[KUDU-3304] Allow updating table's replication factor via kudu CLI

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.15.0
• Fix Version/s: 1.16.0
• Component/s: client
• Code Review: https://gerrit.cloudera.org/#/c/17674/
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Yingchun Lai
• Created: 12/Jul/21 02:20
• Updated: 25/Aug/21 19:15
• Resolved: 25/Aug/21 19:15

Description

For some historical reason, there maybe some tables with only one replica, when we want to increase their replication factor to 3, seems there is no way.

I want to add a alter method to do this work, typically, it will used in CLI tools.

Issue Links

• is related to: KUDU-2357 Allow altering the replication factor of a table or even a single tablet