Sqoop MySQL Data import error - mysql

Question

I am new to Hadoop world. Just started learning the new things about hadoop.
I am getting below error while importing data from mysql to hdfs using sqoop:
sqoop:000> sqoop import --connect jdbc:mysql://localhost/books --username root --password thanks --table authors --m 1;
Exception has occurred during processing command
Exception: org.codehaus.groovy.control.MultipleCompilationErrorsException Message: startup failed:
groovysh_parse: 1: expecting EOF, found 'import' # line 1, column 7.
sqoop import --connect jdbc:mysql://localhost/books --username root --password thanks --table authors --m 1;
^
1 error
Could you help me in fixing this error?

Answer 1

it seems that you are using sqoop2
you need to follow these steps!
1st step
check if you have installed sqoop correctly
sqoop:000> show version --all
you should get a response something like this
Server version: Sqoop 2.0.0-SNAPSHOT revision Unknown Compiled by
jarcec on Wed Nov 21 16:15:51 PST 2012 Client version: Sqoop
2.0.0-SNAPSHOT revision Unknown Compiled by jarcec on Wed Nov 21 16:15:51 PST 2012 Protocol version: [1]
2nd step
Check what connectors are available on your Sqoop server:
sqoop:000> show connector --all
1 connector(s) to show: Connector with
id 1:
Name: generic-jdbc-connector
Class:
org.apache.sqoop.connector.jdbc.GenericJdbcConnector
Supported job
types: [EXPORT, IMPORT]
3rd step
sqoop:000> create connection --cid 1
Creating connection for connector
with id 1
Please fill following values to create new connection object
Name: First connection
Configuration configuration
JDBC Driver Class: com.mysql.jdbc.Driver
JDBC Connection String: jdbc:mysql://mysql.server/database
Username: sqoop
Password: *****
JDBC Connection Properties: There are currently
0 values in the map: entry#
Security related configuration options Max connections: 0 New
connection was successfully created with validation status FINE and
persistent id 1
step 4
now create a job for importing data
at the end it will also ask for extractore and loaders, use 1 as a value for both.
sqoop:000> create job --xid 1 --type import
Creating job for
connection with id 1 Please fill following values to create new job
object
Name: First job
Database configuration
Table name: users
Table SQL statement: Table
column names:
Partition column name:
Boundary query:
Output configuration
Storage type:
0 : HDFS Choose: 0
Output directory: /user/jarcec/users
New job was successfully created with
validation status FINE and persistent id 1
step 5
now start the job
sqoop:000> start job --jid 1
and import your data

Answer 2

you need to pass --target-dir argument HDFS path where sqoop should copy MySql records.
try:
sqoop import --connect jdbc:mysql://localhost/books --username root --password thanks --table authors --target-dir /mysqlCopy --m 1;