Post by Admin on Mar 15, 2014 12:19:20 GMT
What is HDFS Block size? How is it different from traditional file system block size?
In HDFS data is split into blocks and distributed across multiple nodes in the cluster. Each block is typically 64Mb or 128Mb in size. Each block is replicated multiple times. Default is to replicate each block three times. Replicas are stored on different nodes. HDFS utilizes the local file system to store
each HDFS block as a separate file. HDFS Block size can not be compared with the traditional file system block size.
In HDFS data is split into blocks and distributed across multiple nodes in the cluster. Each block is typically 64Mb or 128Mb in size. Each block is replicated multiple times. Default is to replicate each block three times. Replicas are stored on different nodes. HDFS utilizes the local file system to store
each HDFS block as a separate file. HDFS Block size can not be compared with the traditional file system block size.