* @throws IOException
*/
public static void mergeRegions(final AdminService.BlockingInterface admin,
final HRegionInfo region_a, final HRegionInfo region_b,
final boolean forcible) throws IOException {
MergeRegionsRequest request = RequestConverter.buildMergeRegionsRequest(
region_a.getRegionName(), region_b.getRegionName(),forcible);
try {
admin.mergeRegions(null, request);
} catch (ServiceException se) {
throw ProtobufUtil.getRemoteException(se);