setRegionState (Hbck2)

Manually sets the state of a specific region in hbase:meta.

Command Syntax

Options

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

Possible Region States

Description

Use this command when a region’s state in hbase:meta is incorrect and is blocking an operation such as assign or unassign. For example, an unassign operation may only proceed if the region is in one of the following states:

Before running this command, you must ensure that no active procedure—such as assign, split, or merge—is currently handling the region. To verify this, use the list_procedures command in the HBase shell.

For tables with region replicas, the region identifier must include both:

• The primary region’s encoded region name

• The replica ID

Use the format:

Return Values

• "0" — The region state was successfully changed

• "1" — The region state could not be changed

Examples

1. Set a region to the CLOSING state:

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

Example contents of fileName1:

Run the command: