Restore an HBase snapshot from Amazon S3 with a new name

By restoring an HBase snapshot stored in Amazon S3 with a new name, you clone the table without affecting the existing table in HBase.

To clone the table without affecting the existing table in HBase, perform the following steps
  1. Select the table in the Table Browser.
  2. Click Restore Table From Snapshot As.
  3. In the Restore As dialog box, enter a new name for the table in the Restore As field.
  4. Select Remote S3 and choose the snapshot in the list of available Amazon S3 snapshots.