[HBASE-8738] [refGuide] Overhauled HBase metrics section

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Assignee: Doug Meil
• Reporter: Doug Meil
• Created: 12/Jun/13 21:38
• Updated: 16/Jun/22 17:11
• Resolved: 12/Jun/13 21:40

Description

Overhauled HBase metrics section in Ops chapter.

• Broke out flat list of metrics into 2 sub-sections: most important, and "other".
• Added many metrics, and improved descriptions of all metrics.
• Added warning to Ganglia users about default metric emission.

Thanks to Elliot Clark, Greg Waffen, James McDermott, Charles Douthart.