Access and Use Kudu Tables

You can access and interact with Kudu tables using several methods.

Kudu CLI Tool

The Kudu command-line tool is available at:

/usr/odp/$(odp-select --version)/kudu/bin/kudu
/usr/bin/kudu

To list tables in your cluster, run:

kudu table list $COMMA_SEPARATED_LIST_OF_MASTERS

Impala

Kudu integrates with Impala for querying and managing tables.

When using the Impala Mpack, ensure the checkbox impala_disable_kudu is unchecked to enable Kudu integration.

To create Kudu tables in Impala, specify the master addresses in the table properties as a comma-separated list.
In ODP version 3.3.6.1-1 or newer, this step is optional; Impala automatically sets the master addresses.

Example:

CREATE TABLE your_kudu_table ( id INT PRIMARY KEY, name STRING ) PARTITION BY HASH(id) PARTITIONS 3 STORED AS KUDU TBLPROPERTIES ( 'kudu.master_addresses' = '<FQDN_master_1>:<port>,<FQDN_master_2>:<port>,<FQDN-master_3>:<port>', 'kudu.num_tablet_replicas' = '3' );

For details on using Kudu with Impala, see the Kudu documentation.

Kudu APIs

Kudu provides C++, Java, and Python client APIs. For details, see Developing Applications With Apache Kudu.
When installing Kudu using the Mpack, Python libraries will be installed for the version of Python supported by your ODP version.

Hive

Partial storage handler support is available.
Note: There may be issues if Kerberos authentication is enabled in Kudu.

Last updated on Sep 18, 2025

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