Index: src/docbkx/ops_mgt.xml =================================================================== --- src/docbkx/ops_mgt.xml (revision 1178572) +++ src/docbkx/ops_mgt.xml (working copy) @@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ Distcp-ing of files in the HBase directory is not generally recommended on a live cluster. -
Restore (if needed) +
Restore (if needed) The backup of the hbase directory from HDFS is copied onto the 'real' hbase directory via distcp. The act of copying these files creates new HDFS metadata, which is why a restore of the NameNode edits from the time of the HBase backup isn't required for this kind of restore, because it's a restore (via distcp) of a specific HDFS directory (i.e., the HBase part) not the entire HDFS file-system.