[HBASE-11120] Update documentation about major compaction algorithm

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.98.2
• Fix Version/s: 0.99.0
• Component/s: Compaction, documentation
• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Assignee: Misty Linville
• Reporter: Misty Linville
• Created: 06/May/14 21:57
• Updated: 06/Apr/18 17:51
• Resolved: 10/Jun/14 03:57

Description

[14:20:38] <jdcryans> seems that there's http://hbase.apache.org/book.html#compaction and http://hbase.apache.org/book.html#managed.compactions
[14:20:56] <jdcryans> the latter doesn't say much, except that you should manage them
[14:21:44] <jdcryans> the former gives a good description of the old selection algo

[14:45:25] <jdcryans> this is the new selection algo since C5 / 0.96.0: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HBASE-7842

Issue Links

• contains: HBASE-11121 Guidelines on when / how often to do major compaction, as well as default settings and how to change
• relates to: HBASE-11316 Expand info about compactions beyond HBASE-11120