Index: src/docbkx/book.xml =================================================================== --- src/docbkx/book.xml (revision 1244650) +++ src/docbkx/book.xml (working copy) @@ -176,6 +176,8 @@ from time stamp t9, the value of anchor:my.look.ca from time stamp t8. + For more information about the internals of how HBase stores data, see . +
@@ -288,6 +290,16 @@
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+ Column Metadata + There is no store of column metadata outside of the internal KeyValue instances for a ColumnFamily. + Thus, while HBase can support not only a wide number of columns per row, but a heterogenous set of columns + between rows, it is your responsibility to keep track of the column names. + + The only way to get a complete set of columns that exist for a ColumnFamily is to process all the rows. + For more information about how HBase stores data internally, see . + +