[ACCUMULO-806] tablet locator fails when the metadata table has empty sections

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Blocker
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.4.0, 1.4.1
• Fix Version/s: 1.4.2, 1.5.0
• Component/s: client

Environment

large cluster environment

• Assignee: Keith Turner
• Reporter: Eric C. Newton
• Created: 11/Oct/12 20:28
• Updated: 12/Oct/12 00:25
• Resolved: 12/Oct/12 00:25

Description

After merging a large number of tablets away, the metadata table had several sections without any entries.

Bulk import into the merged section of the table failed, constantly retrying to find the tablet, and failing.