Question - What is Apache Flume? List the components of Apache Flume
Answer -
Apache Flume is a tool or system, in Hadoop, that is used for assembling, aggregating, and carrying large amounts of streaming data. This can include data such as record files, events, etc. The main function of Apache Flume is to carry this streaming data from various web servers to HDFS.
The components of Apache Flume are as below:
- Flume Channel
- Flume Source
- Flume Agent
- Flume Sink
- Flume Event