[HBASE-11608] Add synchronous split

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Duplicate
• Affects Version/s: 0.99.0, 0.98.5
• Component/s: Admin
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Jerry He
• Created: 29/Jul/14 19:03
• Updated: 15/Jun/22 17:32
• Resolved: 27/Sep/17 21:04

Description

Users have been asking for this. We have an internal requirement for this as well.
The goal is a provide a Admin API (and shell command) so that users can request to split a region or table and get the split completion result synchronously.

Issue Links

• is part of: HBASE-18229 create new Async Split API to embrace AM v2
• relates to: HBASE-5487 Generic framework for Master-coordinated tasks
• relates to: HBASE-2949 Add synchronous compact/split/flush or add a callback that gets pulled when compact/split/flush completes (and a progressable on how much is done)
• relates to: HBASE-10544 Surface completion state of global administrative actions
• relates to: HBASE-9864 Notifications bus for use by cluster members keeping up-to-date on changes