Troubleshooting HBase Snapshot Reads with LZO Compression
Issue 1: UnsatisfiedLinkError to gplcompression
When attempting to read HBase snapshot data, the following error occurs:
java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: no gplcompression in java.library.path
at com.hadoop.compression.lzo.GPLNativeCodeLoader.<clinit>(GPLNativeCodeLoader.java:31)
at com.hadoop.compression.lzo.LzoCodec.<clinit> ...
Posted on Sun, 14 Jun 2026 16:47:10 +0000 by zMastaa
Configuring LZO Compression for Hadoop 3.1.2 and HBase 2.2.0
To implement LZO compression within a HBase environment running on Hadoop, it is necessary to compile the native LZO libraries and the corresponding Hadoop-LZO Java bridge from source. Older guides often reference the deprecated hadoop-gpl-compression library, which is incompatible with modern Hadoop versions. The following procedure outlines t ...
Posted on Mon, 18 May 2026 18:24:19 +0000 by neron-fx