If it is 1k new records at the "end of the file" then you may extract them out and append the existing file in HDFS. I'd recommend using HDFS from Apache Hadoop 2.x for this purpose.
On Fri, Jul 5, 2013 at 4:22 PM, Manickam P <manicka...@outlook.com> wrote: > Hi, > > Let me explain the question clearly. I have a file which has one million > records and i moved into my hadoop cluster. > After one month i got a new file which has same one million plus 1000 new > records added in end of the file. > Here i just want to move the 1000 records alone into HDFS instead of > overwriting the entire file. > > Can i use HBase for this scenario? i don't have clear idea about HBase. Just > asking. > > > > > Thanks, > Manickam P > > >> From: ha...@cloudera.com >> Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2013 16:13:16 +0530 > >> Subject: Re: How to update a file which is in HDFS >> To: user@hadoop.apache.org > >> >> The answer to the "delta" part is more that HDFS does not presently >> support random writes. You cannot alter a closed file for anything >> other than appending at the end, which I doubt will help you if you >> are also receiving updates (it isn't clear from your question what >> this added data really is). >> >> HBase sounds like something that may solve your requirement though, >> depending on how much of your read/write load is random. You could >> consider it. >> >> P.s. HBase too doesn't use the append() APIs today (and doesn't need >> it either). AFAIK, only Flume's making use of it, if you allow it to. >> >> On Thu, Jul 4, 2013 at 5:17 PM, Mohammad Tariq <donta...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Hello Manickam, >> > >> > Append is currently not possible. >> > >> > Warm Regards, >> > Tariq >> > cloudfront.blogspot.com >> > >> > >> > On Thu, Jul 4, 2013 at 4:40 PM, Manickam P <manicka...@outlook.com> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> Hi, >> >> >> >> I have moved my input file into the HDFS location in the cluster setup. >> >> Now i got a new set of file which has some new records along with the >> >> old >> >> one. >> >> I want to move the delta part alone into HDFS because it will take more >> >> time to move the file from my local to HDFS location. >> >> Is it possible or do i need to move the entire file into HDFS again? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> Manickam P >> > >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> Harsh J -- Harsh J
