This topic describes how to store the logs of MapReduce and Spark jobs to JindoFileSystem (JindoFS) or Object Storage Service (OSS).

Overview

E-MapReduce (EMR) clusters support the pay-as-you-go and subscription billing methods to meet different needs. Pay-as-you-go clusters can be released at any time. Hadoop clusters store logs in the Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) by default. If a pay-as-you-go cluster is released, you cannot query job logs of the cluster. In this case, you may have difficulties in troubleshooting job issues. This topic describes how to store the logs of MapReduce and Spark jobs to JindoFS or OSS so that you can query the previous logs of jobs.

Configure JindoFS, YARN Container logs, and Spark History Server

  • JindoFS configuration

    Configuration file Parameter Description Example
    bigboot jfs.namespaces The namespace supported by JindoFS. Separate multiple namespaces with commas (,). emr-jfs
    jfs.namespaces.emr-jfs.oss.uri The storage backend of the emr-jfs namespace. oss://oss-bucket/oss-dir
    jfs.namespaces.test.mode The storage mode of the emr-jfs namespace. block
    Note JindoFS supports the block storage mode and cache mode.
  • Configuration for YARN Container logs

    Configuration file Parameter Description Example
    yarn-site yarn.nodemanager.remote-app-log-dir The directory in which YARN aggregates and stores logs after your application stops running. The log aggregation feature of YARN is enabled by default. jfs://emr-jfs/emr-cluster-log/yarn-apps-logs or oss://${oss-bucket}/emr-cluster-log/yarn-apps-logs
    mapred-site mapreduce.jobhistory.done-dir The directory in which JobHistory stores the logs of Hadoop jobs that are completed. jfs://emr-jfs/emr-cluster-log/jobhistory/done or oss://${oss-bucket}/emr-cluster-log/jobhistory/done
    mapreduce.jobhistory.intermediate-done-dir The directory in which JobHistory stores the logs that are not archived for Hadoop jobs. jfs://emr-jfs/emr-cluster-log/jobhistory/done_intermediate or oss://${oss-bucket}/emr-cluster-log/jobhistory/done_intermediate
  • Configuration for Spark History Server

    Configuration file Parameter Description Example
    spark-defaults spark_eventlog_dir The directory in which Spark History Server stores the logs of Spark jobs. jfs://emr-jfs/emr-cluster-log/spark-history or oss://${oss-bucket}/emr-cluster-log/spark-history

Create a cluster

You can add custom software configurations when you create an EMR cluster, as shown in the following figure.

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Custom configuration example

For example, to store logs in JindoFS, use the following custom configuration and replace the OSS bucket and relevant directories:

[   
  {
       "ServiceName":"BIGBOOT",
       "FileName":"bigboot",
       "ConfigKey":"jfs.namespaces",
       "ConfigValue":"emr-jfs"
  },
  {
       "ServiceName":"BIGBOOT",
       "FileName":"bigboot",
       "ConfigKey":"jfs.namespaces.emr-jfs.oss.uri",
       "ConfigValue":"oss://oss-bucket/jindoFS"
  },
  {
       "ServiceName":"BIGBOOT",
       "FileName":"bigboot",
       "ConfigKey":"jfs.namespaces.emr-jfs.mode",
       "ConfigValue":"block"
  },
  {
       "ServiceName":"YARN",
       "FileName":"mapred-site",
       "ConfigKey":"mapreduce.jobhistory.done-dir",
       "ConfigValue":"jfs://emr-jfs/emr-cluster-log/jobhistory/done"
  },
  {
       "ServiceName":"YARN",
       "FileName":"mapred-site",
       "ConfigKey":"mapreduce.jobhistory.intermediate-done-dir",
       "ConfigValue":"jfs://emr-jfs/emr-cluster-log/jobhistory/done_intermediate"
  },
  {
       "ServiceName":"YARN",
       "FileName":"yarn-site",
       "ConfigKey":"yarn.nodemanager.remote-app-log-dir",
       "ConfigValue":"jfs://emr-jfs/emr-cluster-log/yarn-apps-logs"
  }, 
  {
       "ServiceName":"SPARK",
       "FileName":"spark-defaults",
       "ConfigKey":"spark_eventlog_dir",
       "ConfigValue":"jfs://emr-jfs/emr-cluster-log/spark-history"
  }
]

For example, to store logs in OSS, use the following custom configuration and replace the OSS bucket and relevant directories:

[   
  {
       "ServiceName":"YARN",
       "FileName":"mapred-site",
       "ConfigKey":"mapreduce.jobhistory.done-dir",
       "ConfigValue":"oss://oss_bucket/emr-cluster-log/jobhistory/done"
  },
  {
       "ServiceName":"YARN",
       "FileName":"mapred-site",
       "ConfigKey":"mapreduce.jobhistory.intermediate-done-dir",
       "ConfigValue":"oss://oss_bucket/emr-cluster-log/jobhistory/done_intermediate"
  },
  {
       "ServiceName":"YARN",
       "FileName":"yarn-site",
       "ConfigKey":"yarn.nodemanager.remote-app-log-dir",
       "ConfigValue":"oss://oss_bucket/emr-cluster-log/yarn-apps-logs"
  }, 
  {
       "ServiceName":"SPARK",
       "FileName":"spark-defaults", 
       "ConfigKey":"spark_eventlog_dir",
       "ConfigValue":"oss://oss_bucket/emr-cluster-log/spark-history"
   }
]