Configuration conf = HBaseConfiguration.create();
conf.set("hbase.master", "10.2.210.46:60000");
conf.set("hbase.zookeeper.quorum","10.2.210.46");
conf.set("hbase.zookeeper.property.clientPort", "2181");
admin = new HBaseAdmin(conf);
System.out.println(admin.isMasterRunning());
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