private static void logHBaseConfigs(Configuration conf) {
    final String[] keys = new String[] {
      // Expand this list as you see fit.
      "hbase.tmp.dir", HConstants.HBASE_DIR, HConstants.CLUSTER_DISTRIBUTED,
      HConstants.ZOOKEEPER_QUORUM,

    };
    for (String key : keys) {
      LOG.info(key + ": " + conf.get(key));
    }
  }
Print into log some of the important hbase attributes.
hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/ServerCommandLine.java