Set quotas using Cloudera Manager

You can use set file count or space quotas using Cloudera Manager. You must have administrator privileges to set the quotas.

  1. From the HDFS service page, select the File Browser tab.
  2. Browse the file system to find the directory for which you want to set quotas.
  3. Click the directory name so that it appears in the gray panel above the listing of its contents and in the detail section to the right of the File Browser table.
  4. Click the Edit Quota button for the directory.
    A Manage Quota pop-up displays, where you can set file count or disk space limits for the directory you have selected.
  5. When you have set the limits you want, click OK.