Its clear that we can run hive ql scripts without a running server. Im wondering, however, are the requirements that the server fulfills?
For one, I have found this slide deck which is useful... https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/download/attachments/27362054/Hive-client-server-deployment-modes.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1360856723000 And I've asked a similar question on stackoverflow that could use some comments http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18477440/why-does-hive-depend-on-a-server-url-and-hbase -- Jay Vyas http://jayunit100.blogspot.com
