Github user keith-turner commented on a diff in the pull request:

    https://github.com/apache/accumulo/pull/120#discussion_r70644711
  
    --- Diff: 
server/base/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/server/ServerConstants.java ---
    @@ -68,7 +72,7 @@
       public static final int LOGGING_TO_HDFS = 4;
       public static final BitSet CAN_UPGRADE = new BitSet();
       static {
    -    for (int i : new int[] {DATA_VERSION, MOVE_TO_ROOT_TABLE, 
MOVE_DELETE_MARKERS, LOGGING_TO_HDFS}) {
    +    for (int i : new int[] {DATA_VERSION, MOVE_TO_REPLICATION_TABLE, 
MOVE_TO_ROOT_TABLE, MOVE_DELETE_MARKERS, LOGGING_TO_HDFS}) {
    --- End diff --
    
    bq. My gut reaction is to not worry about 1.5, but is there any fundamental 
problem in supporting that (is it just a testing burden)?
    
    Yeah its just a matter of testing it.  I am not completely sure, but it 
seems code may be in place to support that upgrade. I don't know if it works.   
Personally I would not want to support it w/o testing it.
    
    bq. If we don't support a direct upgrade from 1.5, what's the fail-safe? 
    
    Could add support for it in 1.8.1 or later if someone really wants that 
functionality.
    
    > Could users just bulk-import the old files into a new instance?
    
    That's tricky, if done incorrectly can resurrect old and/or deleted data.
    
    Also before making any definitive decisions about 1.5 and earlier, we 
should see if the 1.6 to 1.8 upgrade uncovers any interesting issues.


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