Hi, I am running a normal map-reduce job. The map phases finishes but the reduce phases does not start. However, the job is still running but seems it is just halting at the reduce phase.
Note: I am running hadoop 1.2 pseudo-dsitributed on a single node. below is a snap of the log file for 2014-04-17 11:58:54,939 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: TaskTracker up at: localhost/127.0.0.1:50584 2014-04-17 11:58:54,940 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: Starting tracker tracker_kw2261.rc.kaust.edu.sa:localhost/127.0.0.1:50584 2014-04-17 11:58:54,980 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: Starting thread: Map-events fetcher for all reduce tasks on tracker_kw2261.rc.kaust.edu.sa:localhost/127.0.0.1:50584 2014-04-17 11:58:54,988 INFO org.apache.hadoop.util.ProcessTree: setsid exited with exit code 0 2014-04-17 11:58:54,992 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: Using ResourceCalculatorPlugin : org.apache.hadoop.util.LinuxResourceCalculatorPlugin@1ce3570c 2014-04-17 11:58:54,994 WARN org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: TaskTracker's totalMemoryAllottedForTasks is -1. TaskMemoryManager is disabled. 2014-04-17 11:58:54,997 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.IndexCache: IndexCache created with max memory = 10485760 2014-04-17 11:58:55,003 INFO org.apache.hadoop.metrics2.impl.MetricsSourceAdapter: MBean for source ShuffleServerMetrics registered. 2014-04-17 11:58:55,005 INFO org.apache.hadoop.http.HttpServer: Port returned by webServer.getConnectors()[0].getLocalPort() before open() is -1. Opening the listener on 50060 2014-04-17 11:58:55,005 INFO org.apache.hadoop.http.HttpServer: listener.getLocalPort() returned 50060 webServer.getConnectors()[0].getLocalPort() returned 50060 2014-04-17 11:58:55,005 INFO org.apache.hadoop.http.HttpServer: Jetty bound to port 50060 2014-04-17 11:58:55,006 INFO org.mortbay.log: jetty-6.1.26 2014-04-17 11:58:55,189 INFO org.mortbay.log: Started SelectChannelConnector@0.0.0.0:50060 2014-04-17 11:58:55,189 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: FILE_CACHE_SIZE for mapOutputServlet set to : 2000 2014-04-17 12:01:40,711 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: LaunchTaskAction (registerTask): attempt_201404171158_0001_m_000003_0 task's state:UNASSIGNED 2014-04-17 12:01:40,714 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: Trying to launch : attempt_201404171158_0001_m_000003_0 which needs 1 slots 2014-04-17 12:01:40,714 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: In TaskLauncher, current free slots : 2 and trying to launch attempt_201404171158_0001_m_000003_0 which needs 1 slots 2014-04-17 12:01:40,921 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.JobLocalizer: Initializing user awaraka on this TT. 2014-04-17 12:01:41,103 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.JvmManager: In JvmRunner constructed JVM ID: jvm_201404171158_0001_m_-2007628880 2014-04-17 12:01:41,104 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.JvmManager: JVM Runner jvm_201404171158_0001_m_-2007628880 spawned. 2014-04-17 12:01:41,106 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskController: Writing commands to /home/awaraka/data/hadoop-1.2.1_data/hadoop_local-awaraka/ttprivate/taskTracker/awaraka/jobcache/job_201404171158 _0001/attempt_201404171158_0001_m_000003_0/taskjvm.sh 2014-04-17 12:01:41,564 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: JVM with ID: jvm_201404171158_0001_m_-2007628880 given task: attempt_201404171158_0001_m_000003_0 2014-04-17 12:01:42,046 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: attempt_201404171158_0001_m_000003_0 0.0% setup 2014-04-17 12:01:42,047 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: Task attempt_201404171158_0001_m_000003_0 is done. 2014-04-17 12:01:42,047 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: reported output size for attempt_201404171158_0001_m_000003_0 was -1 2014-04-17 12:01:42,048 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: addFreeSlot : current free slots : 2 2014-04-17 12:01:42,212 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.JvmManager: JVM : jvm_201404171158_0001_m_-2007628880 exited with exit code 0. Number of tasks it ran: 1 2014-04-17 12:01:42,250 INFO org.apache.hadoop.io.nativeio.NativeIO: Initialized cache for UID to User mapping with a cache timeout of 14400 seconds. 2014-04-17 12:01:42,251 INFO org.apache.hadoop.io.nativeio.NativeIO: Got UserName awaraka for UID 100000 from the native implementation 2014-04-17 12:01:42,271 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: LaunchTaskAction (registerTask): attempt_201404171158_0001_m_000000_0 task's state:UNASSIGNED 2014-04-17 12:01:42,271 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: LaunchTaskAction (registerTask): attempt_201404171158_0001_m_000001_0 task's state:UNASSIGNED 2014-04-17 12:01:42,273 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: Trying to launch : attempt_201404171158_0001_m_000000_0 which needs 1 slots 2014-04-17 12:01:42,273 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: In TaskLauncher, current free slots : 2 and trying to launch attempt_201404171158_0001_m_000000_0 which needs 1 slots 2014-04-17 12:01:42,274 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: Trying to launch : attempt_201404171158_0001_m_000001_0 which needs 1 slots 2014-04-17 12:01:42,274 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: In TaskLauncher, current free slots : 1 and trying to launch attempt_201404171158_0001_m_000001_0 which needs 1 slots 2014-04-17 12:01:42,279 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.JvmManager: In JvmRunner constructed JVM ID: jvm_201404171158_0001_m_298746358 2014-04-17 12:01:42,279 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.JvmManager: JVM Runner jvm_201404171158_0001_m_298746358 spawned. 2014-04-17 12:01:42,282 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.JvmManager: In JvmRunner constructed JVM ID: jvm_201404171158_0001_m_-1495095563 2014-04-17 12:01:42,282 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.JvmManager: JVM Runner jvm_201404171158_0001_m_-1495095563 spawned. 2014-04-17 12:01:42,282 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskController: Writing commands to /home/awaraka/data/hadoop-1.2.1_data/hadoop_local-awaraka/ttprivate/taskTracker/awaraka/jobcache/job_201404171158 _0001/attempt_201404171158_0001_m_000001_0/taskjvm.sh 2014-04-17 12:01:42,284 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskController: Writing commands to /home/awaraka/data/hadoop-1.2.1_data/hadoop_local-awaraka/ttprivate/taskTracker/awaraka/jobcache/job_201404171158 _0001/attempt_201404171158_0001_m_000000_0/taskjvm.sh 2014-04-17 12:01:42,770 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: JVM with ID: jvm_201404171158_0001_m_-1495095563 given task: attempt_201404171158_0001_m_000000_0 2014-04-17 12:01:42,773 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: JVM with ID: jvm_201404171158_0001_m_298746358 given task: attempt_201404171158_0001_m_000001_0 2014-04-17 12:01:43,206 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: Received KillTaskAction for task: attempt_201404171158_0001_m_000003_0 2014-04-17 12:01:43,206 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: About to purge task: attempt_201404171158_0001_m_000003_0 2014-04-17 12:01:43,206 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.IndexCache: Map ID attempt_201404171158_0001_m_000003_0 not found in cache 2014-04-17 12:01:49,222 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: attempt_201404171158_0001_m_000001_0 1.0% 2014-04-17 12:01:49,225 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: attempt_201404171158_0001_m_000000_0 0.1479132% 2014-04-17 12:01:50,455 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: attempt_201404171158_0001_m_000001_0 1.0% 2014-04-17 12:01:50,457 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: Task attempt_201404171158_0001_m_000001_0 is done. 2014-04-17 12:01:50,457 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: reported output size for attempt_201404171158_0001_m_000001_0 was 15476534 2014-04-17 12:01:50,457 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: addFreeSlot : current free slots : 1 2014-04-17 12:01:50,516 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: LaunchTaskAction (registerTask): attempt_201404171158_0001_r_000000_0 task's state:UNASSIGNED 2014-04-17 12:01:50,516 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: Trying to launch : attempt_201404171158_0001_r_000000_0 which needs 1 slots 2014-04-17 12:01:50,516 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: In TaskLauncher, current free slots : 2 and trying to launch attempt_201404171158_0001_r_000000_0 which needs 1 slots 2014-04-17 12:01:50,520 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.JvmManager: In JvmRunner constructed JVM ID: jvm_201404171158_0001_r_-2007628880 2014-04-17 12:01:50,520 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.JvmManager: JVM Runner jvm_201404171158_0001_r_-2007628880 spawned. 2014-04-17 12:01:50,522 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskController: Writing commands to /home/awaraka/data/hadoop-1.2.1_data/hadoop_local-awaraka/ttprivate/taskTracker/awaraka/jobcache/job_201404171158 _0001/attempt_201404171158_0001_r_000000_0/taskjvm.sh 2014-04-17 12:01:50,656 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.JvmManager: JVM : jvm_201404171158_0001_m_298746358 exited with exit code 0. Number of tasks it ran: 1 2014-04-17 12:01:51,007 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: JVM with ID: jvm_201404171158_0001_r_-2007628880 given task: attempt_201404171158_0001_r_000000_0 2014-04-17 12:01:52,261 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: attempt_201404171158_0001_m_000000_0 0.20643327% 2014-04-17 12:01:55,295 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: attempt_201404171158_0001_m_000000_0 0.2850715% 2014-04-17 12:01:57,404 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: attempt_201404171158_0001_r_000000_0 0.0% reduce > copy > 2014-04-17 12:01:58,428 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: attempt_201404171158_0001_m_000000_0 0.34942606% 2014-04-17 12:02:00,449 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: attempt_201404171158_0001_r_000000_0 0.0% reduce > copy > 2014-04-17 12:02:01,463 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: attempt_201404171158_0001_m_000000_0 0.43121892% 2014-04-17 12:02:04,494 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: attempt_201404171158_0001_m_000000_0 0.4922323% 2014-04-17 12:02:06,492 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: attempt_201404171158_0001_r_000000_0 0.0% reduce > copy > 2014-04-17 12:02:07,526 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: attempt_201404171158_0001_m_000000_0 0.57880783% 2014-04-17 12:02:10,561 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: attempt_201404171158_0001_m_000000_0 0.6370768% 2014-04-17 12:02:12,553 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: attempt_201404171158_0001_r_000000_0 0.0% reduce > copy > 2014-04-17 12:02:13,598 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: attempt_201404171158_0001_m_000000_0 0.70603764% 2014-04-17 12:02:15,596 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: attempt_201404171158_0001_r_000000_0 0.0% reduce > copy > 2014-04-17 12:02:16,628 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: attempt_201404171158_0001_m_000000_0 0.782714% 2014-04-17 12:02:19,658 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: attempt_201404171158_0001_m_000000_0 0.840947% 2014-04-17 12:02:21,634 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: attempt_201404171158_0001_r_000000_0 0.0% reduce > copy > 2014-04-17 12:02:22,687 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: attempt_201404171158_0001_m_000000_0 0.91763073% 2014-04-17 12:02:24,670 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: attempt_201404171158_0001_r_000000_0 0.0% reduce > copy > 2014-04-17 12:02:25,715 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: attempt_201404171158_0001_m_000000_0 0.98650074% 2014-04-17 12:02:28,743 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: attempt_201404171158_0001_m_000000_0 1.0% 2014-04-17 12:02:30,707 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: attempt_201404171158_0001_r_000000_0 0.0% reduce > copy > 2014-04-17 12:02:31,771 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: attempt_201404171158_0001_m_000000_0 1.0% 2014-04-17 12:02:34,798 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: attempt_201404171158_0001_m_000000_0 1.0% 2014-04-17 12:02:35,315 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: attempt_201404171158_0001_m_000000_0 1.0% 2014-04-17 12:02:35,316 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: Task attempt_201404171158_0001_m_000000_0 is done. 2014-04-17 12:02:35,316 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: reported output size for attempt_201404171158_0001_m_000000_0 was 126033710 2014-04-17 12:02:35,316 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: addFreeSlot : current free slots : 2 2014-04-17 12:02:35,489 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.JvmManager: JVM : jvm_201404171158_0001_m_-1495095563 exited with exit code 0. Number of tasks it ran: 1 2014-04-17 12:02:36,768 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: attempt_201404171158_0001_r_000000_0 0.0% reduce > copy > 2014-04-17 12:02:39,805 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: attempt_201404171158_0001_r_000000_0 0.0% reduce > copy > 2014-04-17 12:02:45,840 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: attempt_201404171158_0001_r_000000_0 0.0% reduce > copy > 2014-04-17 12:02:51,877 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: attempt_201404171158_0001_r_000000_0 0.0% reduce > copy > 2014-04-17 12:02:54,909 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: attempt_201404171158_0001_r_000000_0 0.0% reduce > copy > 2014-04-17 12:03:00,941 INFO org.apache.hadoop.mapred.TaskTracker: attempt_201404171158_0001_r_000000_0 0.0% reduce > copy > .... *That last line gets repeated forever. * -- Best Regards, Karim Ahmed Awara -- ------------------------------ This message and its contents, including attachments are intended solely for the original recipient. 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