Yes. RegionServers will throw a NotServingRegionException. This, in turn, will cause the client to grab the location from META again.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Naresh Rapolu [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, October 01, 2010 5:35 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Client`s cache invalidation > > Hello, > > How does the client`s cache of "region-location"( .META table), get > invalidated when a region-server splits regions ? Does Zookeeper abort > the client session or inform it of staleness ? How is consistency > ensured in the time interval between splits being registered in .META > table and client cache being refreshed ? I`m guessing, the region- > server > would reject operations on rows it isn`t responsible for. Am I correct > ? > > Thanks, > Naresh.
