// check to see if prev tablet exist in metadata tablet
Key prevRowKey = new Key(new Text(KeyExtent.getMetadataEntry(table, metadataPrevEndRow)));
ScannerImpl scanner2 = new ScannerImpl(HdfsZooInstance.getInstance(), credentials, Constants.METADATA_TABLE_ID, Constants.NO_AUTHS);
scanner2.setRange(new Range(prevRowKey, prevRowKey.followingKey(PartialKey.ROW)));
if (!scanner2.iterator().hasNext()) {
log.debug("Prev tablet " + prevRowKey + " does not exist, need to create it " + metadataPrevEndRow + " " + prevPrevEndRow + " " + splitRatio);
Map<String,Long> bulkFiles = getBulkFilesLoaded(credentials, metadataEntry);
MetadataTable.addNewTablet(low, lowDirectory, tserver, lowDatafileSizes, bulkFiles, credentials, time, initFlushID, initCompactID, lock);