Setting this option is equivalent to calling the
setCacheBlocks
method of the class org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.Scan, in an HBase Java
application. Helps to control the memory pressure on the HBase
RegionServer, in conjunction with the HBASE_CACHING
query
option.
Type: Boolean; recognized values are 1 and 0, or true
and
false
; any other value interpreted as false
Default: false
(shown as 0 in output of SET
statement)
Related information:
Using Impala to Query HBase Tables, HBASE_CACHING Query Option