[HDFS-6595] Configure the maximum threads allowed for balancing on datanodes

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 2.5.0
• Component/s: balancer & mover, datanode
• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Assignee: Benoy Antony
• Reporter: Benoy Antony
• Created: 24/Jun/14 01:23
• Updated: 15/Aug/14 05:41
• Resolved: 25/Jun/14 19:30

Description

Currently datanode allows a max of 5 threads to be used for balancing.
In some cases, , it may make sense to use a different number of threads to the purpose of moving.