This might help: http://wiki.apache.org/hadoop/FAQ#17 https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HADOOP-681
Bandwidth can be throttled on a datanode via dfs.balance.bandwidthPerSec thanks, dhruba On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 1:55 PM, Harold Lim <rold...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hi All, > > Is there a document or can anyone explain to me what actually happens > during the decommissioning process? What does the name node do? > Also, how much bandwidth does the decommissioning process take? Is there a > cap to the maximum bandwidth consumed? > > > Thanks, > Harold > > > >