http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/hbase/blob/6adce675/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/HBaseAdmin.java
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a/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/HBaseAdmin.java 
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index 66079dd..7a50458 100644
--- a/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/HBaseAdmin.java
+++ b/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/HBaseAdmin.java
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     return operationTimeout;
   }
 
-  HBaseAdmin(ClusterConnection connection) {
+  HBaseAdmin(ClusterConnection connection) throws IOException {
     this.conf = connection.getConfiguration();
     this.connection = connection;
 
@@ -253,13 +253,6 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     return this.aborted;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Abort a procedure
-   * @param procId ID of the procedure to abort
-   * @param mayInterruptIfRunning if the proc completed at least one step, 
should it be aborted?
-   * @return true if aborted, false if procedure already completed or does not 
exist
-   * @throws IOException
-   */
   @Override
   public boolean abortProcedure(
       final long procId,
@@ -280,18 +273,6 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     }
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Abort a procedure but does not block and wait for it be completely 
removed.
-   * You can use Future.get(long, TimeUnit) to wait on the operation to 
complete.
-   * It may throw ExecutionException if there was an error while executing the 
operation
-   * or TimeoutException in case the wait timeout was not long enough to allow 
the
-   * operation to complete.
-   *
-   * @param procId ID of the procedure to abort
-   * @param mayInterruptIfRunning if the proc completed at least one step, 
should it be aborted?
-   * @return true if aborted, false if procedure already completed or does not 
exist
-   * @throws IOException
-   */
   @Override
   public Future<Boolean> abortProcedureAsync(
     final long procId,
@@ -339,23 +320,6 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     return connection;
   }
 
-  /** @return - true if the master server is running. Throws an exception
-   *  otherwise.
-   * @throws ZooKeeperConnectionException
-   * @throws MasterNotRunningException
-   * @deprecated this has been deprecated without a replacement
-   */
-  @Deprecated
-  public boolean isMasterRunning()
-  throws MasterNotRunningException, ZooKeeperConnectionException {
-    return connection.isMasterRunning();
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * @param tableName Table to check.
-   * @return True if table exists already.
-   * @throws IOException
-   */
   @Override
   public boolean tableExists(final TableName tableName) throws IOException {
     return executeCallable(new ConnectionCallable<Boolean>(getConnection()) {
@@ -366,16 +330,6 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     });
   }
 
-  public boolean tableExists(final byte[] tableName)
-  throws IOException {
-    return tableExists(TableName.valueOf(tableName));
-  }
-
-  public boolean tableExists(final String tableName)
-  throws IOException {
-    return tableExists(TableName.valueOf(tableName));
-  }
-
   @Override
   public HTableDescriptor[] listTables() throws IOException {
     return listTables((Pattern)null, false);
@@ -410,51 +364,6 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     return listTables(Pattern.compile(regex), includeSysTables);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * List all of the names of userspace tables.
-   * @return String[] table names
-   * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs
-   * @deprecated Use {@link Admin#listTableNames()} instead
-   */
-  @Deprecated
-  public String[] getTableNames() throws IOException {
-    TableName[] tableNames = listTableNames();
-    String[] result = new String[tableNames.length];
-    for (int i = 0; i < tableNames.length; i++) {
-      result[i] = tableNames[i].getNameAsString();
-    }
-    return result;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * List all of the names of userspace tables matching the given regular 
expression.
-   * @param pattern The regular expression to match against
-   * @return String[] table names
-   * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs
-   * @deprecated Use {@link Admin#listTableNames(Pattern)} instead.
-   */
-  @Deprecated
-  public String[] getTableNames(Pattern pattern) throws IOException {
-    TableName[] tableNames = listTableNames(pattern);
-    String[] result = new String[tableNames.length];
-    for (int i = 0; i < tableNames.length; i++) {
-      result[i] = tableNames[i].getNameAsString();
-    }
-    return result;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * List all of the names of userspace tables matching the given regular 
expression.
-   * @param regex The regular expression to match against
-   * @return String[] table names
-   * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs
-   * @deprecated Use {@link Admin#listTableNames(Pattern)} instead.
-   */
-  @Deprecated
-  public String[] getTableNames(String regex) throws IOException {
-    return getTableNames(Pattern.compile(regex));
-  }
-
   @Override
   public TableName[] listTableNames() throws IOException {
     return listTableNames((Pattern)null, false);
@@ -490,23 +399,13 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     return listTableNames(Pattern.compile(regex), includeSysTables);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Method for getting the tableDescriptor
-   * @param tableName as a byte []
-   * @return the tableDescriptor
-   * @throws TableNotFoundException
-   * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs
-   */
   @Override
-  public HTableDescriptor getTableDescriptor(final TableName tableName)
-  throws TableNotFoundException, IOException {
+  public HTableDescriptor getTableDescriptor(final TableName tableName) throws 
IOException {
      return getTableDescriptor(tableName, getConnection(), rpcCallerFactory, 
operationTimeout);
   }
 
-  static HTableDescriptor getTableDescriptor(final TableName tableName,
-         HConnection connection, RpcRetryingCallerFactory rpcCallerFactory,
-         int operationTimeout) throws TableNotFoundException, IOException {
-
+  static HTableDescriptor getTableDescriptor(final TableName tableName, 
HConnection connection,
+      RpcRetryingCallerFactory rpcCallerFactory, int operationTimeout) throws 
IOException {
       if (tableName == null) return null;
       HTableDescriptor htd = executeCallable(new 
MasterCallable<HTableDescriptor>(connection) {
         @Override
@@ -528,11 +427,6 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
       throw new TableNotFoundException(tableName.getNameAsString());
   }
 
-  public HTableDescriptor getTableDescriptor(final byte[] tableName)
-  throws TableNotFoundException, IOException {
-    return getTableDescriptor(TableName.valueOf(tableName));
-  }
-
   private long getPauseTime(int tries) {
     int triesCount = tries;
     if (triesCount >= HConstants.RETRY_BACKOFF.length) {
@@ -541,49 +435,12 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     return this.pause * HConstants.RETRY_BACKOFF[triesCount];
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Creates a new table.
-   * Synchronous operation.
-   *
-   * @param desc table descriptor for table
-   *
-   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the table name is reserved
-   * @throws MasterNotRunningException if master is not running
-   * @throws TableExistsException if table already exists (If concurrent
-   * threads, the table may have been created between test-for-existence
-   * and attempt-at-creation).
-   * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs
-   */
   @Override
   public void createTable(HTableDescriptor desc)
   throws IOException {
     createTable(desc, null);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Creates a new table with the specified number of regions.  The start key
-   * specified will become the end key of the first region of the table, and
-   * the end key specified will become the start key of the last region of the
-   * table (the first region has a null start key and the last region has a
-   * null end key).
-   *
-   * BigInteger math will be used to divide the key range specified into
-   * enough segments to make the required number of total regions.
-   *
-   * Synchronous operation.
-   *
-   * @param desc table descriptor for table
-   * @param startKey beginning of key range
-   * @param endKey end of key range
-   * @param numRegions the total number of regions to create
-   *
-   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the table name is reserved
-   * @throws MasterNotRunningException if master is not running
-   * @throws org.apache.hadoop.hbase.TableExistsException if table already 
exists (If concurrent
-   * threads, the table may have been created between test-for-existence
-   * and attempt-at-creation).
-   * @throws IOException
-   */
   @Override
   public void createTable(HTableDescriptor desc, byte [] startKey,
       byte [] endKey, int numRegions)
@@ -604,23 +461,6 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     createTable(desc, splitKeys);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Creates a new table with an initial set of empty regions defined by the
-   * specified split keys.  The total number of regions created will be the
-   * number of split keys plus one. Synchronous operation.
-   * Note : Avoid passing empty split key.
-   *
-   * @param desc table descriptor for table
-   * @param splitKeys array of split keys for the initial regions of the table
-   *
-   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the table name is reserved, if the 
split keys
-   * are repeated and if the split key has empty byte array.
-   * @throws MasterNotRunningException if master is not running
-   * @throws org.apache.hadoop.hbase.TableExistsException if table already 
exists (If concurrent
-   * threads, the table may have been created between test-for-existence
-   * and attempt-at-creation).
-   * @throws IOException
-   */
   @Override
   public void createTable(final HTableDescriptor desc, byte [][] splitKeys)
       throws IOException {
@@ -642,21 +482,6 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     }
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Creates a new table but does not block and wait for it to come online.
-   * You can use Future.get(long, TimeUnit) to wait on the operation to 
complete.
-   * It may throw ExecutionException if there was an error while executing the 
operation
-   * or TimeoutException in case the wait timeout was not long enough to allow 
the
-   * operation to complete.
-   *
-   * @param desc table descriptor for table
-   * @param splitKeys keys to check if the table has been created with all 
split keys
-   * @throws IllegalArgumentException Bad table name, if the split keys
-   *    are repeated and if the split key has empty byte array.
-   * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs
-   * @return the result of the async creation. You can use Future.get(long, 
TimeUnit)
-   *    to wait on the operation to complete.
-   */
   @Override
   public Future<Void> createTableAsync(final HTableDescriptor desc, final 
byte[][] splitKeys)
       throws IOException {
@@ -723,21 +548,6 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     }
   }
 
-  public void deleteTable(final String tableName) throws IOException {
-    deleteTable(TableName.valueOf(tableName));
-  }
-
-  public void deleteTable(final byte[] tableName) throws IOException {
-    deleteTable(TableName.valueOf(tableName));
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Deletes a table.
-   * Synchronous operation.
-   *
-   * @param tableName name of table to delete
-   * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs
-   */
   @Override
   public void deleteTable(final TableName tableName) throws IOException {
     Future<Void> future = deleteTableAsync(tableName);
@@ -756,18 +566,6 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     }
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Deletes the table but does not block and wait for it be completely 
removed.
-   * You can use Future.get(long, TimeUnit) to wait on the operation to 
complete.
-   * It may throw ExecutionException if there was an error while executing the 
operation
-   * or TimeoutException in case the wait timeout was not long enough to allow 
the
-   * operation to complete.
-   *
-   * @param tableName name of table to delete
-   * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs
-   * @return the result of the async delete. You can use Future.get(long, 
TimeUnit)
-   *    to wait on the operation to complete.
-   */
   @Override
   public Future<Void> deleteTableAsync(final TableName tableName) throws 
IOException {
     DeleteTableResponse response = executeCallable(
@@ -810,19 +608,6 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     }
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Deletes tables matching the passed in pattern and wait on completion.
-   *
-   * Warning: Use this method carefully, there is no prompting and the effect 
is
-   * immediate. Consider using {@link #listTables(java.lang.String)} and
-   * {@link #deleteTable(byte[])}
-   *
-   * @param regex The regular expression to match table names against
-   * @return Table descriptors for tables that couldn't be deleted
-   * @throws IOException
-   * @see #deleteTables(java.util.regex.Pattern)
-   * @see #deleteTable(java.lang.String)
-   */
   @Override
   public HTableDescriptor[] deleteTables(String regex) throws IOException {
     return deleteTables(Pattern.compile(regex));
@@ -833,7 +618,7 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
    *
    * Warning: Use this method carefully, there is no prompting and the effect 
is
    * immediate. Consider using {@link #listTables(java.util.regex.Pattern) } 
and
-   * {@link #deleteTable(byte[])}
+   * {@link #deleteTable(TableName)}
    *
    * @param pattern The pattern to match table names against
    * @return Table descriptors for tables that couldn't be deleted
@@ -853,12 +638,6 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     return failed.toArray(new HTableDescriptor[failed.size()]);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Truncate a table. Synchronous operation.
-   * @param tableName name of table to truncate
-   * @param preserveSplits True if the splits should be preserved
-   * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs
-   */
   @Override
   public void truncateTable(final TableName tableName, final boolean 
preserveSplits)
       throws IOException {
@@ -879,18 +658,6 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     }
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Truncate the table but does not block and wait for it be completely 
enabled. You can use
-   * Future.get(long, TimeUnit) to wait on the operation to complete. It may 
throw
-   * ExecutionException if there was an error while executing the operation or 
TimeoutException in
-   * case the wait timeout was not long enough to allow the operation to 
complete. Asynchronous
-   * operation.
-   * @param tableName name of table to delete
-   * @param preserveSplits true if the splits should be preserved
-   * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs
-   * @return the result of the async truncate. You can use Future.get(long, 
TimeUnit) to wait on the
-   *         operation to complete.
-   */
   @Override
   public Future<Void> truncateTableAsync(final TableName tableName, final 
boolean preserveSplits)
       throws IOException {
@@ -947,20 +714,6 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     return splits;
   }
 
-
-  /**
-   * Enable a table.  May timeout.  Use {@link #enableTableAsync(byte[])}
-   * and {@link #isTableEnabled(byte[])} instead.
-   * The table has to be in disabled state for it to be enabled.
-   * @param tableName name of the table
-   * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs
-   * There could be couple types of IOException
-   * TableNotFoundException means the table doesn't exist.
-   * TableNotDisabledException means the table isn't in disabled state.
-   * @see #isTableEnabled(byte[])
-   * @see #disableTable(byte[])
-   * @see #enableTableAsync(byte[])
-   */
   @Override
   public void enableTable(final TableName tableName)
   throws IOException {
@@ -980,16 +733,6 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     }
   }
 
-  public void enableTable(final byte[] tableName)
-  throws IOException {
-    enableTable(TableName.valueOf(tableName));
-  }
-
-  public void enableTable(final String tableName)
-  throws IOException {
-    enableTable(TableName.valueOf(tableName));
-  }
-
   /**
    * Wait for the table to be enabled and available
    * If enabling the table exceeds the retry period, an exception is thrown.
@@ -1031,28 +774,6 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     }
   }
 
-  public void enableTableAsync(final byte[] tableName)
-  throws IOException {
-    enableTable(TableName.valueOf(tableName));
-  }
-
-  public void enableTableAsync(final String tableName)
-  throws IOException {
-    enableTableAsync(TableName.valueOf(tableName));
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Enable the table but does not block and wait for it be completely enabled.
-   * You can use Future.get(long, TimeUnit) to wait on the operation to 
complete.
-   * It may throw ExecutionException if there was an error while executing the 
operation
-   * or TimeoutException in case the wait timeout was not long enough to allow 
the
-   * operation to complete.
-   *
-   * @param tableName name of table to delete
-   * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs
-   * @return the result of the async enable. You can use Future.get(long, 
TimeUnit)
-   *    to wait on the operation to complete.
-   */
   @Override
   public Future<Void> enableTableAsync(final TableName tableName) throws 
IOException {
     TableName.isLegalFullyQualifiedTableName(tableName.getName());
@@ -1088,33 +809,11 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     }
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Enable tables matching the passed in pattern and wait on completion.
-   *
-   * Warning: Use this method carefully, there is no prompting and the effect 
is
-   * immediate. Consider using {@link #listTables(java.lang.String)} and
-   * {@link #enableTable(byte[])}
-   *
-   * @param regex The regular expression to match table names against
-   * @throws IOException
-   * @see #enableTables(java.util.regex.Pattern)
-   * @see #enableTable(java.lang.String)
-   */
   @Override
   public HTableDescriptor[] enableTables(String regex) throws IOException {
     return enableTables(Pattern.compile(regex));
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Enable tables matching the passed in pattern and wait on completion.
-   *
-   * Warning: Use this method carefully, there is no prompting and the effect 
is
-   * immediate. Consider using {@link #listTables(java.util.regex.Pattern) } 
and
-   * {@link #enableTable(byte[])}
-   *
-   * @param pattern The pattern to match table names against
-   * @throws IOException
-   */
   @Override
   public HTableDescriptor[] enableTables(Pattern pattern) throws IOException {
     List<HTableDescriptor> failed = new LinkedList<HTableDescriptor>();
@@ -1131,25 +830,6 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     return failed.toArray(new HTableDescriptor[failed.size()]);
   }
 
-  public void disableTableAsync(final byte[] tableName) throws IOException {
-    disableTableAsync(TableName.valueOf(tableName));
-  }
-
-  public void disableTableAsync(final String tableName) throws IOException {
-    disableTableAsync(TableName.valueOf(tableName));
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Disable table and wait on completion.  May timeout eventually.  Use
-   * {@link #disableTableAsync(byte[])} and {@link #isTableDisabled(String)}
-   * instead.
-   * The table has to be in enabled state for it to be disabled.
-   * @param tableName
-   * @throws IOException
-   * There could be couple types of IOException
-   * TableNotFoundException means the table doesn't exist.
-   * TableNotEnabledException means the table isn't in enabled state.
-   */
   @Override
   public void disableTable(final TableName tableName)
   throws IOException {
@@ -1169,28 +849,6 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     }
   }
 
-  public void disableTable(final byte[] tableName)
-  throws IOException {
-    disableTable(TableName.valueOf(tableName));
-  }
-
-  public void disableTable(final String tableName)
-  throws IOException {
-    disableTable(TableName.valueOf(tableName));
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Disable the table but does not block and wait for it be completely 
disabled.
-   * You can use Future.get(long, TimeUnit) to wait on the operation to 
complete.
-   * It may throw ExecutionException if there was an error while executing the 
operation
-   * or TimeoutException in case the wait timeout was not long enough to allow 
the
-   * operation to complete.
-   *
-   * @param tableName name of table to delete
-   * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs
-   * @return the result of the async disable. You can use Future.get(long, 
TimeUnit)
-   *    to wait on the operation to complete.
-   */
   @Override
   public Future<Void> disableTableAsync(final TableName tableName) throws 
IOException {
     TableName.isLegalFullyQualifiedTableName(tableName.getName());
@@ -1220,42 +878,17 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     }
 
     @Override
-    protected Void waitOperationResult(final long deadlineTs)
-        throws IOException, TimeoutException {
+    protected Void waitOperationResult(long deadlineTs) throws IOException, 
TimeoutException {
       waitForTableDisabled(deadlineTs);
       return null;
     }
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Disable tables matching the passed in pattern and wait on completion.
-   *
-   * Warning: Use this method carefully, there is no prompting and the effect 
is
-   * immediate. Consider using {@link #listTables(java.lang.String)} and
-   * {@link #disableTable(byte[])}
-   *
-   * @param regex The regular expression to match table names against
-   * @return Table descriptors for tables that couldn't be disabled
-   * @throws IOException
-   * @see #disableTables(java.util.regex.Pattern)
-   * @see #disableTable(java.lang.String)
-   */
   @Override
   public HTableDescriptor[] disableTables(String regex) throws IOException {
     return disableTables(Pattern.compile(regex));
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Disable tables matching the passed in pattern and wait on completion.
-   *
-   * Warning: Use this method carefully, there is no prompting and the effect 
is
-   * immediate. Consider using {@link #listTables(java.util.regex.Pattern) } 
and
-   * {@link #disableTable(byte[])}
-   *
-   * @param pattern The pattern to match table names against
-   * @return Table descriptors for tables that couldn't be disabled
-   * @throws IOException
-   */
   @Override
   public HTableDescriptor[] disableTables(Pattern pattern) throws IOException {
     List<HTableDescriptor> failed = new LinkedList<HTableDescriptor>();
@@ -1272,24 +905,9 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     return failed.toArray(new HTableDescriptor[failed.size()]);
   }
 
-  /*
-   * Checks whether table exists. If not, throws TableNotFoundException
-   * @param tableName
-   */
-  private void checkTableExistence(TableName tableName) throws IOException {
-    if (!tableExists(tableName)) {
-      throw new TableNotFoundException(tableName);
-    }
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * @param tableName name of table to check
-   * @return true if table is on-line
-   * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs
-   */
   @Override
   public boolean isTableEnabled(final TableName tableName) throws IOException {
-    checkTableExistence(tableName);
+    checkTableExists(tableName);
     return executeCallable(new ConnectionCallable<Boolean>(getConnection()) {
       @Override
       public Boolean call(int callTimeout) throws ServiceException, 
IOException {
@@ -1301,173 +919,46 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     });
   }
 
-  public boolean isTableEnabled(byte[] tableName) throws IOException {
-    return isTableEnabled(TableName.valueOf(tableName));
-  }
-
-  public boolean isTableEnabled(String tableName) throws IOException {
-    return isTableEnabled(TableName.valueOf(tableName));
-  }
-
-
-
-  /**
-   * @param tableName name of table to check
-   * @return true if table is off-line
-   * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs
-   */
   @Override
   public boolean isTableDisabled(TableName tableName) throws IOException {
-    checkTableExistence(tableName);
+    checkTableExists(tableName);
     return connection.isTableDisabled(tableName);
   }
 
-  public boolean isTableDisabled(byte[] tableName) throws IOException {
-    return isTableDisabled(TableName.valueOf(tableName));
-  }
-
-  public boolean isTableDisabled(String tableName) throws IOException {
-    return isTableDisabled(TableName.valueOf(tableName));
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * @param tableName name of table to check
-   * @return true if all regions of the table are available
-   * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs
-   */
   @Override
   public boolean isTableAvailable(TableName tableName) throws IOException {
     return connection.isTableAvailable(tableName);
   }
 
-  public boolean isTableAvailable(byte[] tableName) throws IOException {
-    return isTableAvailable(TableName.valueOf(tableName));
-  }
-
-  public boolean isTableAvailable(String tableName) throws IOException {
-    return isTableAvailable(TableName.valueOf(tableName));
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Use this api to check if the table has been created with the specified 
number of
-   * splitkeys which was used while creating the given table.
-   * Note : If this api is used after a table's region gets splitted, the api 
may return
-   * false.
-   * @param tableName
-   *          name of table to check
-   * @param splitKeys
-   *          keys to check if the table has been created with all split keys
-   * @throws IOException
-   *           if a remote or network excpetion occurs
-   */
   @Override
-  public boolean isTableAvailable(TableName tableName,
-                                  byte[][] splitKeys) throws IOException {
+  public boolean isTableAvailable(TableName tableName, byte[][] splitKeys) 
throws IOException {
     return connection.isTableAvailable(tableName, splitKeys);
   }
 
-  public boolean isTableAvailable(byte[] tableName,
-                                  byte[][] splitKeys) throws IOException {
-    return isTableAvailable(TableName.valueOf(tableName), splitKeys);
-  }
-
-  public boolean isTableAvailable(String tableName,
-                                  byte[][] splitKeys) throws IOException {
-    return isTableAvailable(TableName.valueOf(tableName), splitKeys);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Get the status of alter command - indicates how many regions have received
-   * the updated schema Asynchronous operation.
-   *
-   * @param tableName TableName instance
-   * @return Pair indicating the number of regions updated Pair.getFirst() is 
the
-   *         regions that are yet to be updated Pair.getSecond() is the total 
number
-   *         of regions of the table
-   * @throws IOException
-   *           if a remote or network exception occurs
-   */
   @Override
-  public Pair<Integer, Integer> getAlterStatus(final TableName tableName)
-  throws IOException {
+  public Pair<Integer, Integer> getAlterStatus(final TableName tableName) 
throws IOException {
     return executeCallable(new MasterCallable<Pair<Integer, 
Integer>>(getConnection()) {
       @Override
       public Pair<Integer, Integer> call(int callTimeout) throws 
ServiceException {
         GetSchemaAlterStatusRequest req = RequestConverter
             .buildGetSchemaAlterStatusRequest(tableName);
         GetSchemaAlterStatusResponse ret = master.getSchemaAlterStatus(null, 
req);
-        Pair<Integer, Integer> pair = new Pair<Integer, 
Integer>(Integer.valueOf(ret
-            .getYetToUpdateRegions()), Integer.valueOf(ret.getTotalRegions()));
+        Pair<Integer, Integer> pair = new Pair<>(ret.getYetToUpdateRegions(),
+            ret.getTotalRegions());
         return pair;
       }
     });
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Get the status of alter command - indicates how many regions have received
-   * the updated schema Asynchronous operation.
-   *
-   * @param tableName
-   *          name of the table to get the status of
-   * @return Pair indicating the number of regions updated Pair.getFirst() is 
the
-   *         regions that are yet to be updated Pair.getSecond() is the total 
number
-   *         of regions of the table
-   * @throws IOException
-   *           if a remote or network exception occurs
-   */
   @Override
-  public Pair<Integer, Integer> getAlterStatus(final byte[] tableName)
-   throws IOException {
+  public Pair<Integer, Integer> getAlterStatus(final byte[] tableName) throws 
IOException {
     return getAlterStatus(TableName.valueOf(tableName));
   }
 
   /**
-   * Add a column family to an existing table.
-   * Asynchronous operation.
-   *
-   * @param tableName name of the table to add column family to
-   * @param columnFamily column family descriptor of column family to be added
-   * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs
-   * @deprecated As of release 2.0.0.
-   *             (<a 
href="https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HBASE-1989";>HBASE-1989</a>).
-   *             This will be removed in HBase 3.0.0.
-   *             Use {@link #addColumnFamily(TableName, HColumnDescriptor)}.
-   */
-  @Deprecated
-  public void addColumn(final byte[] tableName, HColumnDescriptor columnFamily)
-  throws IOException {
-    addColumnFamily(TableName.valueOf(tableName), columnFamily);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Add a column family to an existing table.
-   * Asynchronous operation.
-   *
-   * @param tableName name of the table to add column family to
-   * @param columnFamily column family descriptor of column family to be added
-   * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs
-   * @deprecated As of release 2.0.0.
-   *             (<a 
href="https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HBASE-1989";>HBASE-1989</a>).
-   *             This will be removed in HBase 3.0.0.
-   *             Use {@link #addColumnFamily(TableName, HColumnDescriptor)}.
-   */
-  @Deprecated
-  public void addColumn(final String tableName, HColumnDescriptor columnFamily)
-  throws IOException {
-    addColumnFamily(TableName.valueOf(tableName), columnFamily);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Add a column family to an existing table.
-   * Asynchronous operation.
-   *
-   * @param tableName name of the table to add column family to
-   * @param columnFamily column family descriptor of column family to be added
-   * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs
-   * @deprecated As of release 2.0.0.
-   *             (<a 
href="https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HBASE-1989";>HBASE-1989</a>).
-   *             This will be removed in HBase 3.0.0.
-   *             Use {@link #addColumnFamily(TableName, HColumnDescriptor)}.
+   * {@inheritDoc}
+   * @deprecated Since 2.0. Will be removed in 3.0. Use
+   *     {@link #addColumnFamily(TableName, HColumnDescriptor)} instead.
    */
   @Override
   @Deprecated
@@ -1506,52 +997,9 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Delete a column family from a table.
-   * Asynchronous operation.
-   *
-   * @param tableName name of table
-   * @param columnFamily name of column family to be deleted
-   * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs
-   * @deprecated As of release 2.0.0.
-   *             (<a 
href="https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HBASE-1989";>HBASE-1989</a>).
-   *             This will be removed in HBase 3.0.0.
-   *             Use {@link #deleteColumnFamily(TableName, byte[])}.
-   */
-  @Deprecated
-  public void deleteColumn(final byte[] tableName, final String columnFamily)
-  throws IOException {
-    deleteColumnFamily(TableName.valueOf(tableName), 
Bytes.toBytes(columnFamily));
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Delete a column family from a table.
-   * Asynchronous operation.
-   *
-   * @param tableName name of table
-   * @param columnFamily name of column family to be deleted
-   * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs
-   * @deprecated As of release 2.0.0.
-   *             (<a 
href="https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HBASE-1989";>HBASE-1989</a>).
-   *             This will be removed in HBase 3.0.0.
-   *             Use {@link #deleteColumnFamily(TableName, byte[])}.
-   */
-  @Deprecated
-  public void deleteColumn(final String tableName, final String columnFamily)
-  throws IOException {
-    deleteColumnFamily(TableName.valueOf(tableName), 
Bytes.toBytes(columnFamily));
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Delete a column family from a table.
-   * Asynchronous operation.
-   *
-   * @param tableName name of table
-   * @param columnFamily name of column family to be deleted
-   * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs
-   * @deprecated As of release 2.0.0.
-   *             (<a 
href="https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HBASE-1989";>HBASE-1989</a>).
-   *             This will be removed in HBase 3.0.0.
-   *             Use {@link #deleteColumnFamily(TableName, byte[])}.
+   * {@inheritDoc}
+   * @deprecated Since 2.0. Will be removed in 3.0. Use
+   *     {@link #deleteColumnFamily(TableName, byte[])} instead.
    */
   @Override
   @Deprecated
@@ -1591,52 +1039,9 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Modify an existing column family on a table.
-   * Asynchronous operation.
-   *
-   * @param tableName name of table
-   * @param columnFamily new column family descriptor to use
-   * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs
-   * @deprecated As of release 2.0.0.
-   *             (<a 
href="https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HBASE-1989";>HBASE-1989</a>).
-   *             This will be removed in HBase 3.0.0.
-   *             Use {@link #modifyColumnFamily(TableName, HColumnDescriptor)}.
-   */
-  @Deprecated
-  public void modifyColumn(final String tableName, HColumnDescriptor 
columnFamily)
-  throws IOException {
-    modifyColumnFamily(TableName.valueOf(tableName), columnFamily);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Modify an existing column family on a table.
-   * Asynchronous operation.
-   *
-   * @param tableName name of table
-   * @param columnFamily new column family descriptor to use
-   * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs
-   * @deprecated As of release 2.0.0.
-   *             (<a 
href="https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HBASE-1989";>HBASE-1989</a>).
-   *             This will be removed in HBase 3.0.0.
-   *             Use {@link #modifyColumnFamily(TableName, HColumnDescriptor)}.
-   */
-  @Deprecated
-  public void modifyColumn(final byte[] tableName, HColumnDescriptor 
columnFamily)
-  throws IOException {
-    modifyColumnFamily(TableName.valueOf(tableName), columnFamily);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Modify an existing column family on a table.
-   * Asynchronous operation.
-   *
-   * @param tableName name of table
-   * @param columnFamily new column family descriptor to use
-   * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs
-   * @deprecated As of release 2.0.0.
-   *             (<a 
href="https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HBASE-1989";>HBASE-1989</a>).
-   *             This will be removed in HBase 3.0.0.
-   *             Use {@link #modifyColumnFamily(TableName, HColumnDescriptor)}.
+   * {@inheritDoc}
+   * @deprecated As of 2.0. Will be removed in 3.0. Use
+   *     {@link #modifyColumnFamily(TableName, HColumnDescriptor)} instead.
    */
   @Override
   @Deprecated
@@ -1675,33 +1080,13 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     }
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Close a region. For expert-admins.  Runs close on the regionserver.  The
-   * master will not be informed of the close.
-   * @param regionname region name to close
-   * @param serverName If supplied, we'll use this location rather than
-   * the one currently in <code>hbase:meta</code>
-   * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs
-   */
   @Override
-  public void closeRegion(final String regionname, final String serverName)
-  throws IOException {
+  public void closeRegion(final String regionname, final String serverName) 
throws IOException {
     closeRegion(Bytes.toBytes(regionname), serverName);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Close a region.  For expert-admins  Runs close on the regionserver.  The
-   * master will not be informed of the close.
-   * @param regionname region name to close
-   * @param serverName The servername of the regionserver.  If passed null we
-   * will use servername found in the hbase:meta table. A server name
-   * is made of host, port and startcode.  Here is an example:
-   * <code> host187.example.com,60020,1289493121758</code>
-   * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs
-   */
   @Override
-  public void closeRegion(final byte [] regionname, final String serverName)
-      throws IOException {
+  public void closeRegion(final byte [] regionname, final String serverName) 
throws IOException {
     if (serverName != null) {
       Pair<HRegionInfo, ServerName> pair = 
MetaTableAccessor.getRegion(connection, regionname);
       if (pair == null || pair.getFirst() == null) {
@@ -1721,27 +1106,6 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     }
   }
 
-  /**
-   * For expert-admins. Runs close on the regionserver. Closes a region based 
on
-   * the encoded region name. The region server name is mandatory. If the
-   * servername is provided then based on the online regions in the specified
-   * regionserver the specified region will be closed. The master will not be
-   * informed of the close. Note that the regionname is the encoded regionname.
-   *
-   * @param encodedRegionName
-   *          The encoded region name; i.e. the hash that makes up the region
-   *          name suffix: e.g. if regionname is
-   *          
<code>TestTable,0094429456,1289497600452.527db22f95c8a9e0116f0cc13c680396.</code>
-   *          , then the encoded region name is:
-   *          <code>527db22f95c8a9e0116f0cc13c680396</code>.
-   * @param serverName
-   *          The servername of the regionserver. A server name is made of 
host,
-   *          port and startcode. This is mandatory. Here is an example:
-   *          <code> host187.example.com,60020,1289493121758</code>
-   * @return true if the region was closed, false if not.
-   * @throws IOException
-   *           if a remote or network exception occurs
-   */
   @Override
   public boolean closeRegionWithEncodedRegionName(final String 
encodedRegionName,
       final String serverName) throws IOException {
@@ -1766,33 +1130,19 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     }
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Close a region.  For expert-admins  Runs close on the regionserver.  The
-   * master will not be informed of the close.
-   * @param sn
-   * @param hri
-   * @throws IOException
-   */
   @Override
-  public void closeRegion(final ServerName sn, final HRegionInfo hri)
-  throws IOException {
+  public void closeRegion(final ServerName sn, final HRegionInfo hri) throws 
IOException {
     AdminService.BlockingInterface admin = this.connection.getAdmin(sn);
     // Close the region without updating zk state.
     ProtobufUtil.closeRegion(admin, sn, hri.getRegionName());
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Get all the online regions on a region server.
-   */
   @Override
   public List<HRegionInfo> getOnlineRegions(final ServerName sn) throws 
IOException {
     AdminService.BlockingInterface admin = this.connection.getAdmin(sn);
     return ProtobufUtil.getOnlineRegions(admin);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * {@inheritDoc}
-   */
   @Override
   public void flush(final TableName tableName) throws IOException {
     checkTableExists(tableName);
@@ -1804,9 +1154,6 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
       new HashMap<String, String>());
   }
 
-  /**
-   * {@inheritDoc}
-   */
   @Override
   public void flushRegion(final byte[] regionName) throws IOException {
     Pair<HRegionInfo, ServerName> regionServerPair = getRegion(regionName);
@@ -1816,7 +1163,16 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     if (regionServerPair.getSecond() == null) {
       throw new NoServerForRegionException(Bytes.toStringBinary(regionName));
     }
-    flush(regionServerPair.getSecond(), regionServerPair.getFirst());
+    HRegionInfo hRegionInfo = regionServerPair.getFirst();
+    ServerName serverName = regionServerPair.getSecond();
+    AdminService.BlockingInterface admin = 
this.connection.getAdmin(serverName);
+    FlushRegionRequest request =
+        RequestConverter.buildFlushRegionRequest(hRegionInfo.getRegionName());
+    try {
+      admin.flushRegion(null, request);
+    } catch (ServiceException se) {
+      throw ProtobufUtil.getRemoteException(se);
+    }
   }
 
   private void flush(final ServerName sn, final HRegionInfo hri)
@@ -1840,9 +1196,6 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     compact(tableName, null, false, CompactType.NORMAL);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * {@inheritDoc}
-   */
   @Override
   public void compactRegion(final byte[] regionName)
     throws IOException {
@@ -1878,18 +1231,12 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     }
   }
 
-  /**
-   * {@inheritDoc}
-   */
   @Override
   public void majorCompact(final TableName tableName)
   throws IOException {
     compact(tableName, null, true, CompactType.NORMAL);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * {@inheritDoc}
-   */
   @Override
   public void majorCompactRegion(final byte[] regionName)
   throws IOException {
@@ -1905,9 +1252,6 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     compact(tableName, columnFamily, true, CompactType.NORMAL);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * {@inheritDoc}
-   */
   @Override
   public void majorCompactRegion(final byte[] regionName, final byte[] 
columnFamily)
   throws IOException {
@@ -2001,19 +1345,6 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     }
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Move the region <code>r</code> to <code>dest</code>.
-   * @param encodedRegionName The encoded region name; i.e. the hash that makes
-   * up the region name suffix: e.g. if regionname is
-   * 
<code>TestTable,0094429456,1289497600452.527db22f95c8a9e0116f0cc13c680396.</code>,
-   * then the encoded region name is: 
<code>527db22f95c8a9e0116f0cc13c680396</code>.
-   * @param destServerName The servername of the destination regionserver.  If
-   * passed the empty byte array we'll assign to a random server.  A server 
name
-   * is made of host, port and startcode.  Here is an example:
-   * <code> host187.example.com,60020,1289493121758</code>
-   * @throws UnknownRegionException Thrown if we can't find a region named
-   * <code>encodedRegionName</code>
-   */
   @Override
   public void move(final byte [] encodedRegionName, final byte [] 
destServerName)
       throws IOException {
@@ -2034,13 +1365,6 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     });
   }
 
-  /**
-   * @param regionName
-   *          Region name to assign.
-   * @throws MasterNotRunningException
-   * @throws ZooKeeperConnectionException
-   * @throws IOException
-   */
   @Override
   public void assign(final byte[] regionName) throws MasterNotRunningException,
       ZooKeeperConnectionException, IOException {
@@ -2056,20 +1380,6 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     });
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Unassign a region from current hosting regionserver.  Region will then be
-   * assigned to a regionserver chosen at random.  Region could be reassigned
-   * back to the same server.  Use {@link #move(byte[], byte[])} if you want
-   * to control the region movement.
-   * @param regionName Region to unassign. Will clear any existing RegionPlan
-   * if one found.
-   * @param force If true, force unassign (Will remove region from
-   * regions-in-transition too if present. If results in double assignment
-   * use hbck -fix to resolve. To be used by experts).
-   * @throws MasterNotRunningException
-   * @throws ZooKeeperConnectionException
-   * @throws IOException
-   */
   @Override
   public void unassign(final byte [] regionName, final boolean force)
   throws MasterNotRunningException, ZooKeeperConnectionException, IOException {
@@ -2085,18 +1395,6 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     });
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Offline specified region from master's in-memory state. It will not 
attempt to reassign the
-   * region as in unassign. This API can be used when a region not served by 
any region server and
-   * still online as per Master's in memory state. If this API is incorrectly 
used on active region
-   * then master will loose track of that region.
-   *
-   * This is a special method that should be used by experts or hbck.
-   *
-   * @param regionName
-   *          Region to offline.
-   * @throws IOException
-   */
   @Override
   public void offline(final byte [] regionName)
   throws IOException {
@@ -2109,12 +1407,6 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     });
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Turn the load balancer on or off.
-   * @param on If true, enable balancer. If false, disable balancer.
-   * @param synchronous If true, it waits until current balance() call, if 
outstanding, to return.
-   * @return Previous balancer value
-   */
   @Override
   public boolean setBalancerRunning(final boolean on, final boolean 
synchronous)
   throws IOException {
@@ -2128,12 +1420,6 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     });
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Invoke the balancer.  Will run the balancer and if regions to move, it 
will
-   * go ahead and do the reassignments.  Can NOT run for various reasons.  
Check
-   * logs.
-   * @return True if balancer ran, false otherwise.
-   */
   @Override
   public boolean balancer() throws IOException {
     return executeCallable(new MasterCallable<Boolean>(getConnection()) {
@@ -2154,12 +1440,6 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     });
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Query the state of the balancer from the Master. It's not a guarantee 
that the balancer is
-   * actually running this very moment, but that it will run.
-   *
-   * @return True if the balancer is enabled, false otherwise.
-   */
   @Override
   public boolean isBalancerEnabled() throws IOException {
     return executeCallable(new MasterCallable<Boolean>(getConnection()) {
@@ -2171,11 +1451,6 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     });
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Invoke region normalizer. Can NOT run for various reasons.  Check logs.
-   *
-   * @return True if region normalizer ran, false otherwise.
-   */
   @Override
   public boolean normalize() throws IOException {
     return executeCallable(new MasterCallable<Boolean>(getConnection()) {
@@ -2187,11 +1462,7 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     });
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Query the current state of the region normalizer
-   *
-   * @return true if region normalizer is enabled, false otherwise.
-   */
+  @Override
   public boolean isNormalizerEnabled() throws IOException {
     return executeCallable(new MasterCallable<Boolean>(getConnection()) {
       @Override
@@ -2202,11 +1473,7 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     });
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Turn region normalizer on or off.
-   *
-   * @return Previous normalizer value
-   */
+  @Override
   public boolean setNormalizerRunning(final boolean on) throws IOException {
     return executeCallable(new MasterCallable<Boolean>(getConnection()) {
       @Override
@@ -2218,15 +1485,8 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     });
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Enable/Disable the catalog janitor
-   * @param enable if true enables the catalog janitor
-   * @return the previous state
-   * @throws MasterNotRunningException
-   */
   @Override
-  public boolean enableCatalogJanitor(final boolean enable)
-      throws IOException {
+  public boolean enableCatalogJanitor(final boolean enable) throws IOException 
{
     return executeCallable(new MasterCallable<Boolean>(getConnection()) {
       @Override
       public Boolean call(int callTimeout) throws ServiceException {
@@ -2236,11 +1496,6 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     });
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Ask for a scan of the catalog table
-   * @return the number of entries cleaned
-   * @throws MasterNotRunningException
-   */
   @Override
   public int runCatalogScan() throws IOException {
     return executeCallable(new MasterCallable<Integer>(getConnection()) {
@@ -2252,10 +1507,6 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     });
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Query on the catalog janitor state (Enabled/Disabled?)
-   * @throws org.apache.hadoop.hbase.MasterNotRunningException
-   */
   @Override
   public boolean isCatalogJanitorEnabled() throws IOException {
     return executeCallable(new MasterCallable<Boolean>(getConnection()) {
@@ -2319,21 +1570,13 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     });
   }
 
-  /**
-   * {@inheritDoc}
-   */
   @Override
-  public void split(final TableName tableName)
-    throws IOException {
+  public void split(final TableName tableName) throws IOException {
     split(tableName, null);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * {@inheritDoc}
-   */
   @Override
-  public void splitRegion(final byte[] regionName)
-    throws IOException {
+  public void splitRegion(final byte[] regionName) throws IOException {
     splitRegion(regionName, null);
   }
 
@@ -2341,8 +1584,7 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
    * {@inheritDoc}
    */
   @Override
-  public void split(final TableName tableName, final byte [] splitPoint)
-  throws IOException {
+  public void split(final TableName tableName, final byte [] splitPoint) 
throws IOException {
     ZooKeeperWatcher zookeeper = null;
     try {
       checkTableExists(tableName);
@@ -2373,12 +1615,8 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     }
   }
 
-  /**
-   * {@inheritDoc}
-   */
   @Override
-  public void splitRegion(final byte[] regionName, final byte [] splitPoint)
-  throws IOException {
+  public void splitRegion(final byte[] regionName, final byte [] splitPoint) 
throws IOException {
     Pair<HRegionInfo, ServerName> regionServerPair = getRegion(regionName);
     if (regionServerPair == null) {
       throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid region: " + 
Bytes.toStringBinary(regionName));
@@ -2406,20 +1644,6 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     ProtobufUtil.split(admin, hri, splitPoint);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Modify an existing table, more IRB friendly version. Asynchronous 
operation.
-   * This means that it may be a while before your schema change is updated 
across all of the
-   * table. You can use Future.get(long, TimeUnit) to wait on the operation to 
complete.
-   * It may throw ExecutionException if there was an error while executing the 
operation
-   * or TimeoutException in case the wait timeout was not long enough to allow 
the
-   * operation to complete.
-   *
-   * @param tableName name of table.
-   * @param htd modified description of the table
-   * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs
-   * @return the result of the async modify. You can use Future.get(long, 
TimeUnit) to wait on the
-   *     operation to complete.
-   */
   @Override
   public Future<Void> modifyTable(final TableName tableName, final 
HTableDescriptor htd)
   throws IOException {
@@ -2468,21 +1692,11 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     }
   }
 
-  public void modifyTable(final byte[] tableName, final HTableDescriptor htd)
-  throws IOException {
-    modifyTable(TableName.valueOf(tableName), htd);
-  }
-
-  public void modifyTable(final String tableName, final HTableDescriptor htd)
-  throws IOException {
-    modifyTable(TableName.valueOf(tableName), htd);
-  }
-
   /**
    * @param regionName Name of a region.
    * @return a pair of HRegionInfo and ServerName if <code>regionName</code> is
    *  a verified region name (we call {@link
-   *  MetaTableAccessor#getRegion(HConnection, byte[])}
+   *  MetaTableAccessor#getRegionLocation(HConnection, byte[])}
    *  else null.
    * Throw IllegalArgumentException if <code>regionName</code> is null.
    * @throws IOException
@@ -2573,10 +1787,6 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     });
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Shuts down the HBase cluster
-   * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs
-   */
   @Override
   public synchronized void shutdown() throws IOException {
     executeCallable(new MasterCallable<Void>(getConnection()) {
@@ -2588,12 +1798,6 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     });
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Shuts down the current HBase master only.
-   * Does not shutdown the cluster.
-   * @see #shutdown()
-   * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs
-   */
   @Override
   public synchronized void stopMaster() throws IOException {
     executeCallable(new MasterCallable<Void>(getConnection()) {
@@ -2605,12 +1809,6 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     });
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Stop the designated regionserver
-   * @param hostnamePort Hostname and port delimited by a <code>:</code> as in
-   * <code>example.org:1234</code>
-   * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs
-   */
   @Override
   public synchronized void stopRegionServer(final String hostnamePort)
   throws IOException {
@@ -2627,11 +1825,6 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     }
   }
 
-
-  /**
-   * @return cluster status
-   * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs
-   */
   @Override
   public ClusterStatus getClusterStatus() throws IOException {
     return executeCallable(new MasterCallable<ClusterStatus>(getConnection()) {
@@ -2643,19 +1836,11 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     });
   }
 
-  /**
-   * @return Configuration used by the instance.
-   */
   @Override
   public Configuration getConfiguration() {
     return this.conf;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Create a new namespace
-   * @param descriptor descriptor which describes the new namespace
-   * @throws IOException
-   */
   @Override
   public void createNamespace(final NamespaceDescriptor descriptor) throws 
IOException {
     executeCallable(new MasterCallable<Void>(getConnection()) {
@@ -2671,11 +1856,6 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     });
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Modify an existing namespace
-   * @param descriptor descriptor which describes the new namespace
-   * @throws IOException
-   */
   @Override
   public void modifyNamespace(final NamespaceDescriptor descriptor) throws 
IOException {
     executeCallable(new MasterCallable<Void>(getConnection()) {
@@ -2688,11 +1868,6 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     });
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Delete an existing namespace. Only empty namespaces (no tables) can be 
removed.
-   * @param name namespace name
-   * @throws IOException
-   */
   @Override
   public void deleteNamespace(final String name) throws IOException {
     executeCallable(new MasterCallable<Void>(getConnection()) {
@@ -2705,12 +1880,6 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     });
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Get a namespace descriptor by name
-   * @param name name of namespace descriptor
-   * @return A descriptor
-   * @throws IOException
-   */
   @Override
   public NamespaceDescriptor getNamespaceDescriptor(final String name) throws 
IOException {
     return
@@ -2724,11 +1893,6 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
         });
   }
 
-  /**
-   * List available namespace descriptors
-   * @return List of descriptors
-   * @throws IOException
-   */
   @Override
   public NamespaceDescriptor[] listNamespaceDescriptors() throws IOException {
     return
@@ -2747,11 +1911,6 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
         });
   }
 
-  /**
-   * List procedures
-   * @return procedure list
-   * @throws IOException
-   */
   @Override
   public ProcedureInfo[] listProcedures() throws IOException {
     return
@@ -2769,12 +1928,6 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
         });
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Get list of table descriptors by namespace
-   * @param name namespace name
-   * @return A descriptor
-   * @throws IOException
-   */
   @Override
   public HTableDescriptor[] listTableDescriptorsByNamespace(final String name) 
throws IOException {
     return
@@ -2794,12 +1947,6 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
         });
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Get list of table names by namespace
-   * @param name namespace name
-   * @return The list of table names in the namespace
-   * @throws IOException
-   */
   @Override
   public TableName[] listTableNamesByNamespace(final String name) throws 
IOException {
     return
@@ -2858,13 +2005,6 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     }
   }
 
-  /**
-   * get the regions of a given table.
-   *
-   * @param tableName the name of the table
-   * @return Ordered list of {@link HRegionInfo}.
-   * @throws IOException
-   */
   @Override
   public List<HRegionInfo> getTableRegions(final TableName tableName)
   throws IOException {
@@ -2884,21 +2024,10 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     return regions;
   }
 
-  public List<HRegionInfo> getTableRegions(final byte[] tableName)
-  throws IOException {
-    return getTableRegions(TableName.valueOf(tableName));
-  }
-
   @Override
   public synchronized void close() throws IOException {
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Get tableDescriptors
-   * @param tableNames List of table names
-   * @return HTD[] the tableDescriptor
-   * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs
-   */
   @Override
   public HTableDescriptor[] getTableDescriptorsByTableName(final 
List<TableName> tableNames)
   throws IOException {
@@ -2933,12 +2062,6 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     }
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Get tableDescriptors
-   * @param names List of table names
-   * @return HTD[] the tableDescriptor
-   * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs
-   */
   @Override
   public HTableDescriptor[] getTableDescriptors(List<String> names)
   throws IOException {
@@ -3015,18 +2138,12 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     }
   }
 
-  /**
-   * {@inheritDoc}
-   */
   @Override
   public CompactionState getCompactionState(final TableName tableName)
   throws IOException {
     return getCompactionState(tableName, CompactType.NORMAL);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * {@inheritDoc}
-   */
   @Override
   public CompactionState getCompactionStateForRegion(final byte[] regionName)
   throws IOException {
@@ -3049,22 +2166,6 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     }
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Take a snapshot for the given table. If the table is enabled, a 
FLUSH-type snapshot will be
-   * taken. If the table is disabled, an offline snapshot is taken.
-   * <p>
-   * Snapshots are considered unique based on <b>the name of the snapshot</b>. 
Attempts to take a
-   * snapshot with the same name (even a different type or with different 
parameters) will fail with
-   * a {@link SnapshotCreationException} indicating the duplicate naming.
-   * <p>
-   * Snapshot names follow the same naming constraints as tables in HBase. See
-   * {@link 
org.apache.hadoop.hbase.TableName#isLegalFullyQualifiedTableName(byte[])}.
-   * @param snapshotName name of the snapshot to be created
-   * @param tableName name of the table for which snapshot is created
-   * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs
-   * @throws SnapshotCreationException if snapshot creation failed
-   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the snapshot request is formatted 
incorrectly
-   */
   @Override
   public void snapshot(final String snapshotName,
                        final TableName tableName) throws IOException,
@@ -3072,86 +2173,16 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     snapshot(snapshotName, tableName, SnapshotDescription.Type.FLUSH);
   }
 
-  public void snapshot(final String snapshotName,
-                       final String tableName) throws IOException,
-      SnapshotCreationException, IllegalArgumentException {
-    snapshot(snapshotName, TableName.valueOf(tableName),
-        SnapshotDescription.Type.FLUSH);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Create snapshot for the given table of given flush type.
-   * <p>
-   * Snapshots are considered unique based on <b>the name of the snapshot</b>. 
Attempts to take a
-   * snapshot with the same name (even a different type or with different 
parameters) will fail with
-   * a {@link SnapshotCreationException} indicating the duplicate naming.
-   * <p>
-   * Snapshot names follow the same naming constraints as tables in HBase.
-   * @param snapshotName name of the snapshot to be created
-   * @param tableName name of the table for which snapshot is created
-   * @param flushType if the snapshot should be taken without flush memstore 
first
-   * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs
-   * @throws SnapshotCreationException if snapshot creation failed
-   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the snapshot request is formatted 
incorrectly
-   */
-   public void snapshot(final byte[] snapshotName, final byte[] tableName,
-                       final SnapshotDescription.Type flushType) throws
-      IOException, SnapshotCreationException, IllegalArgumentException {
-      snapshot(Bytes.toString(snapshotName), Bytes.toString(tableName), 
flushType);
-  }
-  /**
-   public void snapshot(final String snapshotName,
-    * Create a timestamp consistent snapshot for the given table.
-                        final byte[] tableName) throws IOException,
-    * <p>
-    * Snapshots are considered unique based on <b>the name of the 
snapshot</b>. Attempts to take a
-    * snapshot with the same name (even a different type or with different 
parameters) will fail
-    * with a {@link SnapshotCreationException} indicating the duplicate naming.
-    * <p>
-    * Snapshot names follow the same naming constraints as tables in HBase.
-    * @param snapshotName name of the snapshot to be created
-    * @param tableName name of the table for which snapshot is created
-    * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs
-    * @throws SnapshotCreationException if snapshot creation failed
-    * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the snapshot request is formatted 
incorrectly
-    */
-  @Override
-  public void snapshot(final byte[] snapshotName,
-                       final TableName tableName) throws IOException,
-      SnapshotCreationException, IllegalArgumentException {
+  @Override
+  public void snapshot(final byte[] snapshotName, final TableName tableName)
+      throws IOException, SnapshotCreationException, IllegalArgumentException {
     snapshot(Bytes.toString(snapshotName), tableName, 
SnapshotDescription.Type.FLUSH);
   }
 
-  public void snapshot(final byte[] snapshotName,
-                       final byte[] tableName) throws IOException,
-      SnapshotCreationException, IllegalArgumentException {
-    snapshot(Bytes.toString(snapshotName), TableName.valueOf(tableName),
-      SnapshotDescription.Type.FLUSH);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Create typed snapshot of the table.
-   * <p>
-   * Snapshots are considered unique based on <b>the name of the snapshot</b>. 
Attempts to take a
-   * snapshot with the same name (even a different type or with different 
parameters) will fail with
-   * a {@link SnapshotCreationException} indicating the duplicate naming.
-   * <p>
-   * Snapshot names follow the same naming constraints as tables in HBase. See
-   * {@link 
org.apache.hadoop.hbase.TableName#isLegalFullyQualifiedTableName(byte[])}.
-   * <p>
-   * @param snapshotName name to give the snapshot on the filesystem. Must be 
unique from all other
-   *          snapshots stored on the cluster
-   * @param tableName name of the table to snapshot
-   * @param type type of snapshot to take
-   * @throws IOException we fail to reach the master
-   * @throws SnapshotCreationException if snapshot creation failed
-   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the snapshot request is formatted 
incorrectly
-   */
   @Override
-  public void snapshot(final String snapshotName,
-                       final TableName tableName,
-                      SnapshotDescription.Type type) throws IOException, 
SnapshotCreationException,
-      IllegalArgumentException {
+  public void snapshot(final String snapshotName, final TableName tableName,
+      SnapshotDescription.Type type)
+      throws IOException, SnapshotCreationException, IllegalArgumentException {
     SnapshotDescription.Builder builder = SnapshotDescription.newBuilder();
     builder.setTable(tableName.getNameAsString());
     builder.setName(snapshotName);
@@ -3159,41 +2190,6 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     snapshot(builder.build());
   }
 
-  public void snapshot(final String snapshotName,
-                       final String tableName,
-                      SnapshotDescription.Type type) throws IOException, 
SnapshotCreationException,
-      IllegalArgumentException {
-    snapshot(snapshotName, TableName.valueOf(tableName), type);
-  }
-
-  public void snapshot(final String snapshotName,
-                       final byte[] tableName,
-                      SnapshotDescription.Type type) throws IOException, 
SnapshotCreationException,
-      IllegalArgumentException {
-    snapshot(snapshotName, TableName.valueOf(tableName), type);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Take a snapshot and wait for the server to complete that snapshot 
(blocking).
-   * <p>
-   * Only a single snapshot should be taken at a time for an instance of 
HBase, or results may be
-   * undefined (you can tell multiple HBase clusters to snapshot at the same 
time, but only one at a
-   * time for a single cluster).
-   * <p>
-   * Snapshots are considered unique based on <b>the name of the snapshot</b>. 
Attempts to take a
-   * snapshot with the same name (even a different type or with different 
parameters) will fail with
-   * a {@link SnapshotCreationException} indicating the duplicate naming.
-   * <p>
-   * Snapshot names follow the same naming constraints as tables in HBase. See
-   * {@link 
org.apache.hadoop.hbase.TableName#isLegalFullyQualifiedTableName(byte[])}.
-   * <p>
-   * You should probably use {@link #snapshot(String, String)} or {@link 
#snapshot(byte[], byte[])}
-   * unless you are sure about the type of snapshot that you want to take.
-   * @param snapshot snapshot to take
-   * @throws IOException or we lose contact with the master.
-   * @throws SnapshotCreationException if snapshot failed to be taken
-   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the snapshot request is formatted 
incorrectly
-   */
   @Override
   public void snapshot(SnapshotDescription snapshot) throws IOException, 
SnapshotCreationException,
       IllegalArgumentException {
@@ -3235,16 +2231,6 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     }
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Take a snapshot without waiting for the server to complete that snapshot 
(asynchronous)
-   * <p>
-   * Only a single snapshot should be taken at a time, or results may be 
undefined.
-   * @param snapshot snapshot to take
-   * @return response from the server indicating the max time to wait for the 
snapshot
-   * @throws IOException if the snapshot did not succeed or we lose contact 
with the master.
-   * @throws SnapshotCreationException if snapshot creation failed
-   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the snapshot request is formatted 
incorrectly
-   */
   @Override
   public SnapshotResponse takeSnapshotAsync(SnapshotDescription snapshot) 
throws IOException,
       SnapshotCreationException {
@@ -3260,26 +2246,6 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     });
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Check the current state of the passed snapshot.
-   * <p>
-   * There are three possible states:
-   * <ol>
-   * <li>running - returns <tt>false</tt></li>
-   * <li>finished - returns <tt>true</tt></li>
-   * <li>finished with error - throws the exception that caused the snapshot 
to fail</li>
-   * </ol>
-   * <p>
-   * The cluster only knows about the most recent snapshot. Therefore, if 
another snapshot has been
-   * run/started since the snapshot your are checking, you will recieve an
-   * {@link UnknownSnapshotException}.
-   * @param snapshot description of the snapshot to check
-   * @return <tt>true</tt> if the snapshot is completed, <tt>false</tt> if the 
snapshot is still
-   *         running
-   * @throws IOException if we have a network issue
-   * @throws HBaseSnapshotException if the snapshot failed
-   * @throws UnknownSnapshotException if the requested snapshot is unknown
-   */
   @Override
   public boolean isSnapshotFinished(final SnapshotDescription snapshot)
       throws IOException, HBaseSnapshotException, UnknownSnapshotException {
@@ -3293,38 +2259,12 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     }).getDone();
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Restore the specified snapshot on the original table. (The table must be 
disabled)
-   * If the "hbase.snapshot.restore.take.failsafe.snapshot" configuration 
property
-   * is set to true, a snapshot of the current table is taken
-   * before executing the restore operation.
-   * In case of restore failure, the failsafe snapshot will be restored.
-   * If the restore completes without problem the failsafe snapshot is deleted.
-   *
-   * @param snapshotName name of the snapshot to restore
-   * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs
-   * @throws RestoreSnapshotException if snapshot failed to be restored
-   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the restore request is formatted 
incorrectly
-   */
   @Override
   public void restoreSnapshot(final byte[] snapshotName)
       throws IOException, RestoreSnapshotException {
     restoreSnapshot(Bytes.toString(snapshotName));
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Restore the specified snapshot on the original table. (The table must be 
disabled)
-   * If the "hbase.snapshot.restore.take.failsafe.snapshot" configuration 
property
-   * is set to true, a snapshot of the current table is taken
-   * before executing the restore operation.
-   * In case of restore failure, the failsafe snapshot will be restored.
-   * If the restore completes without problem the failsafe snapshot is deleted.
-   *
-   * @param snapshotName name of the snapshot to restore
-   * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs
-   * @throws RestoreSnapshotException if snapshot failed to be restored
-   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the restore request is formatted 
incorrectly
-   */
   @Override
   public void restoreSnapshot(final String snapshotName)
       throws IOException, RestoreSnapshotException {
@@ -3333,44 +2273,12 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     restoreSnapshot(snapshotName, takeFailSafeSnapshot);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Restore the specified snapshot on the original table. (The table must be 
disabled)
-   * If 'takeFailSafeSnapshot' is set to true, a snapshot of the current table 
is taken
-   * before executing the restore operation.
-   * In case of restore failure, the failsafe snapshot will be restored.
-   * If the restore completes without problem the failsafe snapshot is deleted.
-   *
-   * The failsafe snapshot name is configurable by using the property
-   * "hbase.snapshot.restore.failsafe.name".
-   *
-   * @param snapshotName name of the snapshot to restore
-   * @param takeFailSafeSnapshot true if the failsafe snapshot should be taken
-   * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs
-   * @throws RestoreSnapshotException if snapshot failed to be restored
-   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the restore request is formatted 
incorrectly
-   */
   @Override
   public void restoreSnapshot(final byte[] snapshotName, final boolean 
takeFailSafeSnapshot)
       throws IOException, RestoreSnapshotException {
     restoreSnapshot(Bytes.toString(snapshotName), takeFailSafeSnapshot);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Restore the specified snapshot on the original table. (The table must be 
disabled)
-   * If 'takeFailSafeSnapshot' is set to true, a snapshot of the current table 
is taken
-   * before executing the restore operation.
-   * In case of restore failure, the failsafe snapshot will be restored.
-   * If the restore completes without problem the failsafe snapshot is deleted.
-   *
-   * The failsafe snapshot name is configurable by using the property
-   * "hbase.snapshot.restore.failsafe.name".
-   *
-   * @param snapshotName name of the snapshot to restore
-   * @param takeFailSafeSnapshot true if the failsafe snapshot should be taken
-   * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs
-   * @throws RestoreSnapshotException if snapshot failed to be restored
-   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the restore request is formatted 
incorrectly
-   */
   @Override
   public void restoreSnapshot(final String snapshotName, boolean 
takeFailSafeSnapshot)
       throws IOException, RestoreSnapshotException {
@@ -3445,64 +2353,12 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     }
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Create a new table by cloning the snapshot content.
-   *
-   * @param snapshotName name of the snapshot to be cloned
-   * @param tableName name of the table where the snapshot will be restored
-   * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs
-   * @throws TableExistsException if table to be created already exists
-   * @throws RestoreSnapshotException if snapshot failed to be cloned
-   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the specified table has not a valid 
name
-   */
-  public void cloneSnapshot(final byte[] snapshotName, final byte[] tableName)
-      throws IOException, TableExistsException, RestoreSnapshotException {
-    cloneSnapshot(Bytes.toString(snapshotName), TableName.valueOf(tableName));
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Create a new table by cloning the snapshot content.
-   *
-   * @param snapshotName name of the snapshot to be cloned
-   * @param tableName name of the table where the snapshot will be restored
-   * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs
-   * @throws TableExistsException if table to be created already exists
-   * @throws RestoreSnapshotException if snapshot failed to be cloned
-   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the specified table has not a valid 
name
-   */
   @Override
   public void cloneSnapshot(final byte[] snapshotName, final TableName 
tableName)
       throws IOException, TableExistsException, RestoreSnapshotException {
     cloneSnapshot(Bytes.toString(snapshotName), tableName);
   }
 
-
-
-  /**
-   * Create a new table by cloning the snapshot content.
-   *
-   * @param snapshotName name of the snapshot to be cloned
-   * @param tableName name of the table where the snapshot will be restored
-   * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs
-   * @throws TableExistsException if table to be created already exists
-   * @throws RestoreSnapshotException if snapshot failed to be cloned
-   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the specified table has not a valid 
name
-   */
-  public void cloneSnapshot(final String snapshotName, final String tableName)
-      throws IOException, TableExistsException, RestoreSnapshotException, 
InterruptedException {
-    cloneSnapshot(snapshotName, TableName.valueOf(tableName));
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Create a new table by cloning the snapshot content.
-   *
-   * @param snapshotName name of the snapshot to be cloned
-   * @param tableName name of the table where the snapshot will be restored
-   * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs
-   * @throws TableExistsException if table to be created already exists
-   * @throws RestoreSnapshotException if snapshot failed to be cloned
-   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the specified table has not a valid 
name
-   */
   @Override
   public void cloneSnapshot(final String snapshotName, final TableName 
tableName)
       throws IOException, TableExistsException, RestoreSnapshotException {
@@ -3513,20 +2369,9 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     waitUntilTableIsEnabled(tableName);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Execute a distributed procedure on a cluster synchronously with return 
data
-   *
-   * @param signature A distributed procedure is uniquely identified
-   * by its signature (default the root ZK node name of the procedure).
-   * @param instance The instance name of the procedure. For some procedures, 
this parameter is
-   * optional.
-   * @param props Property/Value pairs of properties passing to the procedure
-   * @return data returned after procedure execution. null if no return data.
-   * @throws IOException
-   */
   @Override
-  public byte[] execProcedureWithRet(String signature, String instance,
-      Map<String, String> props) throws IOException {
+  public byte[] execProcedureWithRet(String signature, String instance, 
Map<String, String> props)
+      throws IOException {
     ProcedureDescription.Builder builder = ProcedureDescription.newBuilder();
     builder.setSignature(signature).setInstance(instance);
     for (Entry<String, String> entry : props.entrySet()) {
@@ -3548,19 +2393,10 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
 
     return response.hasReturnData() ? response.getReturnData().toByteArray() : 
null;
   }
-  /**
-   * Execute a distributed procedure on a cluster.
-   *
-   * @param signature A distributed procedure is uniquely identified
-   * by its signature (default the root ZK node name of the procedure).
-   * @param instance The instance name of the procedure. For some procedures, 
this parameter is
-   * optional.
-   * @param props Property/Value pairs of properties passing to the procedure
-   * @throws IOException
-   */
+
   @Override
-  public void execProcedure(String signature, String instance,
-      Map<String, String> props) throws IOException {
+  public void execProcedure(String signature, String instance, Map<String, 
String> props)
+      throws IOException {
     ProcedureDescription.Builder builder = ProcedureDescription.newBuilder();
     builder.setSignature(signature).setInstance(instance);
     for (Entry<String, String> entry : props.entrySet()) {
@@ -3608,23 +2444,6 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     }
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Check the current state of the specified procedure.
-   * <p>
-   * There are three possible states:
-   * <ol>
-   * <li>running - returns <tt>false</tt></li>
-   * <li>finished - returns <tt>true</tt></li>
-   * <li>finished with error - throws the exception that caused the procedure 
to fail</li>
-   * </ol>
-   * <p>
-   *
-   * @param signature The signature that uniquely identifies a procedure
-   * @param instance The instance name of the procedure
-   * @param props Property/Value pairs of properties passing to the procedure
-   * @return true if the specified procedure is finished successfully, false 
if it is still running
-   * @throws IOException if the specified procedure finished with error
-   */
   @Override
   public boolean isProcedureFinished(String signature, String instance, 
Map<String, String> props)
       throws IOException {
@@ -3656,8 +2475,7 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
    * @throws RestoreSnapshotException if snapshot failed to be restored
    * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the restore request is formatted 
incorrectly
    */
-  private void internalRestoreSnapshot(final String snapshotName, final 
TableName
-      tableName)
+  private void internalRestoreSnapshot(final String snapshotName, final 
TableName tableName)
       throws IOException, RestoreSnapshotException {
     SnapshotDescription snapshot = SnapshotDescription.newBuilder()
         .setName(snapshotName).setTable(tableName.getNameAsString()).build();
@@ -3722,11 +2540,6 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     });
   }
 
-  /**
-   * List completed snapshots.
-   * @return a list of snapshot descriptors for completed snapshots
-   * @throws IOException if a network error occurs
-   */
   @Override
   public List<SnapshotDescription> listSnapshots() throws IOException {
     return executeCallable(new 
MasterCallable<List<SnapshotDescription>>(getConnection()) {
@@ -3738,25 +2551,11 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     });
   }
 
-  /**
-   * List all the completed snapshots matching the given regular expression.
-   *
-   * @param regex The regular expression to match against
-   * @return - returns a List of SnapshotDescription
-   * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs
-   */
   @Override
   public List<SnapshotDescription> listSnapshots(String regex) throws 
IOException {
     return listSnapshots(Pattern.compile(regex));
   }
 
-  /**
-   * List all the completed snapshots matching the given pattern.
-   *
-   * @param pattern The compiled regular expression to match against
-   * @return - returns a List of SnapshotDescription
-   * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs
-   */
   @Override
   public List<SnapshotDescription> listSnapshots(Pattern pattern) throws 
IOException {
     List<SnapshotDescription> matched = new LinkedList<SnapshotDescription>();
@@ -3769,28 +2568,12 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     return matched;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * List all the completed snapshots matching the given table name regular 
expression and snapshot
-   * name regular expression.
-   * @param tableNameRegex The table name regular expression to match against
-   * @param snapshotNameRegex The snapshot name regular expression to match 
against
-   * @return returns a List of completed SnapshotDescription
-   * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs
-   */
   @Override
   public List<SnapshotDescription> listTableSnapshots(String tableNameRegex,
       String snapshotNameRegex) throws IOException {
     return listTableSnapshots(Pattern.compile(tableNameRegex), 
Pattern.compile(snapshotNameRegex));
   }
 
-  /**
-   * List all the completed snapshots matching the given table name regular 
expression and snapshot
-   * name regular expression.
-   * @param tableNamePattern The compiled table name regular expression to 
match against
-   * @param snapshotNamePattern The compiled snapshot name regular expression 
to match against
-   * @return returns a List of completed SnapshotDescription
-   * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs
-   */
   @Override
   public List<SnapshotDescription> listTableSnapshots(Pattern tableNamePattern,
       Pattern snapshotNamePattern) throws IOException {
@@ -3808,21 +2591,11 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     return tableSnapshots;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Delete an existing snapshot.
-   * @param snapshotName name of the snapshot
-   * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs
-   */
   @Override
   public void deleteSnapshot(final byte[] snapshotName) throws IOException {
     deleteSnapshot(Bytes.toString(snapshotName));
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Delete an existing snapshot.
-   * @param snapshotName name of the snapshot
-   * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs
-   */
   @Override
   public void deleteSnapshot(final String snapshotName) throws IOException {
     // make sure the snapshot is possibly valid
@@ -3840,21 +2613,11 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     });
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Delete existing snapshots whose names match the pattern passed.
-   * @param regex The regular expression to match against
-   * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs
-   */
   @Override
   public void deleteSnapshots(final String regex) throws IOException {
     deleteSnapshots(Pattern.compile(regex));
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Delete existing snapshots whose names match the pattern passed.
-   * @param pattern pattern for names of the snapshot to match
-   * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs
-   */
   @Override
   public void deleteSnapshots(final Pattern pattern) throws IOException {
     List<SnapshotDescription> snapshots = listSnapshots(pattern);
@@ -3880,26 +2643,12 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     });
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Delete all existing snapshots matching the given table name regular 
expression and snapshot
-   * name regular expression.
-   * @param tableNameRegex The table name regular expression to match against
-   * @param snapshotNameRegex The snapshot name regular expression to match 
against
-   * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs
-   */
   @Override
   public void deleteTableSnapshots(String tableNameRegex, String 
snapshotNameRegex)
       throws IOException {
     deleteTableSnapshots(Pattern.compile(tableNameRegex), 
Pattern.compile(snapshotNameRegex));
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Delete all existing snapshots matching the given table name regular 
expression and snapshot
-   * name regular expression.
-   * @param tableNamePattern The compiled table name regular expression to 
match against
-   * @param snapshotNamePattern The compiled snapshot name regular expression 
to match against
-   * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs
-   */
   @Override
   public void deleteTableSnapshots(Pattern tableNamePattern, Pattern 
snapshotNamePattern)
       throws IOException {
@@ -3914,12 +2663,6 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     }
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Apply the new quota settings.
-   *
-   * @param quota the quota settings
-   * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs
-   */
   @Override
   public void setQuota(final QuotaSettings quota) throws IOException {
     executeCallable(new MasterCallable<Void>(getConnection()) {
@@ -3931,13 +2674,6 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     });
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Return a Quota Scanner to list the quotas based on the filter.
-   *
-   * @param filter the quota settings filter
-   * @return the quota scanner
-   * @throws IOException if a remote or network exception occurs
-   */
   @Override
   public QuotaRetriever getQuotaRetriever(final QuotaFilter filter) throws 
IOException {
     return QuotaRetriever.open(conf, filter);
@@ -3958,27 +2694,6 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     }
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Creates and returns a {@link com.google.protobuf.RpcChannel} instance
-   * connected to the active master.
-   *
-   * <p>
-   * The obtained {@link com.google.protobuf.RpcChannel} instance can be used 
to access a published
-   * coprocessor {@link com.google.protobuf.Service} using standard protobuf 
service invocations:
-   * </p>
-   *
-   * <div style="background-color: #cccccc; padding: 2px">
-   * <blockquote><pre>
-   * CoprocessorRpcChannel channel = myAdmin.coprocessorService();
-   * MyService.BlockingInterface service = MyService.newBlockingStub(channel);
-   * MyCallRequest request = MyCallRequest.newBuilder()
-   *     ...
-   *     .build();
-   * MyCallResponse response = service.myCall(null, request);
-   * </pre></blockquote></div>
-   *
-   * @return A MasterCoprocessorRpcChannel instance
-   */
   @Override
   public CoprocessorRpcChannel coprocessorService() {
     return new MasterCoprocessorRpcChannel(connection);
@@ -4000,28 +2715,6 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Admin {
     }
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Creates and returns a {@link com.google.protobuf.RpcChannel} instance
-   * connected to the passed region server.
-   *
-   * <p>
-   * The obtained {@link com.google.protobuf.RpcChannel} instance can be used 
to access a published
-   * coprocessor {@link com.google.protobuf.Service} using standard protobuf 
service invocations:
-   * </p>
-   *
-   * <div style="background-color: #cccccc; padding: 2px">
-   * <blockquote><pre>
-   * CoprocessorRpcChannel channel = myAdmin.coprocessorService(serverName);
-   * MyService.BlockingInterface service = MyService.newBlockingStub(channel);
-   * MyCallRequest request = MyCallRequest.newBuilder()
-   *     ...
-   *     .build();
-   * MyCallResponse response = service.myCall(null, request);
-   * </pre></blockquote></div>
-   *
-   * @param sn the server name to which the endpoint call is made
-   * @return A RegionServerCoprocessorRpcChannel instance
-   */
   @Override
   public CoprocessorRpcChannel coprocessorService(ServerName sn) {
     return new RegionServerCoprocessorRpcChannel(connection, sn);

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diff --git 
a/hbase-it/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/IntegrationTestDDLMasterFailover.java
 
b/hbase-it/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/IntegrationTestDDLMasterFailover.java
index dffde55..d9c7caa 100644
--- 
a/hbase-it/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/IntegrationTestDDLMasterFailover.java
+++ 
b/hbase-it/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/IntegrationTestDDLMasterFailover.java
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ public class IntegrationTestDDLMasterFailover extends 
IntegrationTestBase {
         }
         TableName tableName = selected.getTableName();
         LOG.info("Deleting column family: " + cfd + " from table: " + 
tableName);
-        admin.deleteColumn(tableName, cfd.getName());
+        admin.deleteColumnFamily(tableName, cfd.getName());
         // assertion
         HTableDescriptor freshTableDesc = admin.getTableDescriptor(tableName);
         Assert.assertFalse("Column family: " + cfd + " was not added",

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