Hi Malathi, You can configure the data storage by following the steps here: https://drill.apache.org/docs/connect-a-data-source/
On the other hand, though it is fine to run drill outside the hdfs cluster, performance wise, it is better to spin drill on each node. That helps leverage data locality. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 20, 2015, at 10:21 AM, Ted Dunning <[email protected]> wrote: > > Some specific answers here. > >> On Thu, Aug 20, 2015 at 4:13 AM, Malathi <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I have the following questions: >> 1) Is it possible to run drill in a machine outside hadoop cluster and >> query the hdfs files in the cluster? > > Yes. Absolutely. > > >> 2) If yes, is there any need of additional configuration change? > > Yes. > > You have to set up a data source that points to the external data.
