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Posted to user@oozie.apache.org by Paul Chavez <pc...@verticalsearchworks.com> on 2013/03/11 23:07:47 UTC

Auto retry failed action once

Is there a way to have an action that fails repeat itself one time? We are working with a particular pig script that occasionally fails with what appears to be a transient error. At least, when we re-run the script it works. We are working this into a workflow and are looking for a way to have it re-try a failed action once.

First instinct is to use a decision node, but I don't know how to track the state to ensure it only retries once. Second idea was to just implement the action twice, and have <error to="second action">, <ok to="third action">.

Is there a best practice around this type of thing?

thanks,
Paul

RE: Auto retry failed action once

Posted by Paul Chavez <pc...@verticalsearchworks.com>.
I promise I did read that part of the docs! It must have gone over my head, this looks like what I need.

Thank you,
Paul
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Mohammad Islam [mailto:mislam77@yahoo.com] 
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2013 4:32 PM
To: user@oozie.apache.org
Subject: Re: Auto retry failed action once

Did you try this?
http://oozie.apache.org/docs/3.3.1/WorkflowFunctionalSpec.html#a18_User-Retry_for_Workflow_Actions_since_Oozie_3.1


Regards,
Mohammad


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 From: Paul Chavez <pc...@verticalsearchworks.com>
To: "user@oozie.apache.org" <us...@oozie.apache.org>
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2013 3:07 PM
Subject: Auto retry failed action once
 
Is there a way to have an action that fails repeat itself one time? We are working with a particular pig script that occasionally fails with what appears to be a transient error. At least, when we re-run the script it works. We are working this into a workflow and are looking for a way to have it re-try a failed action once.

First instinct is to use a decision node, but I don't know how to track the state to ensure it only retries once. Second idea was to just implement the action twice, and have <error to="second action">, <ok to="third action">.

Is there a best practice around this type of thing?

thanks,
Paul

Re: Auto retry failed action once

Posted by Mohammad Islam <mi...@yahoo.com>.
Did you try this?
http://oozie.apache.org/docs/3.3.1/WorkflowFunctionalSpec.html#a18_User-Retry_for_Workflow_Actions_since_Oozie_3.1


Regards,
Mohammad


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 From: Paul Chavez <pc...@verticalsearchworks.com>
To: "user@oozie.apache.org" <us...@oozie.apache.org> 
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2013 3:07 PM
Subject: Auto retry failed action once
 
Is there a way to have an action that fails repeat itself one time? We are working with a particular pig script that occasionally fails with what appears to be a transient error. At least, when we re-run the script it works. We are working this into a workflow and are looking for a way to have it re-try a failed action once.

First instinct is to use a decision node, but I don't know how to track the state to ensure it only retries once. Second idea was to just implement the action twice, and have <error to="second action">, <ok to="third action">.

Is there a best practice around this type of thing?

thanks,
Paul