Tag: <span>Hadoop</span>

In this new series of posts, we will explore basic techniques on how to query structured data. Querying means filtering, projecting, aggregating, sorting and joining data. We will view different methods of querying on different Hadoop frameworks (MapReduce, Hive, Spark, etc …).

Sequence Files CompressionThis first part will briefly introduce the dataset which will be used throughout this series, and then present the Sequence File data format. We will see how to write and read Sequence Files with a few code snippets, and benchmark the different compression types to choose the best one.

We will format our dataset in a Sequence File, for later use in various frameworks in my following posts.

Hadoop Basics

Hadoop Spark logos

In this part, we will see how to install and configure Hadoop (2.7.1) and Spark (1.5.1) to have one master and four slaves.

The configurations in this part are adapted for MinnowBoard SBCs. I tried to give as much explanations on the chosen values, which are relative to the resources of this specific cluster. If you have any questions, or if you doubt my configuration, feel free to comment. 🙂

We start by creating a user which we will use for all Hadoop related tasks. Then we will see how to install and configure the master and slaves. Finally we will finish by running a simple MapReduce job to check that everything works and to start being familiar with the Hadoop ecosystem.

Mini-Cluster