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Question 1

Can I delete historical cluster data from Amazon SimpleDB?

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Answer 1

Yes. You can delete Amazon SimpleDB domains that Amazon EMR created on your behalf. Please reference the Amazon SimpleDB documentation for instructions.

Question 2

How do I get my data into Amazon S3?

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Answer 2

You can use Amazon S3 APIs to upload data to Amazon S3. Alternatively, you can use many open source or commercial clients to easily upload data to Amazon S3.

Question 3

How do I get logs for completed clusters?

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Answer 3

Hadoop system logs as well as user logs will be placed in the Amazon S3 bucket which you specify when creating a cluster.

Question 4

Do you compress logs?

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Answer 4

No. At this time Amazon EMR does not compress logs as it moves them to Amazon S3.