On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 9:19 PM, Stack <st...@duboce.net> wrote: > On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 3:56 PM, Mohit Anchlia <mohitanch...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > If I use md5 hash + timestamp rowkey would hbase automatically detect the > > difference in ranges and peforms split? How does split work in such cases > > or is it still advisable to manually split the regions. >
What logic would you recommend to split the table into multiple regions when using md5 hash? > Yes. > > On how split works, when a region hits the maximum configured size, it > splits in two. > > Manual splitting can be useful when you know your distribution and > you'd save on hbase doing it for you. It can speed up bulk loads for > instance. > > St.Ack >
