On Nov 13, Stack wrote: >On Sun, Nov 13, 2011 at 7:13 AM, Arvind Jayaprakash <[email protected]> >wrote: >> A common confusion is b/w MAX_FILESIZE and BLOCKSIZE. Given that >> MAX_FILESIZE is not listed on :60010/master.jsp, one tends to assume >> BLOCKSIZE represents that value.
>We should fix that. What would you like to see Arind? Looks like Santa is ahead of schedule this year ... (1) I've always found it hard to find all configurable "per-table" properties listed in documentation. So that would be a good thing to have. (2) Also, having all of per table properies being listed on the hbase master page would create more awareness of atleast the terms if now how to twiddle aronud with it. The problem with the specific parameter in question has to do with how the mind runs crazy. A lot of hbase design related documents/discussions mention the term "region size". it is very hard to imagine that MAX_FILESIZE (which is hardly mentioned anywhere) is what really refers to region size and that BLOCKSIZE which appears so prominently on the master page (or output of scanning the .META. tabale for the nerdier folks) is an entiery different beast is easy to miss. Once we address #1 & #2, it becomes easier to yell "Didn't you RTFM" at anyone who gets confused :-)
