Re: deleting files from the DFS

2008-03-13 Thread Ahmad Humayun
Yes!! So is there any locking mechanisms? Plus what dictates this delay in file deletion and actual deletion of the file blocks over the cluster? regards, On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 6:22 AM, edward yoon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Can zookeeper locking services be used for these cases? > > Thanks

Re: deleting files from the DFS

2008-03-13 Thread edward yoon
Can zookeeper locking services be used for these cases? Thanks, Edward. On 3/13/08, Sanjay Radia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ahmad Humayun wrote: > > So does that mean nodes can possibly read files that have been "deleted" > > > If the name node entry has been deleted, new opens will fail. > Alr

Re: deleting files from the DFS

2008-03-12 Thread Sanjay Radia
Ahmad Humayun wrote: So does that mean nodes can possibly read files that have been "deleted" If the name node entry has been deleted, new opens will fail. Already opened files may have their reads succeed if they have cached the block locations and also if the blocks have not been deleted.

Re: deleting files from the DFS

2008-03-12 Thread Ahmad Humayun
So does that mean nodes can possibly read files that have been "deleted" thanks :) regards, On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 10:57 PM, Hairong Kuang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Case 1: Lets say there is a node which opens a file on the DFS to read. > From > > my understanding, the open request will

Re: deleting files from the DFS

2008-03-12 Thread Hairong Kuang
> Case 1: Lets say there is a node which opens a file on the DFS to read. From > my understanding, the open request will go to the namenode, which will tell > it where the blocks of the file are. What if another node comes up and asks > to delete that file. Of course this request will go to the nam

deleting files from the DFS

2008-03-12 Thread Ahmad Humayun
Hi there, I have some questions about the DFS functionality. Case 1: Lets say there is a node which opens a file on the DFS to read. From my understanding, the open request will go to the namenode, which will tell it where the blocks of the file are. What if another node comes up and asks to dele