ddanielr commented on issue #4220: URL: https://github.com/apache/accumulo/issues/4220#issuecomment-1924575721
> This is a nice change because it makes the 3.1 release have the following > > * removes the experimental status of external compaction > * external compactions in 3.1 and 4.0 have a similar user experience > > This avoids encouraging use of external compactions in 3.1 and changing the user experience for that feature in 4.0 To expand on the user experience part: In 2.1 we expect the user to configure a new server type of "compaction-coordinator" to use external compactions. This requires a modification to the cluster.yaml but is considered an `experimental` configuration change. In `3.1` we change the feature to be supported and there are no direct user changes. In `elasticity` we drastically change the cluster.yaml format and remove the concept of a separate compaction-coordinator server. By moving the compaction-coordinator change down into `3.1`, we reduce a lot of the configuration churn for users and make it part of the expected step of a feature moving from `experimental` status to `supported`. -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: [email protected]
