Actually the /hadoop/conf/masters file is for configuring secondarynamenode(s). Check http://www.cloudera.com/blog/2009/02/multi-host-secondarynamenode-configuration/ for details.
cheers, -jw On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 1:36 PM, Shi Yu <[email protected]> wrote: > The "Master" appeared in Masters and Salves files is the machine name or ip > address. If you have a single cluster, when you specify multiple names in > those files it will cause error because of the connection failure. > > Shi > > > On 2010-9-29 15:28, Bhushan Mahale wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> The master files name in hadoop/conf is called as masters. >> Wondering if I can configure multiple masters for a single cluster. If >> yes, how can I use them? >> >> Thanks, >> Bhushan >> >> >> DISCLAIMER >> ========== >> This e-mail may contain privileged and confidential information which is >> the property of Persistent Systems Ltd. It is intended only for the use of >> the individual or entity to which it is addressed. If you are not the >> intended recipient, you are not authorized to read, retain, copy, print, >> distribute or use this message. If you have received this communication in >> error, please notify the sender and delete all copies of this message. >> Persistent Systems Ltd. does not accept any liability for virus infected >> mails. >> >> >> > > > -- > Postdoctoral Scholar > Institute for Genomics and Systems Biology > Department of Medicine, the University of Chicago > Knapp Center for Biomedical Discovery > 900 E. 57th St. Room 10148 > Chicago, IL 60637, US > Tel: 773-702-6799 > >
