Whether the output of mapper or output of partitioner written on local disk?



Whether the output of mapper or output of partitioner written on local disk?..

Answer / Akash Babu

No, the output of both Mapper and Partitioner are not written to local disk. They are only stored in memory until they are shuffled and sorted by Hadoop.

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