This section describes the HDFS collection and forwarding agents. These agents are available in batch workflow configurations.

Prerequisites

The reader of this information must be familiar with:

• The Apache Hadoop Project and Hadoop Distributed File System

This section includes the following subsections:

• 9.37.1 HDFS Agents Preparations
• 9.38.2 HDFS Collection Agent
• 9.38.3 HDFS Forwarding Agent