The namenode is the commodity hardware that contains the GNU/Linux operating system and the namenode software. It is a software that can be run on commodity hardware. The system having the namenode acts as the master server and it does the following tasks:
- Manages the file system namespace.
- Regulates client’s access to files.
- It also executes file system operations such as renaming, closing, and opening files and directories.
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