This is a good approach, is used by many to mask the NameNode address for the DataNodes; and is also good to use while using BackupNode (Even Facebook does this).
On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 7:38 AM, mac fang <mac.had...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, guys, > > Do we have any plan to enable VIP between NameNode and DataNodes, I mean > multiple NameNodes and we use a VIP stands before the NNs. Then DNs only > need to connect to the VIP. I don't know if it is valuable we have this impl > in our hdsf and if there has any issues? > > Any hints are valuable for me. :) > > regards > macf > -- Harsh J www.harshj.com