diff --git a/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/HBaseAdmin.java b/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/HBaseAdmin.java
index 409d274d2dc..387947a1bd5 100644
--- a/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/HBaseAdmin.java
+++ b/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/HBaseAdmin.java
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.classification.InterfaceStability;
 import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.Abortable;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.ClusterStatus;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.TableName;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HBaseConfiguration;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HBaseIOException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HColumnDescriptor;
@@ -47,12 +46,13 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HConstants;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HRegionInfo;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HRegionLocation;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HTableDescriptor;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.NamespaceDescriptor;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.MasterNotRunningException;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.NamespaceDescriptor;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.NotServingRegionException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.RegionException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.ServerName;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.TableExistsException;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.TableName;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.TableNotDisabledException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.TableNotEnabledException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.TableNotFoundException;
@@ -63,12 +63,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.catalog.MetaReader;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.MetaScanner.MetaScannerVisitor;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.MetaScanner.MetaScannerVisitorBase;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.exceptions.DeserializationException;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.regionserver.wal.FailedLogCloseException;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.snapshot.HBaseSnapshotException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.exceptions.MergeRegionException;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.snapshot.RestoreSnapshotException;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.snapshot.SnapshotCreationException;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.snapshot.UnknownSnapshotException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.ipc.CoprocessorRpcChannel;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.ipc.MasterCoprocessorRpcChannel;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.ipc.PayloadCarryingRpcController;
@@ -135,7 +130,12 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.protobuf.generated.MasterProtos.ExecProcedureRequ
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.protobuf.generated.MasterProtos.ExecProcedureResponse;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.protobuf.generated.MasterProtos.IsProcedureDoneRequest;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.protobuf.generated.MasterProtos.IsProcedureDoneResponse;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.regionserver.wal.FailedLogCloseException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.snapshot.ClientSnapshotDescriptionUtils;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.snapshot.HBaseSnapshotException;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.snapshot.RestoreSnapshotException;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.snapshot.SnapshotCreationException;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.snapshot.UnknownSnapshotException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.Addressing;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.Bytes;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.EnvironmentEdgeManager;
@@ -1394,7 +1394,7 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Abortable, Closeable {
     AdminService.BlockingInterface admin = this.connection.getAdmin(sn);
     // Close the region without updating zk state.
     CloseRegionRequest request =
-      RequestConverter.buildCloseRegionRequest(encodedRegionName, false);
+      RequestConverter.buildCloseRegionRequest(sn, encodedRegionName, false);
     try {
       CloseRegionResponse response = admin.closeRegion(null, request);
       boolean isRegionClosed = response.getClosed();
@@ -1418,7 +1418,7 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Abortable, Closeable {
   throws IOException {
     AdminService.BlockingInterface admin = this.connection.getAdmin(sn);
     // Close the region without updating zk state.
-    ProtobufUtil.closeRegion(admin, hri.getRegionName(), false);
+    ProtobufUtil.closeRegion(admin, sn, hri.getRegionName(), false);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1758,9 +1758,9 @@ public class HBaseAdmin implements Abortable, Closeable {
    * region as in unassign. This API can be used when a region not served by any region server and
    * still online as per Master's in memory state. If this API is incorrectly used on active region
    * then master will loose track of that region.
-   * 
+   *
    * This is a special method that should be used by experts or hbck.
-   * 
+   *
    * @param regionName
    *          Region to offline.
    * @throws IOException
diff --git a/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/protobuf/ProtobufUtil.java b/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/protobuf/ProtobufUtil.java
index 1a0525e9b89..09dc4360b4e 100644
--- a/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/protobuf/ProtobufUtil.java
+++ b/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/protobuf/ProtobufUtil.java
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ public final class ProtobufUtil {
    * @param cellScanner
    * @param proto the protocol buffer Mutate to convert
    * @return the converted client Append
-   * @throws IOException 
+   * @throws IOException
    */
   public static Append toAppend(final MutationProto proto, final CellScanner cellScanner)
   throws IOException {
@@ -1548,9 +1548,9 @@ public final class ProtobufUtil {
    * @throws IOException
    */
   public static void closeRegion(final AdminService.BlockingInterface admin,
-      final byte[] regionName, final boolean transitionInZK) throws IOException {
+      final ServerName server, final byte[] regionName, final boolean transitionInZK) throws IOException {
     CloseRegionRequest closeRegionRequest =
-      RequestConverter.buildCloseRegionRequest(regionName, transitionInZK);
+      RequestConverter.buildCloseRegionRequest(server, regionName, transitionInZK);
     try {
       admin.closeRegion(null, closeRegionRequest);
     } catch (ServiceException se) {
@@ -1569,11 +1569,12 @@ public final class ProtobufUtil {
    * @throws IOException
    */
   public static boolean closeRegion(final AdminService.BlockingInterface admin,
+      final ServerName server,
       final byte[] regionName,
       final int versionOfClosingNode, final ServerName destinationServer,
       final boolean transitionInZK) throws IOException {
     CloseRegionRequest closeRegionRequest =
-      RequestConverter.buildCloseRegionRequest(
+      RequestConverter.buildCloseRegionRequest(server,
         regionName, versionOfClosingNode, destinationServer, transitionInZK);
     try {
       CloseRegionResponse response = admin.closeRegion(null, closeRegionRequest);
@@ -1591,9 +1592,9 @@ public final class ProtobufUtil {
    * @throws IOException
    */
   public static void openRegion(final AdminService.BlockingInterface admin,
-      final HRegionInfo region) throws IOException {
+      ServerName server, final HRegionInfo region) throws IOException {
     OpenRegionRequest request =
-      RequestConverter.buildOpenRegionRequest(region, -1, null);
+      RequestConverter.buildOpenRegionRequest(server, region, -1, null);
     try {
       admin.openRegion(null, request);
     } catch (ServiceException se) {
@@ -2489,7 +2490,7 @@ public final class ProtobufUtil {
 
   /**
    * Convert a protocol buffer CellVisibility to a client CellVisibility
-   * 
+   *
    * @param proto
    * @return the converted client CellVisibility
    */
@@ -2500,7 +2501,7 @@ public final class ProtobufUtil {
 
   /**
    * Convert a protocol buffer CellVisibility bytes to a client CellVisibility
-   * 
+   *
    * @param protoBytes
    * @return the converted client CellVisibility
    * @throws DeserializationException
@@ -2519,7 +2520,7 @@ public final class ProtobufUtil {
 
   /**
    * Create a protocol buffer CellVisibility based on a client CellVisibility.
-   * 
+   *
    * @param cellVisibility
    * @return a protocol buffer CellVisibility
    */
@@ -2531,7 +2532,7 @@ public final class ProtobufUtil {
 
   /**
    * Convert a protocol buffer Authorizations to a client Authorizations
-   * 
+   *
    * @param proto
    * @return the converted client Authorizations
    */
@@ -2542,7 +2543,7 @@ public final class ProtobufUtil {
 
   /**
    * Convert a protocol buffer Authorizations bytes to a client Authorizations
-   * 
+   *
    * @param protoBytes
    * @return the converted client Authorizations
    * @throws DeserializationException
@@ -2561,7 +2562,7 @@ public final class ProtobufUtil {
 
   /**
    * Create a protocol buffer Authorizations based on a client Authorizations.
-   * 
+   *
    * @param authorizations
    * @return a protocol buffer Authorizations
    */
diff --git a/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/protobuf/RequestConverter.java b/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/protobuf/RequestConverter.java
index 49a7a44e4be..685fd4722a2 100644
--- a/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/protobuf/RequestConverter.java
+++ b/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/protobuf/RequestConverter.java
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@ import java.util.List;
 import com.google.protobuf.HBaseZeroCopyByteString;
 import org.apache.hadoop.classification.InterfaceAudience;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellScannable;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HConstants;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.TableName;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.DoNotRetryIOException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HColumnDescriptor;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HConstants;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HRegionInfo;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HTableDescriptor;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.ServerName;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.TableName;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.Action;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.Append;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.Delete;
@@ -719,15 +719,19 @@ public final class RequestConverter {
  /**
   * Create a protocol buffer OpenRegionRequest for a given region
   *
+  * @param server the serverName for the RPC
   * @param region the region to open
- * @param versionOfOfflineNode that needs to be present in the offline node
- * @param favoredNodes
+  * @param versionOfOfflineNode that needs to be present in the offline node
+  * @param favoredNodes
   * @return a protocol buffer OpenRegionRequest
   */
- public static OpenRegionRequest buildOpenRegionRequest(
+ public static OpenRegionRequest buildOpenRegionRequest(ServerName server,
      final HRegionInfo region, final int versionOfOfflineNode, List<ServerName> favoredNodes) {
    OpenRegionRequest.Builder builder = OpenRegionRequest.newBuilder();
    builder.addOpenInfo(buildRegionOpenInfo(region, versionOfOfflineNode, favoredNodes));
+   if (server != null) {
+     builder.setServerStartCode(server.getStartcode());
+   }
    return builder.build();
  }
 
@@ -757,17 +761,20 @@ public final class RequestConverter {
   * @param transitionInZK indicator if to transition in ZK
   * @return a CloseRegionRequest
   */
- public static CloseRegionRequest buildCloseRegionRequest(
+ public static CloseRegionRequest buildCloseRegionRequest(ServerName server,
      final byte[] regionName, final boolean transitionInZK) {
    CloseRegionRequest.Builder builder = CloseRegionRequest.newBuilder();
    RegionSpecifier region = buildRegionSpecifier(
      RegionSpecifierType.REGION_NAME, regionName);
    builder.setRegion(region);
    builder.setTransitionInZK(transitionInZK);
+   if (server != null) {
+     builder.setServerStartCode(server.getStartcode());
+   }
    return builder.build();
  }
 
-  public static CloseRegionRequest buildCloseRegionRequest(
+  public static CloseRegionRequest buildCloseRegionRequest(ServerName server,
     final byte[] regionName, final int versionOfClosingNode,
     ServerName destinationServer, final boolean transitionInZK) {
     CloseRegionRequest.Builder builder = CloseRegionRequest.newBuilder();
@@ -779,6 +786,9 @@ public final class RequestConverter {
     if (destinationServer != null){
       builder.setDestinationServer(ProtobufUtil.toServerName( destinationServer) );
     }
+    if (server != null) {
+      builder.setServerStartCode(server.getStartcode());
+    }
     return builder.build();
   }
 
@@ -790,7 +800,7 @@ public final class RequestConverter {
   * @return a CloseRegionRequest
   */
  public static CloseRegionRequest
-     buildCloseRegionRequest(final String encodedRegionName,
+     buildCloseRegionRequest(ServerName server, final String encodedRegionName,
        final boolean transitionInZK) {
    CloseRegionRequest.Builder builder = CloseRegionRequest.newBuilder();
    RegionSpecifier region = buildRegionSpecifier(
@@ -798,6 +808,9 @@ public final class RequestConverter {
      Bytes.toBytes(encodedRegionName));
    builder.setRegion(region);
    builder.setTransitionInZK(transitionInZK);
+   if (server != null) {
+     builder.setServerStartCode(server.getStartcode());
+   }
    return builder.build();
  }
 
diff --git a/hbase-protocol/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/protobuf/generated/AdminProtos.java b/hbase-protocol/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/protobuf/generated/AdminProtos.java
index 54e8f32cc55..0ad10ad7370 100644
--- a/hbase-protocol/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/protobuf/generated/AdminProtos.java
+++ b/hbase-protocol/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/protobuf/generated/AdminProtos.java
@@ -3856,6 +3856,24 @@ public final class AdminProtos {
      */
     org.apache.hadoop.hbase.protobuf.generated.AdminProtos.OpenRegionRequest.RegionOpenInfoOrBuilder getOpenInfoOrBuilder(
         int index);
+
+    // optional uint64 serverStartCode = 2;
+    /**
+     * <code>optional uint64 serverStartCode = 2;</code>
+     *
+     * <pre>
+     * the intended server for this RPC.
+     * </pre>
+     */
+    boolean hasServerStartCode();
+    /**
+     * <code>optional uint64 serverStartCode = 2;</code>
+     *
+     * <pre>
+     * the intended server for this RPC.
+     * </pre>
+     */
+    long getServerStartCode();
   }
   /**
    * Protobuf type {@code OpenRegionRequest}
@@ -3916,6 +3934,11 @@ public final class AdminProtos {
               openInfo_.add(input.readMessage(org.apache.hadoop.hbase.protobuf.generated.AdminProtos.OpenRegionRequest.RegionOpenInfo.PARSER, extensionRegistry));
               break;
             }
+            case 16: {
+              bitField0_ |= 0x00000001;
+              serverStartCode_ = input.readUInt64();
+              break;
+            }
           }
         }
       } catch (com.google.protobuf.InvalidProtocolBufferException e) {
@@ -4989,6 +5012,7 @@ public final class AdminProtos {
       // @@protoc_insertion_point(class_scope:OpenRegionRequest.RegionOpenInfo)
     }
 
+    private int bitField0_;
     // repeated .OpenRegionRequest.RegionOpenInfo open_info = 1;
     public static final int OPEN_INFO_FIELD_NUMBER = 1;
     private java.util.List<org.apache.hadoop.hbase.protobuf.generated.AdminProtos.OpenRegionRequest.RegionOpenInfo> openInfo_;
@@ -5025,8 +5049,33 @@ public final class AdminProtos {
       return openInfo_.get(index);
     }
 
+    // optional uint64 serverStartCode = 2;
+    public static final int SERVERSTARTCODE_FIELD_NUMBER = 2;
+    private long serverStartCode_;
+    /**
+     * <code>optional uint64 serverStartCode = 2;</code>
+     *
+     * <pre>
+     * the intended server for this RPC.
+     * </pre>
+     */
+    public boolean hasServerStartCode() {
+      return ((bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001);
+    }
+    /**
+     * <code>optional uint64 serverStartCode = 2;</code>
+     *
+     * <pre>
+     * the intended server for this RPC.
+     * </pre>
+     */
+    public long getServerStartCode() {
+      return serverStartCode_;
+    }
+
     private void initFields() {
       openInfo_ = java.util.Collections.emptyList();
+      serverStartCode_ = 0L;
     }
     private byte memoizedIsInitialized = -1;
     public final boolean isInitialized() {
@@ -5049,6 +5098,9 @@ public final class AdminProtos {
       for (int i = 0; i < openInfo_.size(); i++) {
         output.writeMessage(1, openInfo_.get(i));
       }
+      if (((bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001)) {
+        output.writeUInt64(2, serverStartCode_);
+      }
       getUnknownFields().writeTo(output);
     }
 
@@ -5062,6 +5114,10 @@ public final class AdminProtos {
         size += com.google.protobuf.CodedOutputStream
           .computeMessageSize(1, openInfo_.get(i));
       }
+      if (((bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001)) {
+        size += com.google.protobuf.CodedOutputStream
+          .computeUInt64Size(2, serverStartCode_);
+      }
       size += getUnknownFields().getSerializedSize();
       memoizedSerializedSize = size;
       return size;
@@ -5087,6 +5143,11 @@ public final class AdminProtos {
       boolean result = true;
       result = result && getOpenInfoList()
           .equals(other.getOpenInfoList());
+      result = result && (hasServerStartCode() == other.hasServerStartCode());
+      if (hasServerStartCode()) {
+        result = result && (getServerStartCode()
+            == other.getServerStartCode());
+      }
       result = result &&
           getUnknownFields().equals(other.getUnknownFields());
       return result;
@@ -5104,6 +5165,10 @@ public final class AdminProtos {
         hash = (37 * hash) + OPEN_INFO_FIELD_NUMBER;
         hash = (53 * hash) + getOpenInfoList().hashCode();
       }
+      if (hasServerStartCode()) {
+        hash = (37 * hash) + SERVERSTARTCODE_FIELD_NUMBER;
+        hash = (53 * hash) + hashLong(getServerStartCode());
+      }
       hash = (29 * hash) + getUnknownFields().hashCode();
       memoizedHashCode = hash;
       return hash;
@@ -5220,6 +5285,8 @@ public final class AdminProtos {
         } else {
           openInfoBuilder_.clear();
         }
+        serverStartCode_ = 0L;
+        bitField0_ = (bitField0_ & ~0x00000002);
         return this;
       }
 
@@ -5247,6 +5314,7 @@ public final class AdminProtos {
       public org.apache.hadoop.hbase.protobuf.generated.AdminProtos.OpenRegionRequest buildPartial() {
         org.apache.hadoop.hbase.protobuf.generated.AdminProtos.OpenRegionRequest result = new org.apache.hadoop.hbase.protobuf.generated.AdminProtos.OpenRegionRequest(this);
         int from_bitField0_ = bitField0_;
+        int to_bitField0_ = 0;
         if (openInfoBuilder_ == null) {
           if (((bitField0_ & 0x00000001) == 0x00000001)) {
             openInfo_ = java.util.Collections.unmodifiableList(openInfo_);
@@ -5256,6 +5324,11 @@ public final class AdminProtos {
         } else {
           result.openInfo_ = openInfoBuilder_.build();
         }
+        if (((from_bitField0_ & 0x00000002) == 0x00000002)) {
+          to_bitField0_ |= 0x00000001;
+        }
+        result.serverStartCode_ = serverStartCode_;
+        result.bitField0_ = to_bitField0_;
         onBuilt();
         return result;
       }
@@ -5297,6 +5370,9 @@ public final class AdminProtos {
             }
           }
         }
+        if (other.hasServerStartCode()) {
+          setServerStartCode(other.getServerStartCode());
+        }
         this.mergeUnknownFields(other.getUnknownFields());
         return this;
       }
@@ -5570,6 +5646,55 @@ public final class AdminProtos {
         return openInfoBuilder_;
       }
 
+      // optional uint64 serverStartCode = 2;
+      private long serverStartCode_ ;
+      /**
+       * <code>optional uint64 serverStartCode = 2;</code>
+       *
+       * <pre>
+       * the intended server for this RPC.
+       * </pre>
+       */
+      public boolean hasServerStartCode() {
+        return ((bitField0_ & 0x00000002) == 0x00000002);
+      }
+      /**
+       * <code>optional uint64 serverStartCode = 2;</code>
+       *
+       * <pre>
+       * the intended server for this RPC.
+       * </pre>
+       */
+      public long getServerStartCode() {
+        return serverStartCode_;
+      }
+      /**
+       * <code>optional uint64 serverStartCode = 2;</code>
+       *
+       * <pre>
+       * the intended server for this RPC.
+       * </pre>
+       */
+      public Builder setServerStartCode(long value) {
+        bitField0_ |= 0x00000002;
+        serverStartCode_ = value;
+        onChanged();
+        return this;
+      }
+      /**
+       * <code>optional uint64 serverStartCode = 2;</code>
+       *
+       * <pre>
+       * the intended server for this RPC.
+       * </pre>
+       */
+      public Builder clearServerStartCode() {
+        bitField0_ = (bitField0_ & ~0x00000002);
+        serverStartCode_ = 0L;
+        onChanged();
+        return this;
+      }
+
       // @@protoc_insertion_point(builder_scope:OpenRegionRequest)
     }
 
@@ -6243,6 +6368,24 @@ public final class AdminProtos {
      * <code>optional .ServerName destination_server = 4;</code>
      */
     org.apache.hadoop.hbase.protobuf.generated.HBaseProtos.ServerNameOrBuilder getDestinationServerOrBuilder();
+
+    // optional uint64 serverStartCode = 5;
+    /**
+     * <code>optional uint64 serverStartCode = 5;</code>
+     *
+     * <pre>
+     * the intended server for this RPC.
+     * </pre>
+     */
+    boolean hasServerStartCode();
+    /**
+     * <code>optional uint64 serverStartCode = 5;</code>
+     *
+     * <pre>
+     * the intended server for this RPC.
+     * </pre>
+     */
+    long getServerStartCode();
   }
   /**
    * Protobuf type {@code CloseRegionRequest}
@@ -6337,6 +6480,11 @@ public final class AdminProtos {
               bitField0_ |= 0x00000008;
               break;
             }
+            case 40: {
+              bitField0_ |= 0x00000010;
+              serverStartCode_ = input.readUInt64();
+              break;
+            }
           }
         }
       } catch (com.google.protobuf.InvalidProtocolBufferException e) {
@@ -6453,11 +6601,36 @@ public final class AdminProtos {
       return destinationServer_;
     }
 
+    // optional uint64 serverStartCode = 5;
+    public static final int SERVERSTARTCODE_FIELD_NUMBER = 5;
+    private long serverStartCode_;
+    /**
+     * <code>optional uint64 serverStartCode = 5;</code>
+     *
+     * <pre>
+     * the intended server for this RPC.
+     * </pre>
+     */
+    public boolean hasServerStartCode() {
+      return ((bitField0_ & 0x00000010) == 0x00000010);
+    }
+    /**
+     * <code>optional uint64 serverStartCode = 5;</code>
+     *
+     * <pre>
+     * the intended server for this RPC.
+     * </pre>
+     */
+    public long getServerStartCode() {
+      return serverStartCode_;
+    }
+
     private void initFields() {
       region_ = org.apache.hadoop.hbase.protobuf.generated.HBaseProtos.RegionSpecifier.getDefaultInstance();
       versionOfClosingNode_ = 0;
       transitionInZK_ = true;
       destinationServer_ = org.apache.hadoop.hbase.protobuf.generated.HBaseProtos.ServerName.getDefaultInstance();
+      serverStartCode_ = 0L;
     }
     private byte memoizedIsInitialized = -1;
     public final boolean isInitialized() {
@@ -6497,6 +6670,9 @@ public final class AdminProtos {
       if (((bitField0_ & 0x00000008) == 0x00000008)) {
         output.writeMessage(4, destinationServer_);
       }
+      if (((bitField0_ & 0x00000010) == 0x00000010)) {
+        output.writeUInt64(5, serverStartCode_);
+      }
       getUnknownFields().writeTo(output);
     }
 
@@ -6522,6 +6698,10 @@ public final class AdminProtos {
         size += com.google.protobuf.CodedOutputStream
           .computeMessageSize(4, destinationServer_);
       }
+      if (((bitField0_ & 0x00000010) == 0x00000010)) {
+        size += com.google.protobuf.CodedOutputStream
+          .computeUInt64Size(5, serverStartCode_);
+      }
       size += getUnknownFields().getSerializedSize();
       memoizedSerializedSize = size;
       return size;
@@ -6565,6 +6745,11 @@ public final class AdminProtos {
         result = result && getDestinationServer()
             .equals(other.getDestinationServer());
       }
+      result = result && (hasServerStartCode() == other.hasServerStartCode());
+      if (hasServerStartCode()) {
+        result = result && (getServerStartCode()
+            == other.getServerStartCode());
+      }
       result = result &&
           getUnknownFields().equals(other.getUnknownFields());
       return result;
@@ -6594,6 +6779,10 @@ public final class AdminProtos {
         hash = (37 * hash) + DESTINATION_SERVER_FIELD_NUMBER;
         hash = (53 * hash) + getDestinationServer().hashCode();
       }
+      if (hasServerStartCode()) {
+        hash = (37 * hash) + SERVERSTARTCODE_FIELD_NUMBER;
+        hash = (53 * hash) + hashLong(getServerStartCode());
+      }
       hash = (29 * hash) + getUnknownFields().hashCode();
       memoizedHashCode = hash;
       return hash;
@@ -6727,6 +6916,8 @@ public final class AdminProtos {
           destinationServerBuilder_.clear();
         }
         bitField0_ = (bitField0_ & ~0x00000008);
+        serverStartCode_ = 0L;
+        bitField0_ = (bitField0_ & ~0x00000010);
         return this;
       }
 
@@ -6779,6 +6970,10 @@ public final class AdminProtos {
         } else {
           result.destinationServer_ = destinationServerBuilder_.build();
         }
+        if (((from_bitField0_ & 0x00000010) == 0x00000010)) {
+          to_bitField0_ |= 0x00000010;
+        }
+        result.serverStartCode_ = serverStartCode_;
         result.bitField0_ = to_bitField0_;
         onBuilt();
         return result;
@@ -6807,6 +7002,9 @@ public final class AdminProtos {
         if (other.hasDestinationServer()) {
           mergeDestinationServer(other.getDestinationServer());
         }
+        if (other.hasServerStartCode()) {
+          setServerStartCode(other.getServerStartCode());
+        }
         this.mergeUnknownFields(other.getUnknownFields());
         return this;
       }
@@ -7148,6 +7346,55 @@ public final class AdminProtos {
         return destinationServerBuilder_;
       }
 
+      // optional uint64 serverStartCode = 5;
+      private long serverStartCode_ ;
+      /**
+       * <code>optional uint64 serverStartCode = 5;</code>
+       *
+       * <pre>
+       * the intended server for this RPC.
+       * </pre>
+       */
+      public boolean hasServerStartCode() {
+        return ((bitField0_ & 0x00000010) == 0x00000010);
+      }
+      /**
+       * <code>optional uint64 serverStartCode = 5;</code>
+       *
+       * <pre>
+       * the intended server for this RPC.
+       * </pre>
+       */
+      public long getServerStartCode() {
+        return serverStartCode_;
+      }
+      /**
+       * <code>optional uint64 serverStartCode = 5;</code>
+       *
+       * <pre>
+       * the intended server for this RPC.
+       * </pre>
+       */
+      public Builder setServerStartCode(long value) {
+        bitField0_ |= 0x00000010;
+        serverStartCode_ = value;
+        onChanged();
+        return this;
+      }
+      /**
+       * <code>optional uint64 serverStartCode = 5;</code>
+       *
+       * <pre>
+       * the intended server for this RPC.
+       * </pre>
+       */
+      public Builder clearServerStartCode() {
+        bitField0_ = (bitField0_ & ~0x00000010);
+        serverStartCode_ = 0L;
+        onChanged();
+        return this;
+      }
+
       // @@protoc_insertion_point(builder_scope:CloseRegionRequest)
     }
 
@@ -20919,76 +21166,77 @@ public final class AdminProtos {
       "FileResponse\022\022\n\nstore_file\030\001 \003(\t\"\030\n\026GetO" +
       "nlineRegionRequest\";\n\027GetOnlineRegionRes" +
       "ponse\022 \n\013region_info\030\001 \003(\0132\013.RegionInfo\"" +
-      "\275\001\n\021OpenRegionRequest\0224\n\topen_info\030\001 \003(\013" +
-      "2!.OpenRegionRequest.RegionOpenInfo\032r\n\016R" +
-      "egionOpenInfo\022\033\n\006region\030\001 \002(\0132\013.RegionIn" +
-      "fo\022\037\n\027version_of_offline_node\030\002 \001(\r\022\"\n\rf" +
-      "avored_nodes\030\003 \003(\0132\013.ServerName\"\235\001\n\022Open" +
-      "RegionResponse\022=\n\ropening_state\030\001 \003(\0162&.",
-      "OpenRegionResponse.RegionOpeningState\"H\n" +
-      "\022RegionOpeningState\022\n\n\006OPENED\020\000\022\022\n\016ALREA" +
-      "DY_OPENED\020\001\022\022\n\016FAILED_OPENING\020\002\"\240\001\n\022Clos" +
-      "eRegionRequest\022 \n\006region\030\001 \002(\0132\020.RegionS" +
-      "pecifier\022\037\n\027version_of_closing_node\030\002 \001(" +
-      "\r\022\036\n\020transition_in_ZK\030\003 \001(\010:\004true\022\'\n\022des" +
-      "tination_server\030\004 \001(\0132\013.ServerName\"%\n\023Cl" +
-      "oseRegionResponse\022\016\n\006closed\030\001 \002(\010\"P\n\022Flu" +
-      "shRegionRequest\022 \n\006region\030\001 \002(\0132\020.Region" +
-      "Specifier\022\030\n\020if_older_than_ts\030\002 \001(\004\"?\n\023F",
-      "lushRegionResponse\022\027\n\017last_flush_time\030\001 " +
-      "\002(\004\022\017\n\007flushed\030\002 \001(\010\"K\n\022SplitRegionReque" +
-      "st\022 \n\006region\030\001 \002(\0132\020.RegionSpecifier\022\023\n\013" +
-      "split_point\030\002 \001(\014\"\025\n\023SplitRegionResponse" +
-      "\"W\n\024CompactRegionRequest\022 \n\006region\030\001 \002(\013" +
-      "2\020.RegionSpecifier\022\r\n\005major\030\002 \001(\010\022\016\n\006fam" +
-      "ily\030\003 \001(\014\"\027\n\025CompactRegionResponse\"\262\001\n\031U" +
-      "pdateFavoredNodesRequest\022@\n\013update_info\030" +
-      "\001 \003(\0132+.UpdateFavoredNodesRequest.Region" +
-      "UpdateInfo\032S\n\020RegionUpdateInfo\022\033\n\006region",
-      "\030\001 \002(\0132\013.RegionInfo\022\"\n\rfavored_nodes\030\002 \003" +
-      "(\0132\013.ServerName\".\n\032UpdateFavoredNodesRes" +
-      "ponse\022\020\n\010response\030\001 \001(\r\"v\n\023MergeRegionsR" +
-      "equest\022\"\n\010region_a\030\001 \002(\0132\020.RegionSpecifi" +
-      "er\022\"\n\010region_b\030\002 \002(\0132\020.RegionSpecifier\022\027" +
-      "\n\010forcible\030\003 \001(\010:\005false\"\026\n\024MergeRegionsR" +
-      "esponse\"X\n\010WALEntry\022\024\n\003key\030\001 \002(\0132\007.WALKe" +
-      "y\022\027\n\017key_value_bytes\030\002 \003(\014\022\035\n\025associated" +
-      "_cell_count\030\003 \001(\005\"4\n\030ReplicateWALEntryRe" +
-      "quest\022\030\n\005entry\030\001 \003(\0132\t.WALEntry\"\033\n\031Repli",
-      "cateWALEntryResponse\"\026\n\024RollWALWriterReq" +
-      "uest\"0\n\025RollWALWriterResponse\022\027\n\017region_" +
-      "to_flush\030\001 \003(\014\"#\n\021StopServerRequest\022\016\n\006r" +
-      "eason\030\001 \002(\t\"\024\n\022StopServerResponse\"\026\n\024Get" +
-      "ServerInfoRequest\"B\n\nServerInfo\022 \n\013serve" +
-      "r_name\030\001 \002(\0132\013.ServerName\022\022\n\nwebui_port\030" +
-      "\002 \001(\r\"9\n\025GetServerInfoResponse\022 \n\013server" +
-      "_info\030\001 \002(\0132\013.ServerInfo2\306\007\n\014AdminServic" +
-      "e\022>\n\rGetRegionInfo\022\025.GetRegionInfoReques" +
-      "t\032\026.GetRegionInfoResponse\022;\n\014GetStoreFil",
-      "e\022\024.GetStoreFileRequest\032\025.GetStoreFileRe" +
-      "sponse\022D\n\017GetOnlineRegion\022\027.GetOnlineReg" +
-      "ionRequest\032\030.GetOnlineRegionResponse\0225\n\n" +
-      "OpenRegion\022\022.OpenRegionRequest\032\023.OpenReg" +
-      "ionResponse\0228\n\013CloseRegion\022\023.CloseRegion" +
-      "Request\032\024.CloseRegionResponse\0228\n\013FlushRe" +
-      "gion\022\023.FlushRegionRequest\032\024.FlushRegionR" +
-      "esponse\0228\n\013SplitRegion\022\023.SplitRegionRequ" +
-      "est\032\024.SplitRegionResponse\022>\n\rCompactRegi" +
-      "on\022\025.CompactRegionRequest\032\026.CompactRegio",
-      "nResponse\022;\n\014MergeRegions\022\024.MergeRegions" +
-      "Request\032\025.MergeRegionsResponse\022J\n\021Replic" +
-      "ateWALEntry\022\031.ReplicateWALEntryRequest\032\032" +
-      ".ReplicateWALEntryResponse\022?\n\006Replay\022\031.R" +
-      "eplicateWALEntryRequest\032\032.ReplicateWALEn" +
-      "tryResponse\022>\n\rRollWALWriter\022\025.RollWALWr" +
-      "iterRequest\032\026.RollWALWriterResponse\022>\n\rG" +
-      "etServerInfo\022\025.GetServerInfoRequest\032\026.Ge" +
-      "tServerInfoResponse\0225\n\nStopServer\022\022.Stop" +
-      "ServerRequest\032\023.StopServerResponse\022M\n\022Up",
-      "dateFavoredNodes\022\032.UpdateFavoredNodesReq" +
-      "uest\032\033.UpdateFavoredNodesResponseBA\n*org" +
-      ".apache.hadoop.hbase.protobuf.generatedB" +
-      "\013AdminProtosH\001\210\001\001\240\001\001"
+      "\326\001\n\021OpenRegionRequest\0224\n\topen_info\030\001 \003(\013" +
+      "2!.OpenRegionRequest.RegionOpenInfo\022\027\n\017s" +
+      "erverStartCode\030\002 \001(\004\032r\n\016RegionOpenInfo\022\033" +
+      "\n\006region\030\001 \002(\0132\013.RegionInfo\022\037\n\027version_o" +
+      "f_offline_node\030\002 \001(\r\022\"\n\rfavored_nodes\030\003 " +
+      "\003(\0132\013.ServerName\"\235\001\n\022OpenRegionResponse\022",
+      "=\n\ropening_state\030\001 \003(\0162&.OpenRegionRespo" +
+      "nse.RegionOpeningState\"H\n\022RegionOpeningS" +
+      "tate\022\n\n\006OPENED\020\000\022\022\n\016ALREADY_OPENED\020\001\022\022\n\016" +
+      "FAILED_OPENING\020\002\"\271\001\n\022CloseRegionRequest\022" +
+      " \n\006region\030\001 \002(\0132\020.RegionSpecifier\022\037\n\027ver" +
+      "sion_of_closing_node\030\002 \001(\r\022\036\n\020transition" +
+      "_in_ZK\030\003 \001(\010:\004true\022\'\n\022destination_server" +
+      "\030\004 \001(\0132\013.ServerName\022\027\n\017serverStartCode\030\005" +
+      " \001(\004\"%\n\023CloseRegionResponse\022\016\n\006closed\030\001 " +
+      "\002(\010\"P\n\022FlushRegionRequest\022 \n\006region\030\001 \002(",
+      "\0132\020.RegionSpecifier\022\030\n\020if_older_than_ts\030" +
+      "\002 \001(\004\"?\n\023FlushRegionResponse\022\027\n\017last_flu" +
+      "sh_time\030\001 \002(\004\022\017\n\007flushed\030\002 \001(\010\"K\n\022SplitR" +
+      "egionRequest\022 \n\006region\030\001 \002(\0132\020.RegionSpe" +
+      "cifier\022\023\n\013split_point\030\002 \001(\014\"\025\n\023SplitRegi" +
+      "onResponse\"W\n\024CompactRegionRequest\022 \n\006re" +
+      "gion\030\001 \002(\0132\020.RegionSpecifier\022\r\n\005major\030\002 " +
+      "\001(\010\022\016\n\006family\030\003 \001(\014\"\027\n\025CompactRegionResp" +
+      "onse\"\262\001\n\031UpdateFavoredNodesRequest\022@\n\013up" +
+      "date_info\030\001 \003(\0132+.UpdateFavoredNodesRequ",
+      "est.RegionUpdateInfo\032S\n\020RegionUpdateInfo" +
+      "\022\033\n\006region\030\001 \002(\0132\013.RegionInfo\022\"\n\rfavored" +
+      "_nodes\030\002 \003(\0132\013.ServerName\".\n\032UpdateFavor" +
+      "edNodesResponse\022\020\n\010response\030\001 \001(\r\"v\n\023Mer" +
+      "geRegionsRequest\022\"\n\010region_a\030\001 \002(\0132\020.Reg" +
+      "ionSpecifier\022\"\n\010region_b\030\002 \002(\0132\020.RegionS" +
+      "pecifier\022\027\n\010forcible\030\003 \001(\010:\005false\"\026\n\024Mer" +
+      "geRegionsResponse\"X\n\010WALEntry\022\024\n\003key\030\001 \002" +
+      "(\0132\007.WALKey\022\027\n\017key_value_bytes\030\002 \003(\014\022\035\n\025" +
+      "associated_cell_count\030\003 \001(\005\"4\n\030Replicate",
+      "WALEntryRequest\022\030\n\005entry\030\001 \003(\0132\t.WALEntr" +
+      "y\"\033\n\031ReplicateWALEntryResponse\"\026\n\024RollWA" +
+      "LWriterRequest\"0\n\025RollWALWriterResponse\022" +
+      "\027\n\017region_to_flush\030\001 \003(\014\"#\n\021StopServerRe" +
+      "quest\022\016\n\006reason\030\001 \002(\t\"\024\n\022StopServerRespo" +
+      "nse\"\026\n\024GetServerInfoRequest\"B\n\nServerInf" +
+      "o\022 \n\013server_name\030\001 \002(\0132\013.ServerName\022\022\n\nw" +
+      "ebui_port\030\002 \001(\r\"9\n\025GetServerInfoResponse" +
+      "\022 \n\013server_info\030\001 \002(\0132\013.ServerInfo2\306\007\n\014A" +
+      "dminService\022>\n\rGetRegionInfo\022\025.GetRegion",
+      "InfoRequest\032\026.GetRegionInfoResponse\022;\n\014G" +
+      "etStoreFile\022\024.GetStoreFileRequest\032\025.GetS" +
+      "toreFileResponse\022D\n\017GetOnlineRegion\022\027.Ge" +
+      "tOnlineRegionRequest\032\030.GetOnlineRegionRe" +
+      "sponse\0225\n\nOpenRegion\022\022.OpenRegionRequest" +
+      "\032\023.OpenRegionResponse\0228\n\013CloseRegion\022\023.C" +
+      "loseRegionRequest\032\024.CloseRegionResponse\022" +
+      "8\n\013FlushRegion\022\023.FlushRegionRequest\032\024.Fl" +
+      "ushRegionResponse\0228\n\013SplitRegion\022\023.Split" +
+      "RegionRequest\032\024.SplitRegionResponse\022>\n\rC",
+      "ompactRegion\022\025.CompactRegionRequest\032\026.Co" +
+      "mpactRegionResponse\022;\n\014MergeRegions\022\024.Me" +
+      "rgeRegionsRequest\032\025.MergeRegionsResponse" +
+      "\022J\n\021ReplicateWALEntry\022\031.ReplicateWALEntr" +
+      "yRequest\032\032.ReplicateWALEntryResponse\022?\n\006" +
+      "Replay\022\031.ReplicateWALEntryRequest\032\032.Repl" +
+      "icateWALEntryResponse\022>\n\rRollWALWriter\022\025" +
+      ".RollWALWriterRequest\032\026.RollWALWriterRes" +
+      "ponse\022>\n\rGetServerInfo\022\025.GetServerInfoRe" +
+      "quest\032\026.GetServerInfoResponse\0225\n\nStopSer",
+      "ver\022\022.StopServerRequest\032\023.StopServerResp" +
+      "onse\022M\n\022UpdateFavoredNodes\022\032.UpdateFavor" +
+      "edNodesRequest\032\033.UpdateFavoredNodesRespo" +
+      "nseBA\n*org.apache.hadoop.hbase.protobuf." +
+      "generatedB\013AdminProtosH\001\210\001\001\240\001\001"
     };
     com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.FileDescriptor.InternalDescriptorAssigner assigner =
       new com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.FileDescriptor.InternalDescriptorAssigner() {
@@ -21036,7 +21284,7 @@ public final class AdminProtos {
           internal_static_OpenRegionRequest_fieldAccessorTable = new
             com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessage.FieldAccessorTable(
               internal_static_OpenRegionRequest_descriptor,
-              new java.lang.String[] { "OpenInfo", });
+              new java.lang.String[] { "OpenInfo", "ServerStartCode", });
           internal_static_OpenRegionRequest_RegionOpenInfo_descriptor =
             internal_static_OpenRegionRequest_descriptor.getNestedTypes().get(0);
           internal_static_OpenRegionRequest_RegionOpenInfo_fieldAccessorTable = new
@@ -21054,7 +21302,7 @@ public final class AdminProtos {
           internal_static_CloseRegionRequest_fieldAccessorTable = new
             com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessage.FieldAccessorTable(
               internal_static_CloseRegionRequest_descriptor,
-              new java.lang.String[] { "Region", "VersionOfClosingNode", "TransitionInZK", "DestinationServer", });
+              new java.lang.String[] { "Region", "VersionOfClosingNode", "TransitionInZK", "DestinationServer", "ServerStartCode", });
           internal_static_CloseRegionResponse_descriptor =
             getDescriptor().getMessageTypes().get(9);
           internal_static_CloseRegionResponse_fieldAccessorTable = new
diff --git a/hbase-protocol/src/main/protobuf/Admin.proto b/hbase-protocol/src/main/protobuf/Admin.proto
index c881851e84d..5b889cd10b5 100644
--- a/hbase-protocol/src/main/protobuf/Admin.proto
+++ b/hbase-protocol/src/main/protobuf/Admin.proto
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ message GetOnlineRegionResponse {
 
 message OpenRegionRequest {
   repeated RegionOpenInfo open_info = 1;
+  // the intended server for this RPC.
+  optional uint64 serverStartCode = 2;
 
   message RegionOpenInfo {
     required RegionInfo region = 1;
@@ -95,6 +97,8 @@ message CloseRegionRequest {
   optional uint32 version_of_closing_node = 2;
   optional bool transition_in_ZK = 3 [default = true];
   optional ServerName destination_server = 4;
+  // the intended server for this RPC.
+  optional uint64 serverStartCode = 5;
 }
 
 message CloseRegionResponse {
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/ServerManager.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/ServerManager.java
index 72f7dc437f8..09cfee1c21f 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/ServerManager.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/ServerManager.java
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ public class ServerManager {
       return RegionOpeningState.FAILED_OPENING;
     }
     OpenRegionRequest request =
-      RequestConverter.buildOpenRegionRequest(region, versionOfOfflineNode, favoredNodes);
+      RequestConverter.buildOpenRegionRequest(server, region, versionOfOfflineNode, favoredNodes);
     try {
       OpenRegionResponse response = admin.openRegion(null, request);
       return ResponseConverter.getRegionOpeningState(response);
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ public class ServerManager {
         region.getRegionNameAsString() +
         " failed because no RPC connection found to this server");
     }
-    return ProtobufUtil.closeRegion(admin, region.getRegionName(),
+    return ProtobufUtil.closeRegion(admin, server, region.getRegionName(),
       versionOfClosingNode, dest, transitionInZK);
   }
 
@@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ public class ServerManager {
   Map<ServerName, Boolean> getRequeuedDeadServers() {
     return Collections.unmodifiableMap(this.requeuedDeadServers);
   }
-  
+
   public boolean isServerOnline(ServerName serverName) {
     return serverName != null && onlineServers.containsKey(serverName);
   }
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ public class ServerManager {
       }
     }
   }
-  
+
   /**
    * To clear any dead server with same host name and port of any online server
    */
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HRegionServer.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HRegionServer.java
index e5eec504a7a..d94f029c496 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HRegionServer.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HRegionServer.java
@@ -3606,6 +3606,15 @@ public class HRegionServer implements ClientProtos.ClientService.BlockingInterfa
       throw new ServiceException(ie);
     }
     requestCount.increment();
+    if (request.hasServerStartCode() && this.serverNameFromMasterPOV != null) {
+      // check that we are the same server that this RPC is intended for.
+      long serverStartCode = request.getServerStartCode();
+      if (this.serverNameFromMasterPOV.getStartcode() !=  serverStartCode) {
+        throw new ServiceException(new DoNotRetryIOException("This RPC was intended for a " +
+            "different server with startCode: " + serverStartCode + ", this server is: "
+            + this.serverNameFromMasterPOV));
+      }
+    }
     OpenRegionResponse.Builder builder = OpenRegionResponse.newBuilder();
     final int regionCount = request.getOpenInfoCount();
     final Map<TableName, HTableDescriptor> htds =
@@ -3763,6 +3772,15 @@ public class HRegionServer implements ClientProtos.ClientService.BlockingInterfa
 
     try {
       checkOpen();
+      if (request.hasServerStartCode() && this.serverNameFromMasterPOV != null) {
+        // check that we are the same server that this RPC is intended for.
+        long serverStartCode = request.getServerStartCode();
+        if (this.serverNameFromMasterPOV.getStartcode() !=  serverStartCode) {
+          throw new ServiceException(new DoNotRetryIOException("This RPC was intended for a " +
+              "different server with startCode: " + serverStartCode + ", this server is: "
+              + this.serverNameFromMasterPOV));
+        }
+      }
       final String encodedRegionName = ProtobufUtil.getRegionEncodedName(request.getRegion());
 
       // Can be null if we're calling close on a region that's not online
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/HBaseFsckRepair.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/HBaseFsckRepair.java
index 1b97d6903c3..727c0d41def 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/HBaseFsckRepair.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/HBaseFsckRepair.java
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ public class HBaseFsckRepair {
     HConnection connection = admin.getConnection();
     AdminService.BlockingInterface rs = connection.getAdmin(server);
     try {
-      ProtobufUtil.closeRegion(rs, region.getRegionName(), false);
+      ProtobufUtil.closeRegion(rs, server, region.getRegionName(), false);
     } catch (IOException e) {
       LOG.warn("Exception when closing region: " + region.getRegionNameAsString(), e);
     }
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/TestScannersFromClientSide.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/TestScannersFromClientSide.java
index 17a56b6e46e..46b02a003df 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/TestScannersFromClientSide.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/TestScannersFromClientSide.java
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ public class TestScannersFromClientSide {
     byte[] regionName = hri.getRegionName();
     int i = cluster.getServerWith(regionName);
     HRegionServer rs = cluster.getRegionServer(i);
-    ProtobufUtil.closeRegion(rs, regionName, false);
+    ProtobufUtil.closeRegion(rs, rs.getServerName(), regionName, false);
     long startTime = EnvironmentEdgeManager.currentTimeMillis();
     long timeOut = 300000;
     while (true) {
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ public class TestScannersFromClientSide {
       states.regionOffline(hri);
       states.updateRegionState(hri, State.OPENING);
       ZKAssign.createNodeOffline(zkw, hri, loc.getServerName());
-      ProtobufUtil.openRegion(rs, hri);
+      ProtobufUtil.openRegion(rs, rs.getServerName(), hri);
       startTime = EnvironmentEdgeManager.currentTimeMillis();
       while (true) {
         if (rs.getOnlineRegion(regionName) != null) {
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/TestAssignmentManager.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/TestAssignmentManager.java
index 4a06b6dadb6..455105a9246 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/TestAssignmentManager.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/TestAssignmentManager.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
 
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellScannable;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellUtil;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.DoNotRetryIOException;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HBaseConfiguration;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HBaseTestingUtility;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HConstants;
@@ -56,8 +57,8 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.executor.ExecutorType;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.ipc.PayloadCarryingRpcController;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.RegionState.State;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.TableLockManager.NullTableLockManager;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.balancer.SimpleLoadBalancer;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.balancer.LoadBalancerFactory;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.balancer.SimpleLoadBalancer;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.handler.EnableTableHandler;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.handler.ServerShutdownHandler;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.protobuf.ProtobufUtil;
@@ -611,6 +612,7 @@ public class TestAssignmentManager {
     Mockito.when(implementation.scan(
       (RpcController)Mockito.any(), (ScanRequest)Mockito.any())).
       thenAnswer(new Answer<ScanResponse>() {
+          @Override
           public ScanResponse answer(InvocationOnMock invocation) throws Throwable {
             PayloadCarryingRpcController controller = (PayloadCarryingRpcController) invocation
                 .getArguments()[0];
@@ -716,6 +718,7 @@ public class TestAssignmentManager {
       this.server, this.serverManager);
     Watcher zkw = new ZooKeeperWatcher(HBaseConfiguration.create(), "unittest",
         null) {
+      @Override
       public RecoverableZooKeeper getRecoverableZooKeeper() {
         return recoverableZk;
       }
@@ -1111,6 +1114,7 @@ public class TestAssignmentManager {
     final List<CellScannable> rows = new ArrayList<CellScannable>(1);
     rows.add(r);
     Answer<ScanResponse> ans = new Answer<ClientProtos.ScanResponse>() {
+      @Override
       public ScanResponse answer(InvocationOnMock invocation) throws Throwable {
         PayloadCarryingRpcController controller = (PayloadCarryingRpcController) invocation
             .getArguments()[0];
@@ -1240,6 +1244,7 @@ public class TestAssignmentManager {
     // Thats ok because we make a new zk watcher for each test.
     watcher.registerListenerFirst(am);
     Thread t = new Thread("RunAmJoinCluster") {
+      @Override
       public void run() {
         // Call the joinCluster function as though we were doing a master
         // failover at this point. It will stall just before we go to add
@@ -1362,4 +1367,35 @@ public class TestAssignmentManager {
     assertFalse("The region should not in transition",
       regionStates.isRegionInTransition(hri));
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Tests an on-the-fly RPC that was scheduled for the earlier RS on the same port
+   * for openRegion. AM should assign this somewhere else. (HBASE-9721)
+   */
+  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+  @Test
+  public void testOpenCloseRegionRPCIntendedForPreviousServer() throws Exception {
+    Mockito.when(this.serverManager.sendRegionOpen(Mockito.eq(SERVERNAME_B), Mockito.eq(REGIONINFO),
+      Mockito.anyInt(), (List<ServerName>)Mockito.any()))
+      .thenThrow(new DoNotRetryIOException());
+    this.server.getConfiguration().setInt("hbase.assignment.maximum.attempts", 100);
+
+    HRegionInfo hri = REGIONINFO;
+    CatalogTracker ct = Mockito.mock(CatalogTracker.class);
+    LoadBalancer balancer = LoadBalancerFactory.getLoadBalancer(
+      server.getConfiguration());
+    // Create an AM.
+    AssignmentManager am = new AssignmentManager(this.server,
+      this.serverManager, ct, balancer, null, null, master.getTableLockManager());
+    RegionStates regionStates = am.getRegionStates();
+    try {
+      am.regionPlans.put(REGIONINFO.getEncodedName(),
+        new RegionPlan(REGIONINFO, null, SERVERNAME_B));
+
+      // Should fail once, but succeed on the second attempt for the SERVERNAME_A
+      am.assign(hri, true, false);
+    } finally {
+      assertEquals(SERVERNAME_A, regionStates.getRegionState(REGIONINFO).getServerName());
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/TestAssignmentManagerOnCluster.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/TestAssignmentManagerOnCluster.java
index 0611ed57be0..baa458d85be 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/TestAssignmentManagerOnCluster.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/TestAssignmentManagerOnCluster.java
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.ServerLoad;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.ServerName;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.TableName;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.UnknownRegionException;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.Waiter;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.catalog.MetaEditor;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.HBaseAdmin;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.HTable;
@@ -137,9 +138,13 @@ public class TestAssignmentManagerOnCluster {
   /**
    * This tests region assignment on a simulated restarted server
    */
-  @Test (timeout=60000)
+  @Test (timeout=120000)
   public void testAssignRegionOnRestartedServer() throws Exception {
     String table = "testAssignRegionOnRestartedServer";
+    TEST_UTIL.getMiniHBaseCluster().getConf().setInt("hbase.assignment.maximum.attempts", 40);
+    TEST_UTIL.getMiniHBaseCluster().stopMaster(0);
+    TEST_UTIL.getMiniHBaseCluster().startMaster(); //restart the master so that conf take into affect
+
     ServerName deadServer = null;
     HMaster master = null;
     try {
@@ -148,7 +153,7 @@ public class TestAssignmentManagerOnCluster {
       admin.createTable(desc);
 
       HTable meta = new HTable(conf, TableName.META_TABLE_NAME);
-      HRegionInfo hri = new HRegionInfo(
+      final HRegionInfo hri = new HRegionInfo(
         desc.getTableName(), Bytes.toBytes("A"), Bytes.toBytes("Z"));
       MetaEditor.addRegionToMeta(meta, hri);
 
@@ -164,7 +169,7 @@ public class TestAssignmentManagerOnCluster {
           destServer.getPort(), destServer.getStartcode() - 100L);
       master.serverManager.recordNewServerWithLock(deadServer, ServerLoad.EMPTY_SERVERLOAD);
 
-      AssignmentManager am = master.getAssignmentManager();
+      final AssignmentManager am = master.getAssignmentManager();
       RegionPlan plan = new RegionPlan(hri, null, deadServer);
       am.addPlan(hri.getEncodedName(), plan);
       master.assignRegion(hri);
@@ -174,15 +179,14 @@ public class TestAssignmentManagerOnCluster {
         EventType.RS_ZK_REGION_OPENING, 0);
       assertEquals("TansitionNode should fail", -1, version);
 
-      // Give region 2 seconds to assign, which may not be enough.
-      // However, if HBASE-8545 is broken, this test will be flaky.
-      // Otherwise, this test should never be flaky.
-      Thread.sleep(2000);
+      TEST_UTIL.waitFor(60000, new Waiter.Predicate<Exception>() {
+        @Override
+        public boolean evaluate() throws Exception {
+          return ! am.getRegionStates().isRegionInTransition(hri);
+        }
+      });
 
-      assertTrue("Region should still be in transition",
-        am.getRegionStates().isRegionInTransition(hri));
-      assertEquals("Assign node should still be in version 0", 0,
-        ZKAssign.getVersion(master.getZooKeeper(), hri));
+    assertFalse("Region should be assigned", am.getRegionStates().isRegionInTransition(hri));
     } finally {
       if (deadServer != null) {
         master.serverManager.expireServer(deadServer);
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/TestMasterFailover.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/TestMasterFailover.java
index f10f91e4564..07be41d2d3f 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/TestMasterFailover.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/TestMasterFailover.java
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ public class TestMasterFailover {
     region = enabledRegions.remove(0);
     regionsThatShouldBeOnline.add(region);
     ZKAssign.createNodeOffline(zkw, region, serverName);
-    ProtobufUtil.openRegion(hrs, region);
+    ProtobufUtil.openRegion(hrs, hrs.getServerName(), region);
     while (true) {
       byte [] bytes = ZKAssign.getData(zkw, region.getEncodedName());
       RegionTransition rt = RegionTransition.parseFrom(bytes);
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ public class TestMasterFailover {
     region = disabledRegions.remove(0);
     regionsThatShouldBeOffline.add(region);
     ZKAssign.createNodeOffline(zkw, region, serverName);
-    ProtobufUtil.openRegion(hrs, region);
+    ProtobufUtil.openRegion(hrs, hrs.getServerName(), region);
     while (true) {
       byte [] bytes = ZKAssign.getData(zkw, region.getEncodedName());
       RegionTransition rt = RegionTransition.parseFrom(bytes);
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ public class TestMasterFailover {
     region = enabledRegions.remove(0);
     regionsThatShouldBeOnline.add(region);
     ZKAssign.createNodeOffline(zkw, region, deadServerName);
-    ProtobufUtil.openRegion(hrsDead, region);
+    ProtobufUtil.openRegion(hrsDead, hrsDead.getServerName(), region);
     while (true) {
       byte [] bytes = ZKAssign.getData(zkw, region.getEncodedName());
       RegionTransition rt = RegionTransition.parseFrom(bytes);
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ public class TestMasterFailover {
     region = disabledRegions.remove(0);
     regionsThatShouldBeOffline.add(region);
     ZKAssign.createNodeOffline(zkw, region, deadServerName);
-    ProtobufUtil.openRegion(hrsDead, region);
+    ProtobufUtil.openRegion(hrsDead, hrsDead.getServerName(), region);
     while (true) {
       byte [] bytes = ZKAssign.getData(zkw, region.getEncodedName());
       RegionTransition rt = RegionTransition.parseFrom(bytes);
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ public class TestMasterFailover {
     region = enabledRegions.remove(0);
     regionsThatShouldBeOnline.add(region);
     ZKAssign.createNodeOffline(zkw, region, deadServerName);
-    ProtobufUtil.openRegion(hrsDead, region);
+    ProtobufUtil.openRegion(hrsDead, hrsDead.getServerName(), region);
     while (true) {
       byte [] bytes = ZKAssign.getData(zkw, region.getEncodedName());
       RegionTransition rt = RegionTransition.parseFrom(bytes);
@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ public class TestMasterFailover {
     region = disabledRegions.remove(0);
     regionsThatShouldBeOffline.add(region);
     ZKAssign.createNodeOffline(zkw, region, deadServerName);
-    ProtobufUtil.openRegion(hrsDead, region);
+    ProtobufUtil.openRegion(hrsDead, hrsDead.getServerName(), region);
     while (true) {
       byte [] bytes = ZKAssign.getData(zkw, region.getEncodedName());
       RegionTransition rt = RegionTransition.parseFrom(bytes);
@@ -824,12 +824,12 @@ public class TestMasterFailover {
     log("Waiting for master to be ready");
     assertTrue(cluster.waitForActiveAndReadyMaster());
     log("Master is ready");
-    
+
     // Wait until SSH processing completed for dead server.
     while (master.getServerManager().areDeadServersInProgress()) {
       Thread.sleep(10);
     }
-    
+
     // Failover should be completed, now wait for no RIT
     log("Waiting for no more RIT");
     ZKAssign.blockUntilNoRIT(zkw);
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/TestZKBasedOpenCloseRegion.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/TestZKBasedOpenCloseRegion.java
index a16a4b27be9..c11cbc89dd8 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/TestZKBasedOpenCloseRegion.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/TestZKBasedOpenCloseRegion.java
@@ -30,19 +30,19 @@ import java.util.Collection;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.TableName;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HBaseTestingUtility;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HConstants;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HRegionInfo;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.MediumTests;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.MiniHBaseCluster;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.TableDescriptors;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.TableName;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.Durability;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.HTable;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.Put;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.Result;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.ResultScanner;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.Scan;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.Durability;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.protobuf.ProtobufUtil;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.regionserver.HRegionServer;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.Bytes;
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ public class TestZKBasedOpenCloseRegion {
     Whitebox.setInternalState(regionServer, "tableDescriptors", htd);
     Mockito.doThrow(new IOException()).when(htd).get((TableName) Mockito.any());
     try {
-      ProtobufUtil.openRegion(regionServer, REGIONINFO);
+      ProtobufUtil.openRegion(regionServer, regionServer.getServerName(), REGIONINFO);
       fail("It should throw IOException ");
     } catch (IOException e) {
     }
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestRegionServerNoMaster.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestRegionServerNoMaster.java
index 5d70b97f19e..42e9e8f65cf 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestRegionServerNoMaster.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestRegionServerNoMaster.java
@@ -19,17 +19,21 @@
 
 package org.apache.hadoop.hbase.regionserver;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
+
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HBaseTestingUtility;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HConstants;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HRegionInfo;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HTableDescriptor;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.MediumTests;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.NotServingRegionException;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.ServerName;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.HTable;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.Put;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.executor.EventType;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.protobuf.RequestConverter;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.protobuf.generated.AdminProtos;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.protobuf.generated.AdminProtos.CloseRegionRequest;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.regionserver.handler.OpenRegionHandler;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.Bytes;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.zookeeper.ZKAssign;
@@ -104,7 +108,7 @@ public class TestRegionServerNoMaster {
     // We reopen. We need a ZK node here, as a open is always triggered by a master.
     ZKAssign.createNodeOffline(HTU.getZooKeeperWatcher(), hri, getRS().getServerName());
     // first version is '0'
-    AdminProtos.OpenRegionRequest orr = RequestConverter.buildOpenRegionRequest(hri, 0, null);
+    AdminProtos.OpenRegionRequest orr = RequestConverter.buildOpenRegionRequest(getRS().getServerName(), hri, 0, null);
     AdminProtos.OpenRegionResponse responseOpen = getRS().openRegion(null, orr);
     Assert.assertTrue(responseOpen.getOpeningStateCount() == 1);
     Assert.assertTrue(responseOpen.getOpeningState(0).
@@ -150,7 +154,7 @@ public class TestRegionServerNoMaster {
   private void closeNoZK() throws Exception {
     // no transition in ZK
     AdminProtos.CloseRegionRequest crr =
-        RequestConverter.buildCloseRegionRequest(regionName, false);
+        RequestConverter.buildCloseRegionRequest(getRS().getServerName(), regionName, false);
     AdminProtos.CloseRegionResponse responseClose = getRS().closeRegion(null, crr);
     Assert.assertTrue(responseClose.getClosed());
 
@@ -170,7 +174,7 @@ public class TestRegionServerNoMaster {
 
     // Transition in ZK on. This should fail, as there is no znode
     AdminProtos.CloseRegionRequest crr = RequestConverter.buildCloseRegionRequest(
-        regionName, true);
+      getRS().getServerName(), regionName, true);
     AdminProtos.CloseRegionResponse responseClose = getRS().closeRegion(null, crr);
     Assert.assertTrue(responseClose.getClosed());
 
@@ -189,7 +193,7 @@ public class TestRegionServerNoMaster {
     ZKAssign.createNodeClosing(HTU.getZooKeeperWatcher(), hri, getRS().getServerName());
 
     AdminProtos.CloseRegionRequest crr = RequestConverter.buildCloseRegionRequest(
-        regionName, true);
+      getRS().getServerName(), regionName, true);
     AdminProtos.CloseRegionResponse responseClose = getRS().closeRegion(null, crr);
     Assert.assertTrue(responseClose.getClosed());
 
@@ -223,7 +227,7 @@ public class TestRegionServerNoMaster {
 
     // We're sending multiple requests in a row. The region server must handle this nicely.
     for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
-      AdminProtos.OpenRegionRequest orr = RequestConverter.buildOpenRegionRequest(hri, 0, null);
+      AdminProtos.OpenRegionRequest orr = RequestConverter.buildOpenRegionRequest(getRS().getServerName(), hri, 0, null);
       AdminProtos.OpenRegionResponse responseOpen = getRS().openRegion(null, orr);
       Assert.assertTrue(responseOpen.getOpeningStateCount() == 1);
 
@@ -244,7 +248,7 @@ public class TestRegionServerNoMaster {
     try {
       // fake region to be closing now, need to clear state afterwards
       getRS().regionsInTransitionInRS.put(hri.getEncodedNameAsBytes(), Boolean.FALSE);
-      AdminProtos.OpenRegionRequest orr = RequestConverter.buildOpenRegionRequest(hri, 0, null);
+      AdminProtos.OpenRegionRequest orr = RequestConverter.buildOpenRegionRequest(getRS().getServerName(), hri, 0, null);
       getRS().openRegion(null, orr);
       Assert.fail("The closing region should not be opened");
     } catch (ServiceException se) {
@@ -262,7 +266,7 @@ public class TestRegionServerNoMaster {
     ZKAssign.createNodeClosing(HTU.getZooKeeperWatcher(), hri, getRS().getServerName());
     for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
       AdminProtos.CloseRegionRequest crr =
-          RequestConverter.buildCloseRegionRequest(regionName, 0, null, true);
+          RequestConverter.buildCloseRegionRequest(getRS().getServerName(), regionName, 0, null, true);
       try {
         AdminProtos.CloseRegionResponse responseClose = getRS().closeRegion(null, crr);
         Assert.assertEquals("The first request should succeeds", 0, i);
@@ -298,7 +302,7 @@ public class TestRegionServerNoMaster {
 
     // That's a close without ZK.
     AdminProtos.CloseRegionRequest crr =
-        RequestConverter.buildCloseRegionRequest(regionName, false);
+        RequestConverter.buildCloseRegionRequest(getRS().getServerName(), regionName, false);
     try {
       getRS().closeRegion(null, crr);
       Assert.assertTrue(false);
@@ -341,7 +345,7 @@ public class TestRegionServerNoMaster {
     // That's a close without ZK.
     ZKAssign.createNodeClosing(HTU.getZooKeeperWatcher(), hri, getRS().getServerName());
     AdminProtos.CloseRegionRequest crr =
-        RequestConverter.buildCloseRegionRequest(regionName, false);
+        RequestConverter.buildCloseRegionRequest(getRS().getServerName(), regionName, false);
     try {
       getRS().closeRegion(null, crr);
       Assert.assertTrue(false);
@@ -375,4 +379,38 @@ public class TestRegionServerNoMaster {
 
     reopenRegion();
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Tests an on-the-fly RPC that was scheduled for the earlier RS on the same port
+   * for openRegion. The region server should reject this RPC. (HBASE-9721)
+   */
+  @Test
+  public void testOpenCloseRegionRPCIntendedForPreviousServer() throws Exception {
+    Assert.assertTrue(getRS().getRegion(regionName).isAvailable());
+
+    ServerName sn = getRS().getServerName();
+    ServerName earlierServerName = ServerName.valueOf(sn.getHostname(), sn.getPort(), 1);
+
+    try {
+      CloseRegionRequest request = RequestConverter.buildCloseRegionRequest(earlierServerName, regionName, true);
+      getRS().closeRegion(null, request);
+      Assert.fail("The closeRegion should have been rejected");
+    } catch (ServiceException se) {
+      Assert.assertTrue(se.getCause() instanceof IOException);
+      Assert.assertTrue(se.getCause().getMessage().contains("This RPC was intended for a different server"));
+    }
+
+    //actual close
+    closeNoZK();
+    try {
+      AdminProtos.OpenRegionRequest orr = RequestConverter.buildOpenRegionRequest(earlierServerName, hri, 0, null);
+      getRS().openRegion(null, orr);
+      Assert.fail("The openRegion should have been rejected");
+    } catch (ServiceException se) {
+      Assert.assertTrue(se.getCause() instanceof IOException);
+      Assert.assertTrue(se.getCause().getMessage().contains("This RPC was intended for a different server"));
+    } finally {
+      reopenRegion();
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/TestHBaseFsck.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/TestHBaseFsck.java
index f37b0b0f447..a75678358a0 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/TestHBaseFsck.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/TestHBaseFsck.java
@@ -2137,7 +2137,7 @@ public class TestHBaseFsck {
     HConnection connection = HConnectionManager.getConnection(conf);
     HRegionLocation metaLocation = connection.locateRegion(TableName.META_TABLE_NAME,
         HConstants.EMPTY_START_ROW);
-    ServerName hsa = ServerName.valueOf(metaLocation.getHostnamePort(), 0L);
+    ServerName hsa = metaLocation.getServerName();
     HRegionInfo hri = metaLocation.getRegionInfo();
     if (unassign) {
       LOG.info("Undeploying meta region " + hri + " from server " + hsa);