Thanks! but I am still trying to understand these 2 questions: 1. How to see if this table has more than one region? 2. And why do I need to run major compact if I have more than one region?
On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 1:14 PM, Mohammad Tariq <donta...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Mohit, > > A table must be disabled first in order to get deleted. > Regards, > Mohammad Tariq > > > On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 1:38 AM, Mohit Anchlia <mohitanch...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > I am trying to drop one of the tables but on the shell I get run > > major_compact. I have couple of questions: > > > > 1. How to see if this table has more than one region? > > 2. And why do I need to run major compact > > > > > > hbase(main):010:0* drop 'SESSION_TIMELINE' > > > > ERROR: Table SESSION_TIMELINE is enabled. Disable it first.' > > > > Here is some help for this command: > > > > Drop the named table. Table must first be disabled. If table has > > > > more than one region, run a major compaction on .META.: > > > > hbase> major_compact ".META." >
