[HADOOP-13655] document object store use with fs shell and distcp

• Type: Sub-task
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.7.3
• Fix Version/s: 2.8.0, 2.7.4, 3.0.0-alpha2
• Component/s: documentation, fs, fs/s3
• Target Version/s: 2.7.4
• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Assignee: Steve Loughran
• Reporter: Steve Loughran
• Created: 25/Sep/16 15:40
• Updated: 23/Mar/17 14:35
• Resolved: 22/Nov/16 21:36

Description

There's no specific docs for working with object stores from the hadoop fs shell or in distcp; people either suffer from this (performance, billing), or learn through trial and error what to do.

Add a section in both fs shell and distcp docs covering use with object stores.

Issue Links

• is related to: HADOOP-13622 `-atomic` should not be supported while using `distcp` command in object file system
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #131