hadoop - Flume NG not writing to HDFS -

i'm new @ using flume , hadoop i'm trying setup simplest (but helpful/realistic) example can. i'm using hortonworks sandbox in vm client. after following 1 tutorial 12 (which involves setting , using flume) seems working correctly.

so setup own flume.conf should

• read apache access log
• use memory channel
• write hdfs

simple enough right? here's conf file

agent.sources=exec-source agent.sinks=hdfs-sink agent.channels=ch1  agent.sources.exec-source.type=exec agent.sources.exec-source.command=tail -f /var/log/httpd/access_log  agent.sinks.hdfs-sink.type=hdfs agent.sinks.hdfs-sink.hdfs.path=/flume/events agent.sinks.hdfs-sink.hdfs.fileprefix=apacheaccess agent.sinks.hdfs-sink.hdfs.rollinterval=10 agent.sinks.hdfs-sink.hdfs.rollsize=0  agent.channels.ch1.type=memory agent.channels.ch1.capacity=1000  agent.sources.exec-source.channels=ch1 agent.sinks.hdfs-sink.channel=ch1 

i've seen several people have problems writing hdfs, , in cases there weren't enough logs fill hdfs block. however, rollinterval=10 should generate new file every 10 seconds, long @ least 1 line written it. can run "tail -f /var/log/httpd/access_log" in window , see lines being written log consistantly, don't think it's that.

and here's command/output trying start agent

[root@sandbox ~]# flume-ng agent -f /etc/flume/conf/flume.conf -n apache-agent warning: no configuration directory set! use --conf <dir> override. info: including hadoop libraries found via (/usr/bin/hadoop) hdfs access info: excluding /usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/slf4j-api-1.4.3.jar classpath info: excluding /usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/slf4j-log4j12-1.4.3.jar classpath info: including hbase libraries found via (/usr/bin/hbase) hbase access info: excluding /usr/lib/hbase/bin/../lib/slf4j-api-1.6.1.jar classpath info: excluding /usr/lib/hbase/bin/../lib/slf4j-log4j12-1.6.1.jar classpath info: excluding /usr/lib/hadoop/lib/slf4j-api-1.4.3.jar classpath info: excluding /usr/lib/hadoop/lib/slf4j-log4j12-1.4.3.jar classpath info: excluding /usr/lib/zookeeper/lib/slf4j-api-1.6.1.jar classpath info: excluding /usr/lib/zookeeper/lib/slf4j-log4j12-1.6.1.jar classpath info: excluding /usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/slf4j-api-1.4.3.jar classpath info: excluding /usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/slf4j-log4j12-1.4.3.jar classpath + exec /usr/jdk/jdk1.6.0_31//bin/java -xmx20m -cp '/usr/lib/flume/lib/*:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../conf:/usr/jdk/jdk1.6.0_31/lib/tools.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/..:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../hadoop-core-1.2.0.1.3.0.0-107.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/ambari-log4j-1.2.3.7.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/asm-3.2.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/aspectjrt-1.6.11.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/aspectjtools-1.6.11.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/commons-beanutils-1.7.0.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/commons-beanutils-core-1.8.0.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/commons-cli-1.2.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/commons-codec-1.4.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/commons-collections-3.2.1.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/commons-configuration-1.6.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/commons-daemon-1.0.1.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/commons-digester-1.8.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/commons-el-1.0.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/commons-httpclient-3.0.1.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/commons-io-2.1.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/commons-lang-2.4.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/commons-logging-1.1.1.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/commons-logging-api-1.0.4.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/commons-math-2.1.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/commons-net-3.1.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/core-3.1.1.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/guava-11.0.2.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/hadoop-capacity-scheduler-1.2.0.1.3.0.0-107.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/hadoop-fairscheduler-1.2.0.1.3.0.0-107.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/hadoop-lzo-0.5.0.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/hadoop-thriftfs-1.2.0.1.3.0.0-107.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/hadoop-tools.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/hsqldb-1.8.0.10.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/hue-plugins-2.2.0-snapshot.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/jackson-core-asl-1.8.8.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/jackson-mapper-asl-1.8.8.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/jasper-compiler-5.5.12.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/jasper-runtime-5.5.12.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/jdeb-0.8.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/jersey-core-1.8.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/jersey-json-1.8.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/jersey-server-1.8.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/jets3t-0.6.1.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/jetty-6.1.26.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/jetty-util-6.1.26.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/jsch-0.1.42.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/junit-4.5.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/kfs-0.2.2.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/log4j-1.2.15.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/mockito-all-1.8.5.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/netty-3.6.2.final.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/oro-2.0.8.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/postgresql-9.1-901-1.jdbc4.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/servlet-api-2.5-20081211.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/xmlenc-0.52.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/jsp-2.1/jsp-2.1.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/jsp-2.1/jsp-api-2.1.jar:/usr/lib/hbase/bin/../conf:/usr/jdk/jdk1.6.0_31/lib/tools.jar:/usr/lib/hbase/bin/..:/usr/lib/hbase/bin/../hbase-0.94.6.1.3.0.0-107-security.jar:/usr/lib/hbase/bin/../hbase-0.94.6.1.3.0.0-107-security-tests.jar:/usr/lib/hbase/bin/../lib/activation-1.1.jar:/usr/lib/hbase/bin/../lib/asm-3.1.jar:/usr/lib/hbase/bin/../lib/avro-1.5.3.jar:/usr/lib/hbase/bin/../lib/avro-ipc-1.5.3.jar:/usr/lib/hbase/bin/../lib/commons-beanutils-1.7.0.jar:/usr/lib/hbase/bin/../lib/commons-beanutils-core-1.8.0.jar:/usr/lib/hbase/bin/../lib/commons-cli-1.2.jar:/usr/lib/hbase/bin/../lib/commons-codec-1.4.jar:/usr/lib/hbase/bin/../lib/commons-collections-3.2.1.jar:/usr/lib/hbase/bin/../lib/commons-configuration-1.6.jar:/usr/lib/hbase/bin/../lib/commons-digester-1.8.jar:/usr/lib/hbase/bin/../lib/commons-el-1.0.jar:/usr/lib/hbase/bin/../lib/commons-httpclient-3.1.jar:/usr/lib/hbase/bin/../lib/commons-io-2.1.jar:/usr/lib/hbase/bin/../lib/commons-lang-2.5.jar:/usr/lib/hbase/bin/../lib/commons-logging-1.1.1.jar:/usr/lib/hbase/bin/../lib/commons-math-2.1.jar:/usr/lib/hbase/bin/../lib/commons-net-1.4.1.jar:/usr/lib/hbase/bin/../lib/core-3.1.1.jar:/usr/lib/hbase/bin/../lib/guava-11.0.2.jar:/usr/lib/hbase/bin/../lib/hadoop-core.jar:/usr/lib/hbase/bin/../lib/high-scale-lib-1.1.1.jar:/usr/lib/hbase/bin/../lib/httpclient-4.1.2.jar:/usr/lib/hbase/bin/../lib/httpcore-4.1.3.jar:/usr/lib/hbase/bin/../lib/jackson-core-asl-1.8.8.jar:/usr/lib/hbase/bin/../lib/jackson-jaxrs-1.8.8.jar:/usr/lib/hbase/bin/../lib/jackson-mapper-asl-1.8.8.jar:/usr/lib/hbase/bin/../lib/jackson-xc-1.8.8.jar:/usr/lib/hbase/bin/../lib/jamon-runtime-2.3.1.jar:/usr/lib/hbase/bin/../lib/jasper-compiler-5.5.23.jar:/usr/lib/hbase/bin/../lib/jasper-runtime-5.5.23.jar:/usr/lib/hbase/bin/../lib/jaxb-api-2.1.jar:/usr/lib/hbase/bin/../lib/jaxb-impl-2.2.3-1.jar:/usr/lib/hbase/bin/../lib/jersey-core-1.8.jar:/usr/lib/hbase/bin/../lib/jersey-json-1.8.jar:/usr/lib/hbase/bin/../lib/jersey-server-1.8.jar:/usr/lib/hbase/bin/../lib/jettison-1.1.jar:/usr/lib/hbas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/usr/lib/zookeeper/lib/log4j-1.2.15.jar:/usr/lib/zookeeper/lib/maven-ant-tasks-2.1.3.jar:/usr/lib/zookeeper/lib/maven-artifact-2.2.1.jar:/usr/lib/zookeeper/lib/maven-artifact-manager-2.2.1.jar:/usr/lib/zookeeper/lib/maven-error-diagnostics-2.2.1.jar:/usr/lib/zookeeper/lib/maven-model-2.2.1.jar:/usr/lib/zookeeper/lib/maven-plugin-registry-2.2.1.jar:/usr/lib/zookeeper/lib/maven-profile-2.2.1.jar:/usr/lib/zookeeper/lib/maven-project-2.2.1.jar:/usr/lib/zookeeper/lib/maven-repository-metadata-2.2.1.jar:/usr/lib/zookeeper/lib/maven-settings-2.2.1.jar:/usr/lib/zookeeper/lib/nekohtml-1.9.6.2.jar:/usr/lib/zookeeper/lib/netty-3.2.2.final.jar:/usr/lib/zookeeper/lib/plexus-container-default-1.0-alpha-9-stable-1.jar:/usr/lib/zookeeper/lib/plexus-interpolation-1.11.jar:/usr/lib/zookeeper/lib/plexus-utils-3.0.8.jar:/usr/lib/zookeeper/lib/wagon-file-1.0-beta-6.jar:/usr/lib/zookeeper/lib/wagon-http-2.4.jar:/usr/lib/zookeeper/lib/wagon-http-lightweight-1.0-beta-6.jar:/usr/lib/zookeeper/lib/wagon-http-shared-1.0-beta-6.jar:/usr/lib/zookeeper/lib/wagon-http-shared4-2.4.jar:/usr/lib/zookeeper/lib/wagon-provider-api-2.4.jar:/usr/lib/zookeeper/lib/xercesminimal-1.9.6.2.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../conf:/usr/jdk/jdk1.6.0_31/lib/tools.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/..:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../hadoop-core-1.2.0.1.3.0.0-107.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/ambari-log4j-1.2.3.7.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/asm-3.2.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/aspectjrt-1.6.11.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/aspectjtools-1.6.11.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/commons-beanutils-1.7.0.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/commons-beanutils-core-1.8.0.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/commons-cli-1.2.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/commons-codec-1.4.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/commons-collections-3.2.1.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/commons-configuration-1.6.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/commons-daemon-1.0.1.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/commons-digester-1.8.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/commons-el-1.0.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/commons-httpclient-3.0.1.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/commons-io-2.1.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/commons-lang-2.4.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/commons-logging-1.1.1.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/commons-logging-api-1.0.4.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/commons-math-2.1.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/commons-net-3.1.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/core-3.1.1.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/guava-11.0.2.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/hadoop-capacity-scheduler-1.2.0.1.3.0.0-107.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/hadoop-fairscheduler-1.2.0.1.3.0.0-107.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/hadoop-lzo-0.5.0.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/hadoop-thriftfs-1.2.0.1.3.0.0-107.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/hadoop-tools.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/hsqldb-1.8.0.10.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/hue-plugins-2.2.0-snapshot.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/jackson-core-asl-1.8.8.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/jackson-mapper-asl-1.8.8.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/jasper-compiler-5.5.12.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/jasper-runtime-5.5.12.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/jdeb-0.8.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/jersey-core-1.8.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/jersey-json-1.8.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/jersey-server-1.8.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/jets3t-0.6.1.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/jetty-6.1.26.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/jetty-util-6.1.26.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/jsch-0.1.42.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/junit-4.5.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/kfs-0.2.2.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/log4j-1.2.15.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/mockito-all-1.8.5.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/netty-3.6.2.final.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/oro-2.0.8.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/postgresql-9.1-901-1.jdbc4.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/servlet-api-2.5-20081211.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/xmlenc-0.52.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/jsp-2.1/jsp-2.1.jar:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/jsp-2.1/jsp-api-2.1.jar:/conf' -djava.library.path=:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/native/linux-amd64-64:/usr/lib/hadoop/libexec/../lib/native/linux-amd64-64:/usr/lib/hbase/bin/../lib/native/linux-amd64-64 org.apache.flume.node.application -f /etc/flume/conf/flume.conf -n apache-agent 13/09/03 12:35:11 info node.pollingpropertiesfileconfigurationprovider: configuration provider starting 13/09/03 12:35:11 info node.pollingpropertiesfileconfigurationprovider: reloading configuration file:/etc/flume/conf/flume.conf 13/09/03 12:35:11 info conf.flumeconfiguration: added sinks: hdfs-sink agent: agent 13/09/03 12:35:11 info conf.flumeconfiguration: processing:hdfs-sink 13/09/03 12:35:11 info conf.flumeconfiguration: processing:hdfs-sink 13/09/03 12:35:11 info conf.flumeconfiguration: processing:hdfs-sink 13/09/03 12:35:11 info conf.flumeconfiguration: processing:hdfs-sink 13/09/03 12:35:11 info conf.flumeconfiguration: processing:hdfs-sink 13/09/03 12:35:11 info conf.flumeconfiguration: processing:hdfs-sink 13/09/03 12:35:11 info conf.flumeconfiguration: post-validation flume configuration contains configuration agents: [agent] 13/09/03 12:35:11 warn node.abstractconfigurationprovider: no configuration found host:apache-agent 13/09/03 12:35:11 info node.application: starting new configuration:{ sourcerunners:{} sinkrunners:{} channels:{} } 

now @ point realize i'm missing several things.

1) expect see along lines of "info instrumentation.monitoredcountergroup: component type: sink, name: hdfs-sink started" last line, don't 2) if use command “hadoop fs -lsr /flume” should see new logs in hdfs, don't. last logs 8/28/2013, when did tutorial. 

i don't expect see warn line in there, i'm not sure why it's there, maybe that's problem , can tell me why.

so questions are:

1) can tell me might going wrong here? 2) when problem sorted out, there else should looking see flume working correctly, reading should , writing should , when? 

the answer is, of course, name agent when start flume same agent name in config file. command line should have ended "-n agent" , not "-n apache-agent" since flume.conf file specifies "agent.x"

after appears work.