HBase – Describe & Alter
describe This command returns the description of the table. Its syntax is as follows: hbase> describe 'table name' Given below is the output of the describe command on the emp table. hbase(main):006:0>…
describe This command returns the description of the table. Its syntax is as follows: hbase> describe 'table name' Given below is the output of the describe command on the emp table. hbase(main):006:0>…
Enabling a Table using HBase Shell Syntax to enable a table: enable ‘emp’ Example Given below is an example to enable a table. hbase(main):005:0> enable 'emp' 0 row(s) in 0.4580…
Disabling a Table using HBase Shell To delete a table or change its settings, you need to first disable the table using the disable command. You can re-enable it using…
Listing a Table using HBase Shell list is the command that is used to list all the tables in HBase. Given below is the syntax of the list command. hbase(main):001:0…
Creating a Table using HBase Shell You can create a table using the create command, here you must specify the table name and the Column Family name. The syntax to create a table in…
HBase is written in java, therefore it provides java API to communicate with HBase. Java API is the fastest way to communicate with HBase. Given below is the referenced java…
The general commands in HBase are status, version, table_help, and whoami. This chapter explains these commands. status This command returns the status of the system including the details of the…
This chapter explains how to start HBase interactive shell that comes along with HBase. HBase Shell HBase contains a shell using which you can communicate with HBase. HBase uses the…
This chapter explains how HBase is installed and initially configured. Java and Hadoop are required to proceed with HBase, so you have to download and install java and Hadoop in…
In HBase, tables are split into regions and are served by the region servers. Regions are vertically divided by column families into “Stores”. Stores are saved as files in HDFS.…