diff --git src/main/docbkx/ops_mgt.xml src/main/docbkx/ops_mgt.xml
index 4d89b1f..ee0919e 100644
--- src/main/docbkx/ops_mgt.xml
+++ src/main/docbkx/ops_mgt.xml
@@ -1769,6 +1769,23 @@ false
$ ./bin/hbase shell
hbase> snapshot 'myTable', 'myTableSnapshot-122112'
+
+ Take a Snapshot Without Flushing
+ The default behavior is to require all regions of a table to coordinate in order to
+ prevent writing to the table, and to perform a flush of data in memory at the same time.
+ This means that data in memory is included in the snapshot. In most cases, this is the
+ desired behavior. However, if your set-up can tolerate data in memory being excluded from
+ the snapshot, you can use the option of the
+ snapshot command to disable and flushing while taking the
+ snapshot.
+
+ hbase> snapshot 'mytable', 'snapshot123', {SKIP_FLUSH => true}
+
+ Using this option means that data can be inserted into a table while a snapshot is in
+ progress, and that new data will not be included in the snapshot. There is no way to
+ determine the newest data that will be included in the snapshot if flushing is
+ disabled.
+