NameNode (NN) NN holds the metadata of the files in HDFS, maintains the entire metadata in RAM It is important to run NN from a machine that has lots of RAM at its disposal. The higher the number of files in HDFS, the higher the consumption of RAM In case the […]
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Whenever analysts or journalists assemble lists of the top trends for this year, “big data” is almost certain to be on the list. While the catchphrase is fairly new, in one sense, big data isn’t really a new concept. Computers have always worked with large and growing sets of data, […]