byte[] family = Bytes.toBytes("family");
byte[] qual = Bytes.toBytes("qualifier");
byte[] nonIndexedFamily = Bytes.toBytes("nonIndexedFamily");
String indexedTableName = getIndexTableName();
ColumnGroup columns = new ColumnGroup(indexedTableName);
columns.add(new CoveredColumn(family, qual));
CoveredColumnIndexSpecifierBuilder builder = new CoveredColumnIndexSpecifierBuilder();
builder.addIndexGroup(columns);
// create the primary table w/ indexing enabled
HTableDescriptor primaryTable = new HTableDescriptor(testTable.getTableName());