Configure snapshots

Snapshots are enabled by default, you must disable snapshots if you do not intend to use it. Snapshots do not affect HBase performance if they are not used.

Snapshots are on by default; to disable them, set the hbase.snapshot.enabled property in hbase-site.xml to false:

<property>
   <name>hbase.snapshot.enabled</name>
   <value>
      false
   </value>
</property>

To enable snapshots after you have disabled them, set hbase.snapshot.enabled to true.