Return-Path: X-Original-To: apmail-hadoop-hdfs-user-archive@minotaur.apache.org Delivered-To: apmail-hadoop-hdfs-user-archive@minotaur.apache.org Received: from mail.apache.org (hermes.apache.org [140.211.11.3]) by minotaur.apache.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 7365511FAE for ; Fri, 1 Aug 2014 16:29:15 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 84054 invoked by uid 500); 1 Aug 2014 16:29:06 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-hadoop-hdfs-user-archive@hadoop.apache.org Received: (qmail 83912 invoked by uid 500); 1 Aug 2014 16:29:06 -0000 Mailing-List: contact user-help@hadoop.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: user@hadoop.apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list user@hadoop.apache.org Received: (qmail 83902 invoked by uid 99); 1 Aug 2014 16:29:05 -0000 Received: from athena.apache.org (HELO athena.apache.org) (140.211.11.136) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Fri, 01 Aug 2014 16:29:05 +0000 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.0 required=5.0 tests=RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: pass (athena.apache.org: domain of adaryl.wakefield@hotmail.com designates 65.55.34.92 as permitted sender) Received: from [65.55.34.92] (HELO COL004-OMC2S18.hotmail.com) (65.55.34.92) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Fri, 01 Aug 2014 16:29:01 +0000 Received: from COL126-DS3 ([65.55.34.73]) by COL004-OMC2S18.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(7.5.7601.22712); Fri, 1 Aug 2014 09:28:41 -0700 X-TMN: [29/DKQk6HYtuq+mCavK5r1hLihI+S1tz8yTvQqksWL0=] X-Originating-Email: [adaryl.wakefield@hotmail.com] Message-ID: From: "Adaryl \"Bob\" Wakefield, MBA" To: References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: Can anyone tell me the current typical memory specification, switch size and disk space Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2014 11:28:36 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 15.4.3555.308 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V15.4.3555.308 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 01 Aug 2014 16:28:41.0422 (UTC) FILETIME=[A7D866E0:01CFADA5] X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org The book Hadoop Operations by Eric Sammer helped answer a lot of these questions for me. Adaryl "Bob" Wakefield, MBA Principal Mass Street Analytics 913.938.6685 www.linkedin.com/in/bobwakefieldmba -----Original Message----- From: Chris MacKenzie Sent: Friday, August 01, 2014 4:35 AM To: user@hadoop.apache.org Subject: Can anyone tell me the current typical memory specification, switch size and disk space Hi, I�d really appreciate it if someone could let me know the current preferred specification for a cluster set up. On average how many nodes Disk space Memory Switch size A link to a paper or discussion would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance Regards, Chris MacKenzie telephone: 0131 332 6967 email: studio@chrismackenziephotography.co.uk corporate: www.chrismackenziephotography.co.uk