How to back up and restore data in HBase?

1 year ago
Ava Mitchell
1 minute

You can backup and restore data in HBase using either the built-in tools or third-party tools. Here are the steps for backing up and restoring data using HBase’s built-in tools:

  1. Data backup:
  1. Export table data to HDFS using the HBase Export tool: hbase org.apache.hadoop.hbase.mapreduce.Export.
  2. Back up the exported data file to a secure location, you can use HDFS commands or other backup tools for this.
  1. Data recovery.
  1. Use HBase Import tool to import backup data into HBase: hbase org.apache.hadoop.hbase.mapreduce.Import

It is important to note that before performing data recovery operations, you need to create the target table first and then import the backup data into the target table.

In addition to using the tools provided by HBase, you can also consider using other third-party tools like Apache Falcon, Hortonworks Data Lifecycle Manager, etc. for data backup and recovery operations. These tools can offer more flexible and reliable data backup and recovery features.

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