Configure a Snapshot

You can configure Snapshot by setting the hbase.snapshot.enabled property in HBase 0.94.6 up to HBase 0.95. Snapshots are enabled by default starting with HBase 0.95 and above versions.

Set the hbase.snapshot.enabled property to true

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