Anand, You may read this in the FAQ: http://wiki.apache.org/hadoop/FAQ#Can_I_write_create.2BAC8-write-to_hdfs_files_directly_from_map.2BAC8-reduce_tasks.3F
On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 9:45 AM, Balaraman, Anand <anand_balara...@syntelinc.com> wrote: > Hi > > > > In Map-Reduce, is it appropriate to write the output directly to HDFS from > Mapper (without using a reducer) ? > > Are there any adverse effects in doing so or are there any best practices to > be followed in this aspect ? > > > > Comments are much appreciable at the moment J > > > > Thanks and Regards > > Anand B > > Confidential: This electronic message and all contents contain information > from Syntel, Inc. which may be privileged, confidential or otherwise > protected from disclosure. The information is intended to be for the > addressee only. If you are not the addressee, any disclosure, copy, > distribution or use of the contents of this message is prohibited. If you > have received this electronic message in error, please notify the sender > immediately and destroy the original message and all copies. -- Harsh J
