Github user keith-turner commented on a diff in the pull request:
https://github.com/apache/accumulo/pull/135#discussion_r77688357
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+Title: Apache Accumulo Customizing the Compaction Strategy
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+This tutorial uses the following Java classes, which can be found in
org.apache.accumulo.tserver.compaction:
+
+ * DefaultCompactionStrategy.java - determines which files to compact
based on table.compaction.major.ratio and table.file.max
+ * EverythingCompactionStrategy.java - compacts all files
+ * SizeLimitCompactionStrategy.java - compacts files no bigger than
table.majc.compaction.strategy.opts.sizeLimit
+ * TwoTierCompactionStrategy.java - uses default compression for smaller
files and table.majc.compaction.strategy.opts.file.large.compress.type for
larger files
+
+This is an example of how to configure a compaction strategy. By default
Accumulo will always use the DefaultCompactionStrategy, unless
+these steps are taken to change the configuration. Use the strategy and
settings that best fits your Accumulo setup.
+
+The command below sets the compression for smaller files and minor
compactions.
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The 4 config commands below are at the system level, so the settings would
apply to all tables. I think an example should show doing this at the table
level. Could create the table and then set the four configuration params for
the table.
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