[HBASE-7949] Enable big content store in HBase

• Type: Brainstorming
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: chenning
• Created: 27/Feb/13 03:15
• Updated: 16/Jun/22 05:44
• Resolved: 10/Jul/13 18:43

Description

Big content stored in hbase consumes a lot of system resource when region split or compaction operation happens.

How HBase can be used to store big content along with some self descriptive meta-data.

The general idea is to add a new type of column family, and the content of this kind of column family doesn't participate the region split and compaction. An index(rowkey-location) is introduced in this new column family and the split and compaction are only applied to this index.

Sub-Tasks

• Make Store flush algorithm pluggable: Closed