Hi JM Here is the problem if we use the ExportSnapshot feature to export data to the dest cluster, it seems we cannot do incremental backup.
Thanks aij On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 7:54 PM, Jean-Marc Spaggiari <jean-m...@spaggiari.org > wrote: > Hi, > > You can take a look at replication. Activate replication from a date X and > then copy table from date 0 to date x from the origin to the dest cluster. > > You can also export the snapshot. Take a look at 15.8.8 here: > http://hbase.apache.org/book/ops.snapshots.html > > JM > > > 2014-04-02 7:23 GMT-04:00 R W <aijw...@gmail.com>: > > > Hi Esteban > > > > I checked the snapshot feature and tried myself, it's very good, one of > the > > introduction > > > > > http://blog.cloudera.com/blog/2013/03/introduction-to-apache-hbase-snapshots/mentioned > > about: > > > > Clone a snapshot: This operation creates a new table using the same > schema > > > and with the same data present in the specified snapshot. The result of > > > this operation is a new fully functional table that can can be modified > > > with no impact on the original table or the snapshot. > > > > > > I think this clone operation will make a copy of the snapshot, then > create > > the new table from the copy of the snapshot, am i correct? Otherwise, > > modification to the new table will change the snapshot, right? > > > > Another question, if we want to backup hbase data somewhere else, it > seems > > we cannot go with snapshot feature, we want the data to be backup even > > after the whole Hadoop cluster down, any idea? > > > > Thanks > > aij > > > > > > On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 2:12 PM, Esteban Gutierrez <este...@cloudera.com > > >wrote: > > > > > Hello Aij, > > > > > > Snapshots are the suggested method since HBase 0.94.6, they provide > > better > > > consistency for backing up data in HBase. You can find more information > > in > > > the HBase Book here: > > > > > > https://hbase.apache.org/book.html#ops.snapshots > > > > > > Depending on your use case and resources you might want to consider > > > replication as well: > > > > > > http://hbase.apache.org/replication.html > > > > > > cheers, > > > esteban. > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Cloudera, Inc. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 10:56 PM, R W <aijw...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Guys > > > > > > > > I'm using hbase org.apache.hadoop.hbase.mapreduce.Export > > > > / org.apache.hadoop.hbase.mapreduce.Import to backup and restore > HBase > > > > data, at least it's good to me, i would like to know if there are any > > > > better solutions or practices on how to backup HBase data, that will > be > > > > really helpful for us, thanks. > > > > > > > > Cheers > > > > aij > > > > > > > > > >
