[HBASE-15712] Tool for retiring empty regions

• Type: Task
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Not A Problem
• Component/s: scripts
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Nick Dimiduk
• Created: 26/Apr/16 16:13
• Updated: 19/Mar/20 23:35
• Resolved: 19/Mar/20 23:35

Description

For folks with rowkey design that includes timestamp, in combination with the TTL feature, empty regions will accumulate. This includes folks making use of Phoenix's Row timestamps. Provide some scripts for cleaning up these empty regions.

See conversation over on hbase-user: http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/hbase-user/201604.mbox/%3CCANZa=[e-mail]%3E