Hi Harsh, That brings up an interesting question i wanted to ask.
The connection between the data nodes and the name node is initiated by the data node and not by the name node, based on the config file on the data node machine. Correct? Cheers, Ivan On 10/17/11 9:28 PM, "Harsh J" <ha...@cloudera.com> wrote: >Hey Alexander, > >Just install the DataNode packages on the machine and configure it >(copy over a config from existing DN perhaps, but make sure to check >the dfs.data.dir properties before you start), and start it up. > >It will join the cluster as long as the configuration points to the >right fs.default.name address. Same for TaskTracker as long as it has >the right mapred.job.tracker address. > >If you are using SCM, and this question is along the lines of using >SCM to do such a thing, please direct your question to >scm-u...@cloudera.org >(https://groups.google.com/a/cloudera.org/group/scm-user) > >On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 6:11 AM, Gauthier, Alexander ><alexandre.gauth...@teradata.com> wrote: >> Hi guys, noob questions; >> >> >> >> What do I need to install a new node soon to be added to a cluster and >> how do I add it? I'm using CDH3 distribution. >> >> >> >> Thank you!! >> >> >> >> Alex Gauthier >> >> Engineering Manager >> Teradata Corp. >> Mobile: 510-427-5447 >> Office: 858-485-2144 >> fax: 858-485-2581 >> www.teradata.com <http://www.teradata.com> >> >> >> >> > > > >-- >Harsh J >
