4.3. Configure Beeswax

In the [beeswax] section of the configuration file, you can optionally specify the following:

beeswax_server_host

The hostname or IP that the Beeswax Server should bind to. By default it binds to localhost, and therefore only serves local IPC clients.

hive_home_dir

The base directory of your Hive installation.

hive_conf_dir

The directory containing your hive-site.xml Hive configuration file.

beeswax_server_heapsize

The heap size (-Xmx) of the Beeswax Server.

	Important
	Depending on your environment and the Hive queries you run, queries may fail with an `Internal error processing query` message. Look for an error message `java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: GC overhead limit exceeded` in the `beeswax_server.out` log file. To increase the heap size to avoid this out of memory error, modify the `hadoop-env.sh` file and change the value of `HADOOP_CLIENT_OPTS`.