[HBASE-5688] Convert zk root-region-server znode content to pb

• Type: Task
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 0.95.0
• Hadoop Flags: Incompatible change, Reviewed

Release Note

Changes the content of the root location znode, root-region-server, to be
four magic bytes ('PBUF') followed by a protobuf message that holds the
ServerName of the server currently hosting root.

• Assignee: Michael Stack
• Reporter: Michael Stack
• Created: 30/Mar/12 23:55
• Updated: 23/Sep/13 18:30
• Resolved: 02/Apr/12 21:01

Description

Move the root-region-server znode content from the versioned bytes that ServerName.getVersionedBytes outputs to instead be pb.

Issue Links

• is related to: HBASE-5446 Replace serialization for client-facing ZK data with PBs