That really depends on why the name node is in safemode. If the reason is system startup in which only a few datanodes have reported in, then the only problem is that some files may not be fully present.
If the reason is some sort of system corruption, it could be a really big mistake to force the system out of safe mode, mostly likely because you are forcing the system out in order to cause more damage. On 5/14/08 5:54 PM, "Cagdas Gerede" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What is the implication of manually forcing name node to leave safemode? > > What properties do HDFS lose by doing that? > > One gain to that is that the file system will be available for writes > immediately. > > > Cagdas
