[HBASE-10654] Table meta data getting created and not cleaned eventhough the table creation process is incomplete

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Incomplete
• Component/s: Admin
• Labels: createtable shell
• Tags: hbase-shell
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Biju Nair
• Created: 03/Mar/14 00:14
• Updated: 17/Jun/22 15:44
• Resolved: 17/Jun/22 15:44

Description

Table was created when the space in the filesystem (in this case root filesystem) holding the HDFS/HBase log was full. Obviously unware of the space utilization. The table creation through HBase shell failed. Once the space situation was rectified and tried to create the table again, it fails since meta data was created in ZK from the prior failed table creation process. The solution required the entries to be deleted from ZK and ZK required a restart. It would be better to have the metadata updated after the whole table creation process is completed or at least clean the meta data if there is a failure in completing the table creation process. There is a past bug which was closed as incomplete.
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HBASE-6294