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[Google BigTable] 1st META / Chubby [Apache HBase] -ROOT- / ZooKeeper [Notes] HBase handles the Root table slightly different from BigTable, where it is the first region in the Meta table. HBase uses its own table with a single region to store the Root table. Once either system starts the address of the server hosting the Root region is stored in ZooKeeper or Chubby so that the clients can resolve its location without hitting the master. [Feature] 
Root Location
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