Modifying an HBase Cold and Hot Data Separation Table

Function Description

HBase allows you to modify table information using the modifyTable method of org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.Admin.

Sample Code

• Disable the time boundary.

  public void testModifyTable() {
    LOG.info("Entering testModifyTable.");
  
    // Specify the column family name.
    byte[] familyName = Bytes.toBytes("info");
    Admin admin = null;
    try {
      // Instantiate an Admin object.
      admin = conn.getAdmin();
      // Obtain the table descriptor.
      HTableDescriptor htd = admin.getTableDescriptor(tableName);
      // Check whether the column family is specified before modification.
      if (!htd.hasFamily(familyName)) {
        // Create the column descriptor.
        HColumnDescriptor hcd = new HColumnDescriptor(familyName);
  
        //Disable hot and cold separation.
        hcd .setValue(HColumnDescriptor.COLD_BOUNDARY, null);
  
        htd.addFamily(hcd);
        // Disable the table to get the table offline before modifying
        // the table.
        admin.disableTable(tableName);
        // Submit a modifyTable request.
        admin.modifyTable(tableName, htd);  //Note [1]
        // Enable the table to get the table online after modifying the
        // table.
        admin.enableTable(tableName);
      }
      LOG.info("Modify table successfully.");
    } catch (IOException e) {
      LOG.error("Modify table failed " ,e);
    } finally {
      if (admin != null) {
        try {
          // Close the Admin object.
          admin.close();
        } catch (IOException e) {
          LOG.error("Close admin failed " ,e);
        }
      }
    }
    LOG.info("Exiting testModifyTable.");
  }

  Note [1] Only after the disableTable API is called, the table can be modified by calling the modifyTable API. Then, call the enableTable API to enable the table again.

  

  Note [1] refers to admin.modifyTable(tableName, htd); //Note[1] in the sample code.