li>
+              <ul style="display: none">
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/querying-complex-data-introduction/">Querying Complex Data Introduction</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/sample-data-donuts/">Sample Data: Donuts</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/selecting-flat-data/">Selecting Flat Data</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/using-sql-functions-clauses-and-joins/">Using SQL Functions, Clauses, and Joins</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/selecting-nested-data-for-a-column/">Selecting Nested Data for a Column</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/selecting-multiple-columns-within-nested-data/">Selecting Multiple Columns Within Nested Data</a></li>
+              
+            </ul>
+            
+          
+            
+              <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/querying-hive/">Querying Hive</a></li>
+            
+          
+            
+              <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/querying-the-information-schema/">Querying the INFORMATION SCHEMA</a></li>
+            
+          
+            
+              <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/querying-system-tables/">Querying System Tables</a></li>
+            
+          
+          </ul>
+        
+      
+        
+          <li class="toctree-l1"><a href="javascript: void(0);">SQL Reference</a></li>
+          <ul style="display: none">
+          
+            
+              <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/sql-reference-introduction/">SQL Reference Introduction</a></li>
+            
+          
+            
+              <li class="toctree-l2"><a href="javascript: void(0);">Data Types</a></li>
+              <ul style="display: none">
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/supported-data-types/">Supported Data Types</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/date-time-and-timestamp/">Date, Time, and Timestamp</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/handling-different-data-types/">Handling Different Data Types</a></li>
+              
+            </ul>
+            
+          
+            
+              <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/lexical-structure/">Lexical Structure</a></li>
+            
+          
+            
+              <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/operators/">Operators</a></li>
+            
+          
+            
+              <li class="toctree-l2"><a href="javascript: void(0);">SQL Functions</a></li>
+              <ul style="display: none">
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/about-sql-function-examples/">About SQL Function Examples</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/math-and-trig/">Math and Trig</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/data-type-conversion/">Data Type Conversion</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/date-time-functions-and-arithmetic/">Date/Time Functions and Arithmetic</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/string-manipulation/">String Manipulation</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/aggregate-and-aggregate-statistical/">Aggregate and Aggregate Statistical</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/functions-for-handling-nulls/">Functions for Handling Nulls</a></li>
+              
+            </ul>
+            
+          
+            
+              <li class="toctree-l2"><a href="javascript: void(0);">Nested Data Functions</a></li>
+              <ul style="display: none">
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/nested-data-limitations/">Nested Data Limitations</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/flatten/">FLATTEN</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/kvgen/">KVGEN</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/repeated-count/">REPEATED_COUNT</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/repeated-contains/">REPEATED_CONTAINS</a></li>
+              
+            </ul>
+            
+          
+            
+              <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/query-directory-functions/">Query Directory Functions</a></li>
+            
+          
+            
+              <li class="toctree-l2"><a href="javascript: void(0);">SQL Commands</a></li>
+              <ul style="display: none">
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/supported-sql-commands/">Supported SQL Commands</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/alter-session-command/">ALTER SESSION Command</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/alter-system-command/">ALTER SYSTEM Command</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/create-table-as-ctas-command/">CREATE TABLE AS (CTAS) command</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/create-view-command/">CREATE VIEW command</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/describe-command/">DESCRIBE Command</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/explain-commands/">EXPLAIN commands</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/select-statements/">SELECT Statements</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/show-databases-and-show-schemas-command/">SHOW DATABASES AND SHOW SCHEMAS Command</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/show-files-command/">SHOW FILES Command</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/show-tables-command/">SHOW TABLES Command</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/use-command/">USE Command</a></li>
+              
+            </ul>
+            
+          
+            
+              <li class="toctree-l2"><a href="javascript: void(0);">SQL Conditional Expressions</a></li>
+              <ul style="display: none">
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/case/">CASE</a></li>
+              
+            </ul>
+            
+          
+            
+              <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/reserved-keywords/">Reserved Keywords</a></li>
+            
+          
+            
+              <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/sql-extensions/">SQL Extensions</a></li>
+            
+          
+          </ul>
+        
+      
+        
+          <li class="toctree-l1"><a href="javascript: void(0);">Data Sources and File Formats</a></li>
+          <ul style="display: none">
+          
+            
+              <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/data-sources-and-file-formats-introduction/">Data Sources and File Formats Introduction</a></li>
+            
+          
+            
+              <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/hive-to-drill-data-type-mapping/">Hive-to-Drill Data Type Mapping</a></li>
+            
+          
+            
+              <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/deploying-and-using-a-hive-udf/">Deploying and Using a Hive UDF</a></li>
+            
+          
+            
+              <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/parquet-format/">Parquet Format</a></li>
+            
+          
+            
+              <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/json-data-model/">JSON Data Model</a></li>
+            
+          
+          </ul>
+        
+      
+        
+          <li class="toctree-l1"><a href="javascript: void(0);">Develop Custom Functions</a></li>
+          <ul style="display: none">
+          
+            
+              <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/develop-custom-functions-introduction/">Develop Custom Functions Introduction</a></li>
+            
+          
+            
+              <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/develop-a-simple-function/">Develop a Simple Function</a></li>
+            
+          
+            
+              <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/developing-an-aggregate-function/">Developing an Aggregate Function</a></li>
+            
+          
+            
+              <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/adding-custom-functions-to-drill/">Adding Custom Functions to Drill</a></li>
+            
+          
+            
+              <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/using-custom-functions-in-queries/">Using Custom Functions in Queries</a></li>
+            
+          
+            
+              <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/custom-function-interfaces/">Custom Function Interfaces</a></li>
+            
+          
+          </ul>
+        
+      
+        
+          <li class="toctree-l1"><a href="javascript: void(0);">Manage Drill</a></li>
+          <ul style="display: none">
+          
+            
+              <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/manage-drill-introduction/">Manage Drill Introduction</a></li>
+            
+          
+            
+              <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/configuring-drill-in-a-dedicated-cluster/">Configuring Drill in a Dedicated Cluster</a></li>
+            
+          
+            
+              <li class="toctree-l2"><a href="javascript: void(0);">Configuring a Multitenant Cluster</a></li>
+              <ul style="display: none">
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/configuring-a-multitenant-cluster-introduction/">Configuring a Multitenant Cluster Introduction</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/configuring-multitenant-resources/">Configuring Multitenant Resources</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/configuring-resources-for-a-shared-drillbit/">Configuring Resources for a Shared Drillbit</a></li>
+              
+            </ul>
+            
+          
+            
+              <li class="toctree-l2"><a href="javascript: void(0);">Configuration Options</a></li>
+              <ul style="display: none">
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/configuration-options-introduction/">Configuration Options Introduction</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/start-up-options/">Start-Up Options</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/planning-and-execution-options/">Planning and Execution Options</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/persistent-configuration-storage/">Persistent Configuration Storage</a></li>
+              
+            </ul>
+            
+          
+            
+              <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/starting-stopping-drill/">Starting/Stopping Drill</a></li>
+            
+          
+            
+              <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/ports-used-by-drill/">Ports Used by Drill</a></li>
+            
+          
+            
+              <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/partition-pruning/">Partition Pruning</a></li>
+            
+          
+            
+              <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/monitoring-and-canceling-queries-in-the-drill-web-ui/">Monitoring and Canceling Queries in the Drill Web UI</a></li>
+            
+          
+          </ul>
+        
+      
+        
+          <li class="toctree-l1"><a href="javascript: void(0);">Developer Information</a></li>
+          <ul style="display: none">
+          
+            
+              <li class="toctree-l2"><a href="javascript: void(0);">Develop Drill</a></li>
+              <ul style="display: none">
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/compiling-drill-from-source/">Compiling Drill from Source</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/drill-patch-review-tool/">Drill Patch Review Tool</a></li>
+              
+            </ul>
+            
+          
+            
+              <li class="toctree-l2"><a href="javascript: void(0);">Contribute to Drill</a></li>
+              <ul style="display: none">
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/apache-drill-contribution-guidelines/">Apache Drill Contribution Guidelines</a></li>
+              
+                <li class="toctree-l3"><a class="reference internal" href="/docs/apache-drill-contribution-ideas/">Apache Drill Contribution Ideas</a></li>
+              
+            </ul>
+            
+          
+            
+              <li class="toctree-l2"><a href="javascript: void(0);">Design Docs</a></li>
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+          <p>Register a storage plugin instance and specify a zookeeper quorum to connect
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+type as “hbase” in the Drill Web UI.</p>
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+<li>Navigate to <a href="http://localhost:8047/">http://localhost:8047</a>, and select the <strong>Storage</strong> tab</li>
+<li>In the disabled storage plugins section, click <strong>Update</strong> next to the <code>hbase</code> instance.</li>
+<li><p>In the Configuration window, specify the Zookeeper quorum and port. </p>
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+<p><strong>Example</strong>  </p>
+<div class="highlight"><pre><code class="language-text" data-lang="text">    {
+      &quot;type&quot;: &quot;hbase&quot;,
+      &quot;config&quot;: {
+        &quot;hbase.zookeeper.quorum&quot;: &quot;10.10.100.62,10.10.10.52,10.10.10.53&quot;,
+        &quot;hbase.zookeeper.property.clientPort&quot;: &quot;2181&quot;
+      },
+      &quot;size.calculator.enabled&quot;: false,
+      &quot;enabled&quot;: true
+    }
+</code></pre></div></li>
+<li><p>Click <strong>Enable</strong>.</p></li>
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+<p>The hbase.zookeeper.property.clientPort shown here and in the default hbase storage plugin is 2181. In a MapR cluster, the port is 5181; however, in a MapR cluster, use the maprdb storage plugin format instead of the hbase storage plugin. </p>
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