<html><body><p>Spectrum Scale next generation hadoop connector is available for public download <br> <br>from YONG ZHENG,<br><br>Spectrum Scale HDFS transparency (or HDFS protocol), the next generation Hadoop connector, is available for public download from IBM developerWorks:<br><br><a href="https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home?lang=en#!/wiki/General%20Parallel%20File%20System%20%28GPFS%29/page/Hadoop%20Connector%20Download%20%26%20Info">https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home?lang=en#!/wiki/General%20Parallel%20File%20System%20%28GPFS%29/page/Hadoop%20Connector%20Download%20%26%20Info</a><br><br>The 1st release 2.7.0-0 supports FPO storage model (internal disk model). For shared storage model (e.g. ESS, SAN-based storage), it's in progress and will be available around Jan, 2016.<br><br>The key advantage for HDFS transparency includes:<br>1.GPFS client free(it doesn't need every Hadoop node to install GPFS client)<br>2.Full kerberos support for enterprise security requirement<br>3.make some hdfs hard-coded components working(e.g. Impala which will call HDFS client directly instead calling Hadoop FileSystem interface)<br>4.make some popular features working: discp, webhdfs, multiple hadoop cluster over the same Spectrum Scale file systems etc<br><br>refer the above link for more details.<br><br>-frank-<br><br>Frank Kraemer<br>IBM Consulting IT Specialist / Client Technical Architect<br>Hechtsheimer Str. 2, 55131 Mainz<br><a href="mailto:kraemerf@de.ibm.com">mailto:kraemerf@de.ibm.com</a><br>voice: +49171-3043699<br>IBM Germany<BR>
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