[HBASE-28734] Improve HBase shell snapshot command Doc with TTL option

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 4.0.0-alpha-1, 2.7.0, 3.0.0-beta-2, 2.6.1, 2.5.11
• Component/s: shell
• Labels: pull-request-available
• Assignee: Liangjun He
• Reporter: Ashok shetty
• Created: 16/Jul/24 09:39
• Updated: 22/Jul/24 19:31
• Resolved: 22/Jul/24 01:13

Description

The current HBase shell snapshot command allows users to create a snapshot of a specific table. While this command is useful, it could be enhanced by adding a TTL (Time-to-Live) option. This would allow users to specify a time period after which the snapshot would automatically be deleted.

I propose we introduce a TTL option in the snapshot command doc as follows:

hbase> snapshot 'sourceTable', 'snapshotName', {TTL => '7d'}

This would create a snapshot of 'sourceTable' called 'snapshotName' that would automatically be deleted after 7 days. The addition document of a TTL option would provide a better user experience and assist with efficient storage management.

Issue Links

• is related to: HBASE-22648 Snapshot TTL
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #6107