Re: http://hbase.apache.org/book.html#regions.arch
The high-level hand-waving answer is that it's not just one file. Since clients talk directly to RegionServers, all the regions need to be in sync in terms of table/region/CF metadata. On 6/30/11 11:44 AM, "Ophir Cohen" <oph...@gmail.com> wrote: >We add an argument here on that issue: >Can somebody put a little bit light on the reason we need to disable the >table in order to add CF? >It looks to me that adding CF should be simple as say: there is a new one >- >anyway its on different file? >What do I miss here? >Thanks! >Ophir > > >On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 23:54, Doug Meil ><doug.m...@explorysmedical.com>wrote: > >> No problem! I added a patch to the book for this case. It probably could >> have been a little more obvious. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Eranda Sooriyabandara [mailto:0704...@gmail.com] >> Sent: Friday, June 17, 2011 3:54 PM >> To: user@hbase.apache.org >> Subject: Re: Add a column family to a table >> >> Hi Doug, >> Thanks for the quick reply. The changes you mentioned made my code work. >> thanks >> Eranda >>
