setTableState (Hbck2)

Manually sets the state of an HBase table.

Command Syntax

hbase hbck -j <path-to-hbck2-jar> setTableState [<TABLENAME> <STATE> | -i <INPUT_FILE>...]

Options

-i, --inputFiles <file1> [<file2>...] Specifies one or more files containing table names and table states, one pair per line.

Possible Table States

ENABLED

DISABLED

DISABLING

ENABLING

Description

This command forcefully sets the state of a table in HBase. It is typically used when a table becomes stuck in an incorrect or inconsistent state.

You can check a table’s current state using the HBase shell:

hbase> get 'hbase:meta', '<TABLENAME>', 'table:state'

Common cell values include:

• \x08\x00 → ENABLED
• \x08\x01 → DISABLED

You can also use:

hbase> describe "<TABLENAME>"

This provides a more readable view of the table schema and its current state.

Return Value

The command returns the previous state of the table before the update was applied.

Examples

1. Enable the users table:

hbase hbck -j <path-to-hbck2-jar> setTableState users ENABLED

2. Set table states from a file (fileName1):

Example fileName1 contents:

mytable DISABLED

another_table ENABLED

Run the command:

hbase hbck -j <path-to-hbck2-jar> setTableState -i fileName1