EdColeman commented on code in PR #4208:
URL: https://github.com/apache/accumulo/pull/4208#discussion_r1476753090


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server/manager/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/manager/tableOps/tableImport/PopulateMetadataTable.java:
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@@ -155,11 +166,7 @@ public Repo<Manager> call(long tid, Manager manager) 
throws Exception {
             if (m == null || !currentRow.equals(metadataRow)) {
 
               if (m != null) {
-                if (!sawTabletAvailability) {
-                  // add a default tablet availability
-                  TabletColumnFamily.AVAILABILITY_COLUMN.put(m,
-                      
TabletAvailabilityUtil.toValue(TabletAvailability.ONDEMAND));
-                }
+                AVAILABILITY_COLUMN.put(m, 
TabletAvailabilityUtil.toValue(initialAvailability));

Review Comment:
   I think the distinction will come down to how availability is perceived.  Is 
it an inherent property of a table, or is it more closely related to the system 
and environment.  Things like splits, table properties seem closely tied to the 
table and the data.  It may be that availability does not have that same 
affinity - it is more dependent on the system environment at any particular 
point in time.
   
   Another example could be if you were hosting data to train some kind of 
model.  The data is only needed when running training for a specific model set 
- otherwise it can be kept offline or ondemand.  
   
   As an example, say you had historical data that was infrequently used except 
 for something like a month or yearly report - so when it comes time to run the 
report(s) the availability is set to HOSTED while the reports are running, 
otherwise ONDEMAND is fine for an occasional query.  With that type of usage, 
the availability is not tied to the table / data, but instead relates directly 
to the system usage at that point in time.



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