Index: src/main/resources/hbase-default.xml
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--- src/main/resources/hbase-default.xml (revision 1342012)
+++ src/main/resources/hbase-default.xml (revision )
@@ -305,14 +305,16 @@
hbase.regionserver.global.memstore.upperLimit
0.4
Maximum size of all memstores in a region server before new
- updates are blocked and flushes are forced. Defaults to 40% of heap
+ updates are blocked and flushes are forced. Defaults to 40% of heap.
+ Updates are blocked and flushes are forced until size of all memstores
+ in a region server hits hbase.regionserver.global.memstore.lowerLimit.
hbase.regionserver.global.memstore.lowerLimit
0.35
- When memstores are being forced to flush to make room in
- memory, keep flushing until we hit this mark. Defaults to 35% of heap.
+ Maximum size of all memstores in a region server before
+ flushes are forced. Defaults to 35% of heap.
This value equal to hbase.regionserver.global.memstore.upperLimit causes
the minimum possible flushing to occur when updates are blocked due to
memstore limiting.