[HBASE-9005] Improve documentation around KEEP_DELETED_CELLS, time range scans, and delete markers

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 0.99.1
• Component/s: documentation
• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Assignee: M Linville
• Reporter: Lars Hofhansl
• Created: 20/Jul/13 04:56
• Updated: 06/Apr/18 17:55
• Resolved: 07/Oct/14 04:06

Description

Without KEEP_DELETED_CELLS all timerange queries are broken if their range covers a delete marker.
As some internal discussions with colleagues showed, this feature is not well understand and documented.

Sub-Tasks

• Explain in the book when KEEP_DELETED_CELLS is useful: Closed