Apache ZooKeeper is a client/server system for distributed coordination that exposes an interface similar to a filesystem, where each node (called a znode) may contain data and a set of children. Each znode has a name and can be identified using a filesystem-like path (for example, /root-znode/sub-znode/my-znode). In Apache HBase, ZooKeeper coordinates, communicates, and shares state […]
In Part 1 of this series about Apache HBase snapshots, you learned how to use the new Snapshots feature and a bit of theory behind the implementation. Now, it’s time to dive into the technical details a bit more deeply. What is a Table? An HBase table comprises a set of metadata information and a set […]