Apache Spark: Differences between client and cluster deploy modes

What are the practical differences between Spark Standalone client deploy mode and cluster deploy mode? What are the pro’s and con’s of using each one? Let’s try to look at the differences between client and cluster mode. Client: Driver runs on a dedicated server (Master node) inside a dedicated process. This means it has all … Read more

What is the relationship between workers, worker instances, and executors?

Extending to other great answers, I would like to describe with few images. In Spark Standalone mode, there are master node and worker nodes. If we represent both master and workers(each worker can have multiple executors if CPU and memory are available) at one place for standalone mode. If you are curious about how Spark … Read more

Which cluster type should I choose for Spark?

Spark Standalone Manager : A simple cluster manager included with Spark that makes it easy to set up a cluster. By default, each application uses all the available nodes in the cluster. A few benefits of YARN over Standalone & Mesos: YARN allows you to dynamically share and centrally configure the same pool of cluster … Read more