java.io.IOException: Incorrect configuration: namenode address dfs.namenode.servicerpc-address or dfs.namenode.rpc-address is not configured.

Issue: One data node in Hadoop cluster dies after starting

Problem:
java.io.IOException: Incorrect configuration: namenode address dfs.namenode.servicerpc-address or dfs.namenode.rpc-address is not configured.
    at org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.DFSUtil.getNNServiceRpcAddressesForCluster(DFSUtil.java:866)
    at org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.datanode.BlockPoolManager.refreshNamenodes(BlockPoolManager.java:155)
    at org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.datanode.DataNode.startDataNode(DataNode.java:1074)
    at org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.datanode.DataNode.(DataNode.java:415)
    at org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.datanode.DataNode.makeInstance(DataNode.java:2268)
    at org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.datanode.DataNode.instantiateDataNode(DataNode.java:2155)
    at org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.datanode.DataNode.createDataNode(DataNode.java:2202)
    at org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.datanode.DataNode.secureMain(DataNode.java:2378)
    at org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.datanode.DataNode.main(DataNode.java:2402)
2015-03-16 05:34:17,953 INFO org.apache.hadoop.util.ExitUtil: Exiting with status 1
2015-03-16 05:34:17,959 INFO org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.datanode.DataNode: SHUTDOWN_MSG:
 
Solution:
Applied the following configuration in core-xml of data node


fs.defaultFS
hdfs://master:9000