snapshot

Definition

Takes a snapshot of the specified table.

Usage

snapshot '[<namespace_name>:]<table_name>',
         '<snapshot_name>'[,
         {SKIP_FLUSH => <skip_flush_value>}]
Arguments
Parameter Description

namespace_name

A namespace name

table_name

A table name

snapshot_name

A snapshot name

skip_flush_value

A boolean field that defines whether or not to skip flush operations

Examples

hbase(main):004:0> snapshot 'temp1', 'snap1'
Took 0.6258 seconds
hbase(main):009:0> snapshot 'ns1:temp2', 'snap2'
Took 0.5650 seconds
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