Understanding YARN Services
YARN (Yet Another Resource Negotiator) is the resource management and job scheduling component of the Hadoop ecosystem. It is responsible for managing the resources of a Hadoop cluster, such as CPU, memory, and disk, and for scheduling and executing tasks on those resources.
YARN services refer to the various components and processes that make up the YARN system, such as the ResourceManager, NodeManager, ApplicationMaster, and Container. These services work together to provide a scalable and fault-tolerant platform for running distributed applications on a Hadoop cluster.
Some key features and concepts of YARN services include:
YARN Architecture
YARN follows a master-slave architecture, with a central ResourceManager and multiple NodeManagers. The ResourceManager is responsible for managing the cluster's resources and scheduling applications, while the NodeManagers are responsible for running the actual tasks on the worker nodes.
Application Lifecycle
When an application is submitted to YARN, the ResourceManager assigns an ApplicationMaster to manage the execution of the application. The ApplicationMaster then requests resources from the ResourceManager and launches the necessary containers on the NodeManagers to execute the application's tasks.
Resource Allocation
YARN uses a resource model based on containers, which represent a fixed amount of resources (e.g., CPU, memory) that can be allocated to a task. The ResourceManager is responsible for allocating these containers to applications based on their resource requests and the available cluster resources.
Fault Tolerance
YARN is designed to be fault-tolerant, with the ResourceManager and NodeManagers monitoring the health of the cluster and taking appropriate actions (such as restarting failed tasks) to ensure the successful execution of applications.
By understanding these key concepts and features of YARN services, developers can effectively leverage the power of the Hadoop ecosystem to build and run distributed applications at scale.