Re: Regions can split, but can they combine?

They won't merge automatically. For a manual process see http://hbase.apache.org/book.html#ops.regionmgt.merge J-D On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 12:25 PM, Tom Brown wrote: > I know that regions can split (either manually, or automatically), but > is there any process whereby regions that have previou

Regions can split, but can they combine?

I know that regions can split (either manually, or automatically), but is there any process whereby regions that have previously split will combine (perhaps when one region shrunk)? If so, what are the conditions that cause it, and does it happen automatically or only via a manual process? Thanks