> You are searching for a solution in the Hadoop API (where this does not exist)
thanks, that's all i needed to know. cheers. On Fri, May 17, 2013 at 9:17 AM, Niels Basjes <ni...@basjes.nl> wrote: > Hi, > > > i have another computer (which i have referred to as a server, since it > is > > running tomcat), and this computer is NOT a part of the hadoop cluster > (it > > doesn't run any of the hadoop daemons), but does submit jobs to the > hadoop > > cluster via a JEE webapp interface. i need to check that the time on this > > computer is in sync with the time on the hadoop cluster. when i say > "check > > that the time is in sync", there is a defined tolerance/threshold > > difference in date/time that i am willing to accept (e.g. the date/time > > should be the same down to the minute). > > If you ensure (using NTP) that all your servers have the same time then you > can simply query your local server for the time and you have the correct > answer to your question. > > You are searching for a solution in the Hadoop API (where this does not > exist) when the solution is present at a different level. > > -- > Best regards / Met vriendelijke groeten, > > Niels Basjes >