Hi St. Ack, I read something while browsing . Right now don't have link but if I come across something similar , I will let you know. Thanks for info. It is really a big relief :)
-----Original Message----- From: saint....@gmail.com [mailto:saint....@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Stack Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2011 9:27 PM To: user@hbase.apache.org Subject: Re: Custom timestamps On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 9:59 PM, Stuti Awasthi <stutiawas...@hcl.com> wrote: > Hi St. Ack , Ben > > I also have a scenario that in my case I have to take periodical backup of > Hbase data. For that I have will be using export/import tool. I have decided > to take backup based on time range interval. I have read it in some other > posts also that it is not good idea for one to use timestamp field of Hbase. What you are doing sounds fine to me. Which posts say it bad so I can see what issues in particular they are referring to. Thanks, St.Ack ::DISCLAIMER:: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The contents of this e-mail and any attachment(s) are confidential and intended for the named recipient(s) only. It shall not attach any liability on the originator or HCL or its affiliates. Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and may not necessarily reflect the opinions of HCL or its affiliates. Any form of reproduction, dissemination, copying, disclosure, modification, distribution and / or publication of this message without the prior written consent of the author of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error please delete it and notify the sender immediately. Before opening any mail and attachments please check them for viruses and defect. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------