Your should run mysqldump and backup the database to a different machine. This way you do not have to rebuild the meta-data. Simply restore the database to a machine and you are done.
On 7/18/12, Senthilvel Rangaswamy <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > We are using MySQL as the meta datastore. Let's say the db crashed hard and > we lost all data. What is > the process to rebuild the meta-data assuming the data on hdfs is intact. > Are there tools available to do > this ? > > -- > ..Senthil > > "If there's anything more important than my ego around, I want it > caught and shot now." > - Douglas Adams. >
