What's New in Apache HBase
New features and functional updates for HBase are introduced in Cloudera Runtime 7.3.2, its service packs, and cumulative hotfixes.
Cloudera Runtime 7.3.2:
- IPv6 support for HBase
- Starting with the 7.3.2 release, HBase supports IPv6 with dual-stack
functionality, allowing seamless communication over both IPv4 and IPv6
networks. This capability improves network scalability, future-proofs
deployments, and enhances overall platform security.
For more information, see Enabling IPv6 support for HBase.
- HBase JDK 17 upgrade
- HBase supports JDK 17 starting with the 7.3.2 release. Upgrade to JDK 17 to gain improved performance, increased security, modern language features, and long-term support, ensuring your application remains competitive and maintainable.
- Apache HBase component upgraded to 2.6.3
- The HBase runtime component is upgraded from 2.4.17 to 2.6.3. This release
incorporates stability and correctness fixes from the upstream, which
deliver performance and maintenance improvements, and enhanced client
connectivity support.
HBase does not support file-based implementation, but the project plans to support the table-based implementation after rebasing to the HBase 3.x version.
