Alluxio 1.7.1 Release

We are excited to announce Alluxio version 1.7.1, a maintenance release containing several important bug fixes. The release improves usability and resolves several issues.

Client

  • Client recovery during intermittent Alluxio worker failures (detail)
  • Support white space in file names (detail)
  • WebUI displays info in a best effort manner in the event of partial server failures

Server

  • Improved journal recovery for HDFS based journals during intermittent HDFS failures (detail)
  • UFS sync supports syncing directory permissions (detail)
  • Orphaned blocks are discovered and can be configured to be removed during startup or (experimental) runtime
  • Improved async caching memory management
  • Improved space reserver behavior in various high pressure eviction situations

Downloads for this patch can be found here: Downloads