[HIVE-14080] hive.metastore.schema.verification should check for schema compatiblity

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 1.3.0, 2.1.1, 2.2.0
• Component/s: Metastore
• Target Version/s: 2.1.1
• Assignee: Thejas Nair
• Reporter: Thejas Nair
• Created: 23/Jun/16 00:08
• Updated: 08/Dec/16 14:39
• Resolved: 04/Jul/16 20:13

Description

The check done when hive.metastore.schema.verification=true should be based on compatibility of schema instead of exact version equiality.
See similar change done in schematool - HIVE-12261

Issue Links

• is related to: HIVE-12261 schematool version info exit status should depend on compatibility, not equality
• relates to: HIVE-14152 datanucleus.autoStartMechanismMode should set to 'Ignored' to allow rolling downgrade