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HBASE-17430 Changed link from Google search to a direct link in docs 

Signed-off-by: Jerry He <jerryjch@apache.org>
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@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ The compressed BlockCache is disabled by default. To enable it, set `hbase.block
As write requests are handled by the region server, they accumulate in an in-memory storage system called the _memstore_. Once the memstore fills, its content are written to disk as additional store files. This event is called a _memstore flush_. As store files accumulate, the RegionServer will <<compaction,compact>> them into fewer, larger files. After each flush or compaction finishes, the amount of data stored in the region has changed. The RegionServer consults the region split policy to determine if the region has grown too large or should be split for another policy-specific reason. A region split request is enqueued if the policy recommends it.
Logically, the process of splitting a region is simple. We find a suitable point in the keyspace of the region where we should divide the region in half, then split the region's data into two new regions at that point. The details of the process however are not simple. When a split happens, the newly created _daughter regions_ do not rewrite all the data into new files immediately. Instead, they create small files similar to symbolic link files, named link:http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fhbase.apache.org%2Fapidocs%2Forg%2Fapache%2Fhadoop%2Fhbase%2Fio%2FReference.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEkCbADZ3CgKHTtGYI8bJVwp663CA[Reference files], which point to either the top or bottom part of the parent store file according to the split point. The reference file is used just like a regular data file, but only half of the records are considered. The region can only be split if there are no more references to the immutable data files of the parent region. Those reference files are cleaned gradually by compactions, so that the region will stop referring to its parents files, and can be split further.
Logically, the process of splitting a region is simple. We find a suitable point in the keyspace of the region where we should divide the region in half, then split the region's data into two new regions at that point. The details of the process however are not simple. When a split happens, the newly created _daughter regions_ do not rewrite all the data into new files immediately. Instead, they create small files similar to symbolic link files, named link:http://hbase.apache.org/devapidocs/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/io/Reference.html[Reference files], which point to either the top or bottom part of the parent store file according to the split point. The reference file is used just like a regular data file, but only half of the records are considered. The region can only be split if there are no more references to the immutable data files of the parent region. Those reference files are cleaned gradually by compactions, so that the region will stop referring to its parents files, and can be split further.
Although splitting the region is a local decision made by the RegionServer, the split process itself must coordinate with many actors. The RegionServer notifies the Master before and after the split, updates the `.META.` table so that clients can discover the new daughter regions, and rearranges the directory structure and data files in HDFS. Splitting is a multi-task process. To enable rollback in case of an error, the RegionServer keeps an in-memory journal about the execution state. The steps taken by the RegionServer to execute the split are illustrated in <<regionserver_split_process_image>>. Each step is labeled with its step number. Actions from RegionServers or Master are shown in red, while actions from the clients are show in green.