[HBASE-7415] [snapshots] Add task information to snapshot operation

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 0.98.0, 0.94.7, 0.95.1
• Component/s: Client, master, regionserver, snapshots, Zookeeper
• Assignee: Jesse Yates
• Reporter: Jesse Yates
• Created: 20/Dec/12 23:34
• Updated: 27/Apr/13 15:55
• Resolved: 05/Apr/13 11:25

Description

Snapshot operations should have some sort of progresss information available via the WebUI so admins can track progress of operations. This should go a long way to enable 'good' admins to not hose their clusters by running concurrent snapshot operations (e.g. rename while a clone is in progress).