[HBASE-9790] If MAX_FILESIZE is negative, cluster will split regions indefinitely

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Cannot Reproduce

Environment

0.92.1-cdh4.1.1, Ubuntu 12.04

• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Andrey Stepachev
• Created: 17/Oct/13 12:15
• Updated: 16/Jun/22 18:20
• Resolved: 18/Feb/15 09:52

Description

'Alter' was issued with wrong (negative) max_file_size. At some moment regionservers begin to split regions producing zero size regions. Table won't to delete, even can't disable it.

Solution: stop cluster, delete table from hdfs, use with care
hbase org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.hbck.OfflineMetaRepair