This is the second blogpost about Apache HBase replication. The previous blogpost, HBase Replication Overview, discussed use cases, architecture and different modes supported in HBase replication. This blogpost is from an operational perspective and will touch upon HBase replication configuration, and key concepts for using it — such as bootstrapping, schema change, and fault tolerance. Configuration […]
Apache HBase Replication is a way of copying data from one HBase cluster to a different and possibly distant HBase cluster. It works on the principle that the transactions from the originating cluster are pushed to another cluster. In HBase jargon, the cluster doing the push is called the master, and the one receiving the […]