[MAPREDUCE-6007] Add support to distcp to preserve raw.* namespace extended attributes

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: fs-encryption
• Fix Version/s: 2.6.0, fs-encryption
• Component/s: distcp
• Target Version/s: fs-encryption
• Assignee: Charles Lamb
• Reporter: Charles Lamb
• Created: 25/Jul/14 16:04
• Updated: 30/Jun/15 07:19
• Resolved: 08/Aug/14 01:33

Description

As part of the Data at Rest Encryption work (HDFS-6134), we need to add support to distcp which preserves raw.* namespace extended attributes when both the src and target pathnames are in the /.reserved/raw directory hierarchy. See the doc in HDFS-6509 for details.

Issue Links

• is related to: HADOOP-10919 Copy command should preserve raw.* namespace extended attributes
• relates to: HDFS-6509 Create a special /.reserved/raw directory for raw access to encrypted data
• relates to: HDFS-6134 Transparent data at rest encryption

Sub-Tasks

• Update distcp docs to include new option that suppresses preservation of RAW.* namespace extended attributes: Resolved