Re: Formatting the namenode

2007-06-15 Thread Michael Bieniosek
directories created inside the > /tmp/hadoop- directory. > > Thanks > A > > -Original Message- > From: Michael Bieniosek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, June 15, 2007 11:31 AM > To: hadoop-user@lucene.apache.org; Phantom > Subject: Re: Formatting the na

RE: Formatting the namenode

2007-06-15 Thread Avinash Lakshman
Dfs and mapred are the directories created inside the /tmp/hadoop- directory. Thanks A -Original Message- From: Michael Bieniosek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 15, 2007 11:31 AM To: hadoop-user@lucene.apache.org; Phantom Subject: Re: Formatting the namenode In hadoop

Re: Formatting the namenode

2007-06-15 Thread Michael Bieniosek
In hadoop-default.xml you should find: hadoop.tmp.dir /tmp/hadoop-${user.name} A base for other temporary directories. dfs.name.dir ${hadoop.tmp.dir}/dfs/name Determines where on the local filesystem the DFS name node should store the name table. If this is a comma-delimited

Formatting the namenode

2007-06-14 Thread Phantom
Hi When I format my namenode it does format the directory specified under dfs.name.dir. However there is a folder under /tmp called hadoop-alakshman. What is this for ? Will all blocks be stored under /var/hadoop somewhere. Here is a copy of hadoop-site.xml dfs.name.

Re: Formatting the Namenode

2006-10-11 Thread howard chen
On 10/12/06, Doug Cutting <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: This refers to formatting Hadoop's DFS filesystem, not formatting a linux volume. Hadoop's DFS filesystem in implemented on top the local filesystems of your cluster. Hadoop does not require reformatting of linux filesystem volumes. Formatti

RE: Formatting the Namenode

2006-10-11 Thread Mahadev Konar
, Hadoop does work on Windows. You will need to install cygwin. Regards Mahadev > -Original Message- > From: howard chen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 9:34 AM > To: hadoop-user@lucene.apache.org > Subject: Formatting the Namenode > >

Re: Formatting the Namenode

2006-10-11 Thread Doug Cutting
This refers to formatting Hadoop's DFS filesystem, not formatting a linux volume. Hadoop's DFS filesystem in implemented on top the local filesystems of your cluster. Hadoop does not require reformatting of linux filesystem volumes. Formatting a Hadoop DFS filesystem simply creates a few fil

Formatting the Namenode

2006-10-11 Thread howard chen
hello all, from the page: http://wiki.apache.org/lucene-hadoop/GettingStartedWithHadoop The first step to starting up your Hadoop installation is formatting the file system. You need to do this the first time you set up a Hadoop installation. Do not format a running file system, this will cause