Handling of small files in hadoop

[Naveen Mahale]

Hi all,

I use hadoop-0.21.0 distribution. I have a large number of small files (KB).
Is there any efficient way of handling it in hadoop?

I have heard that solution for that problem is using:
            1. HAR (hadoop archives)
            2. cat on files

I would like to know if there are any other solutions for processing large
number of small files.

Regards,
Naveen Mahale