There is test for multiple indices case.
See TestIndexRegionObserver#testMultipleIndicesOnUniqueColumns
Cheers
On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 8:20 AM, Anoop John <anoop.hb...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Whatever be the number of indexes on a user table, there will be exactly
> one index table for that user table. All the index meta data will be stored
> within this single index table. So for one region there will be always one
> buddy region, which the balancer has to colocate.
>
> When user table is created there will be index table created with same no#
> regions and same region start/end keys. What is selected as the RK for the
> index entries is doing the work.
>
> It will be
> Index region start key + Index name + indexed col value(s) + user table rk
>
> -Anoop-
>
> On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 9:29 PM, rajesh babu Chintaguntla <
> chrajeshbab...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi Sudarshan,
> >
> > 1-1 association between user regions and index regions maintained by
> using
> > custom load balancer(SecIndexLoadBalancer) which will always colocate
> user
> > region and corresponding index region on the same region server.
> > Let's suppose if we create an indexed table with split keys {a,b,c} then
> we
> > will create corresponding index table with same split keys.If a user
> region
> > with start key 'a' is assigned or assining to a region server RS, to
> assign
> > the index region with start key 'a', balancer gives the same RS as
> > destination and vice versa.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Rajeshbabu.
> >
> > On Thursday, January 9, 2014, Sudarshan Kadambi (BLOOMBERG/ 731 LEXIN)
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Could you explain how the 1-1 association between user and index table
> > > regions is maintained. I wasn't able to understand fully from the
> > document.
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Ted Yu <dev@hbase.apache.org <javascript:;>>
> > > To: dev@hbase.apache.org <javascript:;>
> > > At: Jan 8, 2014 3:41:40 PM
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > > Secondary index support is a frequently requested feature.
> > >
> > > Please find the updated design doc here:
> > >
> > >
> >
> https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/attachment/12621909/SecondaryIndex%20Design_Updated_2.pdf
> > >
> > > HBASE-9203 is the umbrella JIRA.
> > >
> > > Implementation patch was attached to HBASE-10222
> > >
> > > Thanks to Rajesh who works on this feature.
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > >
> >
>
