Nothing has changed. DR best practice is still one (or more) clusters per site and replication is handled via distributed copy or some variation of it. A cluster spanning multiple data centers is a poor idea right now.
On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 12:35 AM, Rahul Bhattacharjee < rahul.rec....@gmail.com> wrote: > My take on this. > > Why hadoop has to know about data center thing. I think it can be > installed across multiple data centers , however topology configuration > would be required to tell which node belongs to which data center and > switch for block placement. > > Thanks, > Rahul > > > On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 12:42 AM, Baskar Duraikannu < > baskar.duraika...@outlook.com> wrote: > >> We have a need to setup hadoop across data centers. Does hadoop support >> multi data center configuration? I searched through archives and have found >> that hadoop did not support multi data center configuration some time back. >> Just wanted to see whether situation has changed. >> >> Please help. >> > > -- * * * * *Adam Muise* Solution Engineer *Hortonworks* amu...@hortonworks.com 416-417-4037 Hortonworks - Develops, Distributes and Supports Enterprise Apache Hadoop.<http://hortonworks.com/> Hortonworks Virtual Sandbox <http://hortonworks.com/sandbox> Hadoop: Disruptive Possibilities by Jeff Needham<http://hortonworks.com/resources/?did=72&cat=1> -- CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE NOTICE: This message is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is confidential, privileged and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any printing, copying, dissemination, distribution, disclosure or forwarding of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please contact the sender immediately and delete it from your system. Thank You.