[jira] [Commented] (MAPREDUCE-2700) dynamic configuration of mapred.map/reduce.tasks

["Harsh J (Commented) (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

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Harsh J commented on MAPREDUCE-2700:
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Agree that it makes sense to have #-reducers auto-tuned to cluster size.
                
> dynamic configuration of mapred.map/reduce.tasks
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>
>                 Key: MAPREDUCE-2700
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAPREDUCE-2700
>             Project: Hadoop Map/Reduce
>          Issue Type: New Feature
>          Components: job submission
>            Reporter: Johannes Zillmann
>            Priority: Minor
>              Labels: newbie
>
> Since the optimal value for these 2 configuration properties heavily depends on the numer of nodes, also examined here
> http://wiki.apache.org/lucene-hadoop/HowManyMapsAndReduces
>  would it be not more comfortable to configure relations to numberOfNodes ?
> So you hav'nt to change it all the time the number of nodes changes...

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