That's HDFS. When a file is currently written, the size is not known, as the write is in progress. So the namenode reports a size of zero (more exactly, it does not take into account the hdfs block beeing written when it calculates the size). When you read, you go to the datanode owning the data, so you see the real content as it is at the time of reading.
btw, why do you want to read the HLog? On Fri, May 17, 2013 at 12:53 PM, Rishabh Agrawal < rishabh.agra...@impetus.co.in> wrote: > Hello, > > I am working with Hlogs of Hbase and I have this doubt that HDFS shows > size of last log file as zero. But when I open it I see data in it. When I > add extra data a new file with zero size is created and previous HLog file > gets its size. This thing applies to each region server. Following is the > purged screen shot of same: > > > > I have set following parameters in hbase-site.xml for logs: > > <property> > > <name>hbase.regionserver.logroll.period</name> > > <value>3600000</value> > > </property> > > <property> > > <name>hbase.master.logcleaner.ttl</name> > > <value>604800000</value> > > </property> > > <property> > > <name>hbase.regionserver.optionallogflushinterval</name> > > <value>3000</value> > > </property> > > > > > > I plan to read log files for some validation work, Please guide me through > this behavior of Hbase. > > > > > > Thanks and Regards > > Rishabh Agrawal > > Software Engineer > > Impetus Infotech (India) Pvt. Ltd. > > (O) +91.731.426.9300 x4526 > > (M) +91.812.026.2722 > > www.impetus.com > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > > > > NOTE: This message may contain information that is confidential, > proprietary, privileged or otherwise protected by law. The message is > intended solely for the named addressee. If received in error, please > destroy and notify the sender. Any use of this email is prohibited when > received in error. Impetus does not represent, warrant and/or guarantee, > that the integrity of this communication has been maintained nor that the > communication is free of errors, virus, interception or interference. >
