Index: src/docbkx/book.xml =================================================================== --- src/docbkx/book.xml (revision 1204608) +++ src/docbkx/book.xml (working copy) @@ -538,9 +538,9 @@ admin.disableTable(table); HColumnDescriptor cf1 = ...; -admin.addColumn(table, cf1 ); // adding new ColumnFamily +admin.addColumn(table, cf1); // adding new ColumnFamily HColumnDescriptor cf2 = ...; -admin.modifyColumn(table, cf2 ); // modifying existing ColumnFamily +admin.modifyColumn(table, cf2); // modifying existing ColumnFamily admin.enableTable(table); @@ -548,6 +548,13 @@ Note: online schema changes are supported in the 0.92.x codebase, but the 0.90.x codebase requires the table to be disabled. +
Schema Updates + When changes are made to either Tables or ColumnFamilies (e.g., region size, block size), these changes + take effect the next time there is a major compaction and the StoreFiles get re-written. + + See for more information on StoreFiles. + +