Yes, you can start a job directly from a job.xml try "hadoop job -submit JOB_FILE", replace JOB_FILE with your job.xml.
On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 12:25 AM, Jay Vyas <jayunit...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi guys: I cant find much info about the life cycle for the job.xml file > in hadoop. > > My thoughts are : > > 1) It is created by the job client > 2) It is only read by the JobTracker > 3) Task trackers (indirectly) are configured by information in job.xml > because > the JobTracker decomposes its contents into individual tasks > > So, my (related) questions are: > > Is there a way to start a job directly from a job.xml file? > What components depend on and read the job.xml file? > Where is the job.xml defined/documented (if anywhere)? > > -- > Jay Vyas > http://jayunit100.blogspot.com >
