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hbase-4928. overhauled FAQ in book. 

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@ -2042,50 +2042,74 @@ hbase> describe 't1'</programlisting>
</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
</qandadiv>
<qandadiv xml:id="faq.config"><title>Configuration</title>
<qandaentry xml:id="faq.config.started">
<question><para>How can I get started with my first cluster?</para></question>
<answer>
<para>
See <xref linkend="quickstart" />.
</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
<qandaentry xml:id="faq.config.started">
<question><para>Where can I learn about the rest of the configuration options?</para></question>
<answer>
<para>
See <xref linkend="configuration" />.
</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
</qandadiv>
<qandadiv xml:id="faq.design"><title>Schema Design / Data Access</title>
<qandaentry xml:id="faq.design.schema">
<question><para>How should I design my schema in HBase?</para></question>
<answer>
<para>
See <xref linkend="datamodel" /> and <xref linkend="schema" />
</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
<qandaentry>
<question><para>
How can I store (fill in the blank) in HBase?
</para></question>
<answer>
<para>
See <xref linkend="supported.datatypes" />.
</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
<qandaentry xml:id="secondary.indices">
<question><para>
How can I handle secondary indexes in HBase?
</para></question>
<answer>
<para>
See <xref linkend="secondary.indexes" />
</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
<qandaentry xml:id="faq.changing.rowkeys">
<question><para>Can I change a table's rowkeys?</para></question>
<answer>
<para>
No. See <xref linkend="changing.rowkeys" />.
This is a very common quesiton. You can't. See <xref linkend="changing.rowkeys" />.
</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
<qandaentry>
<question><para>
How can I get a column 'slice': i.e. I have a million columns in my row but I only want to look at columns bbbb-bbbd?
</para></question>
<answer>
<para>
See <classname>org.apache.hadoop.hbase.filter.ColumnRangeFilter</classname>
</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
</qandadiv>
<qandadiv xml:id="ec2"><title>Amazon EC2</title>
<qandaentry>
<question><para>
I am running HBase on Amazon EC2 and...
</para></question>
<answer>
<para>
See Troubleshooting <xref linkend="trouble.ec2" /> and Performance <xref linkend="perf.ec2" /> sections.
</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
</qandadiv>
<qandadiv><title>Building HBase</title>
<qandaentry>
<question><para>
When I build, why do I always get <code>Unable to find resource 'VM_global_library.vm'</code>?
</para></question>
<answer>
<para>
Ignore it. Its not an error. It is <link xlink:href="http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MSITE-286">officially ugly</link> though.
</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
</qandadiv>
<qandadiv><title>Runtime</title>
<qandaentry>
<question><para>
I'm having problems with my HBase cluster, how can I troubleshoot it?
</para></question>
<answer>
<para>
See <xref linkend="trouble" />.
</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
<qandadiv><title>Performance and Troubleshooting</title>
<qandaentry>
<question><para>
How can I improve HBase cluster performance?
@ -2096,6 +2120,16 @@ When I build, why do I always get <code>Unable to find resource 'VM_global_libra
</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
<qandaentry>
<question><para>
How can I troubleshoot my HBase cluster?
</para></question>
<answer>
<para>
See <xref linkend="trouble" />.
</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
<qandaentry xml:id="brand.new.compressor">
<question><para>Why are logs flooded with '2011-01-10 12:40:48,407 INFO org.apache.hadoop.io.compress.CodecPool: Got
brand-new compressor' messages?</para></question>
@ -2109,30 +2143,32 @@ When I build, why do I always get <code>Unable to find resource 'VM_global_libra
</answer>
</qandaentry>
</qandadiv>
<qandadiv><title xml:id="howdoi">How do I...?</title>
<qandaentry xml:id="secondary.indices">
<qandadiv xml:id="ec2"><title>Amazon EC2</title>
<qandaentry>
<question><para>
Secondary Indexes in HBase?
I am running HBase on Amazon EC2 and...
</para></question>
<answer>
<para>
See <xref linkend="secondary.indexes" />
EC2 issues are a special case. See Troubleshooting <xref linkend="trouble.ec2" /> and Performance <xref linkend="perf.ec2" /> sections.
</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
</qandadiv>
<qandadiv><title xml:id="faq.operations">Operations</title>
<qandaentry>
<question><para>
How do I manage my HBase cluster?
</para></question>
<answer>
<para>
See <xref linkend="ops_mgt" />
</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
<qandaentry>
<question><para>
Store (fill in the blank) in HBase?
</para></question>
<answer>
<para>
See <xref linkend="supported.datatypes" />.
</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
<qandaentry>
<question><para>
Back up my HBase Cluster?
How do I back up my HBase cluster?
</para></question>
<answer>
<para>
@ -2140,13 +2176,15 @@ When I build, why do I always get <code>Unable to find resource 'VM_global_libra
</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
</qandadiv>
<qandadiv><title>Building HBase</title>
<qandaentry>
<question><para>
Get a column 'slice': i.e. I have a million columns in my row but I only want to look at columns bbbb-bbbd?
When I build, why do I always get <code>Unable to find resource 'VM_global_library.vm'</code>?
</para></question>
<answer>
<para>
See <classname>org.apache.hadoop.hbase.filter.ColumnRangeFilter</classname>
Ignore it. Its not an error. It is <link xlink:href="http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MSITE-286">officially ugly</link> though.
</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>