When you have multiple partitions specified for hdfs storage, they are used for block storage in a round robin fashion. If a partition has insufficient space it is dropped for the set used for storing new blocks.
On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 3:01 AM, Stas Oskin <stas.os...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi. > > When I specify multiple disks for DFS, does Hadoop distributes the > concurrent writings over the multiple disks? > > I mean, to prevent an utilization of a single disk? > > Thanks for any info on subject. > -- Pro Hadoop, a book to guide you from beginner to hadoop mastery, http://www.amazon.com/dp/1430219424?tag=jewlerymall www.prohadoopbook.com a community for Hadoop Professionals
