ColumnFQ.put(m, Constants.METADATA_OLD_PREV_ROW_COLUMN, KeyExtent.encodePrevEndRow(new Text("o")));
update(connector, m);
// do the state check
MergeStats stats = scan(state, metaDataStateStore);
MergeState newState = stats.nextMergeState(connector, state);
Assert.assertEquals(MergeState.WAITING_FOR_OFFLINE, newState);
// unassign the tablets
BatchDeleter deleter = connector.createBatchDeleter("!METADATA", Constants.NO_AUTHS, 1000, 1000l, 1000l, 1);
deleter.fetchColumnFamily(Constants.METADATA_CURRENT_LOCATION_COLUMN_FAMILY);