Return-Path: X-Original-To: apmail-hbase-user-archive@www.apache.org Delivered-To: apmail-hbase-user-archive@www.apache.org Received: from mail.apache.org (hermes.apache.org [140.211.11.3]) by minotaur.apache.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 88CB010847 for ; Mon, 3 Feb 2014 13:16:57 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 7118 invoked by uid 500); 3 Feb 2014 13:16:54 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-hbase-user-archive@hbase.apache.org Received: (qmail 6330 invoked by uid 500); 3 Feb 2014 13:16:49 -0000 Mailing-List: contact user-help@hbase.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: user@hbase.apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list user@hbase.apache.org Received: (qmail 6321 invoked by uid 99); 3 Feb 2014 13:16:48 -0000 Received: from athena.apache.org (HELO athena.apache.org) (140.211.11.136) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Mon, 03 Feb 2014 13:16:48 +0000 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.0 required=5.0 tests=SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: pass (athena.apache.org: domain of brian.jeltema@digitalenvoy.net designates 68.64.43.136 as permitted sender) Received: from [68.64.43.136] (HELO barracuda.digitalenvoy.net) (68.64.43.136) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with SMTP; Mon, 03 Feb 2014 13:16:42 +0000 X-ASG-Debug-ID: 1391433381-05f61154fb154e60001-ZI2oBf Received: from [192.168.201.228] (norc-office.digitalenvoy.net [64.129.218.66]) by barracuda.digitalenvoy.net with ESMTP id 9D2uCDENZVtS5MXD (version=TLSv1 cipher=AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NO) for ; Mon, 03 Feb 2014 08:16:21 -0500 (EST) X-Barracuda-Envelope-From: brian.jeltema@digitalenvoy.net X-Barracuda-Apparent-Source-IP: 64.129.218.66 X-ASG-Whitelist: Client From: Brian Jeltema Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: generate bulk load files from reducer Message-Id: <710CC9F6-B217-4C50-84B9-B25B278CF61B@digitalenvoy.net> X-ASG-Orig-Subj: generate bulk load files from reducer Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2014 08:15:32 -0500 To: user@hbase.apache.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 7.1 \(1827\)) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1827) X-Barracuda-Connect: norc-office.digitalenvoy.net[64.129.218.66] X-Barracuda-Start-Time: 1391433381 X-Barracuda-Encrypted: AES128-SHA X-Barracuda-URL: http://barracuda.digitalenvoy.net:8000/cgi-mod/mark.cgi X-Virus-Scanned: by bsmtpd at digitalenvoy.net X-Barracuda-BRTS-Status: 1 X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org I have implemented a map/reduce job that generates HBase bulk files = using HFileOutputFormat. I currently run a separate job step do generate those files in the = mapper. It would be more efficient if I could generate those files in the reducer of the = previous job step, but I don=92t see a supported way to do that. Can this be done? Brian=