<property> <name>mapred.map.tasks</name>
<value>2</value> <description>The default number of map tasks per job. Typically set to a prime several times greater than number of available hosts. Ignored when mapred.job.tracker is "local". </description> </property> We have a question on this property. Is it really preferred to set this parameter several times greater than number of available hosts? We do not understand why it should be so? Our spider is distributed among 3 machines. What value is most preferred for this parameter in our case? Which other factors may have effect on most preferred value of this parameter?
