Index: src/docbkx/book.xml
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--- 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.
+
+