Hi Hua, You can use servers with different configuration, but the entire cluster will tend to run as slow as your slowest server. However, that will still help to to spread the load.
JM 2013/2/26 hua beatls <[email protected]>: > shoudl we use PC servers with same configuration? > > beatlsd > > On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 2:02 AM, hua beatls <[email protected]> wrote: > >> HI, >> i have some existing PC servers, which would be used to form a hadoop >> cluster, among which 4 servers have 2cpu(6 cores), 96Gmemory, and another 4 >> have 8cpu(6ocres),256G memory. Big gap. >> can i user these 8 servers to make a hadoop cluster? any suggestion? >> >> >> Thanks! >> >> beatls >>
