Category: Linux

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Hadoop and ip_conntrack: table full, dropping packet

I’m pretty sure many folks have seen this specific error across multiple different linux systems specifically when iptables is enabled and the OS has thousands of connections coming in second. In my case I ran into this Examples of this are with Hadoop NameNode. Someone accidentally executed iptables -L to try to get a list…
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Hadoop and Redhat System Tuning /etc/sysctl.conf

Hadoop and Redhat System Tuning /etc/sysctl.conf One of the most overlooked things after building out a Hadoop cluster is the operating system tuning. This post will cover how to tune settings in /etc/sysctl.conf also known as Linux Kernel Settings. /etc/sysctl.conf ## ALWAYS INCREASE KERNEL SEMAPHORES especially IF using IBM JDK with SharedClassCache also a separate…
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Integrating Apache Hadoop and Apache Flume with IBM MQ

Integrating Apache Hadoop and Flume with IBM MQ Over the past 2 years of working with Apache Hadoop a few things have come up folks wanting to use Apache Kafka which definitely has it’s place in the Hadoop Big Data and Next Generation of Technology spheres. But there is also the need to integrate with…
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Why now?

GS Tech Blog What is the GS Tech Blog! It’s a place for me to rant and provide my thoughts about technology I’ve worked with over many years. So after working as a Technology Systems Engineer for almost 20 years, I decided it’s time to create a blog to publish some of my ideas and…
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