[HBASE-25549] Provide lazy mode when modifying table to avoid RIT storm

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 3.0.0-alpha-1
• Fix Version/s: 3.0.0-alpha-4
• Component/s: master, shell
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Zhuoyue Huang
• Created: 04/Feb/21 04:06
• Updated: 14/Jun/22 15:37

Description

Under normal circumstances, modifying a table will cause all regions belonging to the table to enter RIT. Imagine the following two scenarios：

1. Someone entered the wrong configuration （e.g. negative 'hbase.busy.wait.multiplier.max' value） when altering the table, causing thousands of online regions to fail to open, leading to online accidents.
2. Modify the configuration of a table, but this modification is not urgent, the regions are not expected to enter RIT immediately.

'alter_lazy' is a new command to modify a table without reopening any online regions except those regions were assigned by other threads or split etc.

 

Provide an optional lazy_mode for the alter command to modify the TableDescriptor without the region entering the RIT. The modification will take effect when the region is reopened.

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #2924