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What is the Replication factor? |
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Answer» The replication factor is the number of times the Hadoop FRAMEWORK replicates each Data BLOCK. Fault tolerance is provided by replicating the block. The replication factor is SET to 3 by default, however, it can be modified to 2 (less than 3) or raised to meet your NEEDS (more than 3.) |
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