major compaction not working

[#1]

major_compaction 'table_name'

Returns successful and there is nothing in the logs stating a compaction happened and the hfiles number remains the same,

Any suggestions?

[#2 · Accepted solution]

Please see below similar threads, if they help:

https://community.hortonworks.com/questions/28598/any-blocking-during-hbase-compaction.html

https://community.hortonworks.com/questions/54414/major-compaction-hbase.html