Managed Apache HBase on Amazon EMR (Amazon S3 Storage Mode)
When you run Apache HBase on Amazon EMR with Amazon S3 storage mode enabled, the HBase root directory is stored in Amazon S3, including HBase store files and table metadata. For more information, see HBase on Amazon S3 (Amazon S3 Storage Mode).
For production workloads, EMRFS consistent view is recommended when you enable HBase on Amazon S3. Not using consistent view may result in performance impacts for specific operations.