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1. Edit the local version of mapred-site.xml. This file is typically located in /etc/conf/hadoop. 

2. Specify the codecs to use in the io.compression.codecs property. Supported values:

   Code	Value
   Gzip	org.apache.hadoop.io.compress.GzipCodec
   Bzip2	org.apache.hadoop.io.compress.BZip2Codec
   Snappy	org.apache.hadoop.io.compress.SnappyCodec

3. In the following example, all three codecs have been specified:

   Code Block
   <configuration> ... <property> <name>io.compression.codecs</name> <value>org.apache.hadoop.io.compress.GzipCodec,org.apache.hadoop.io.compress.BZip2Codec,org.apache.hadoop.io.compress.SnappyCodec</value> </property> ... </configuration>

4.  Save the file and restart the platform. See Start and Stop the Platform.

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Configure platform

Apply the following changes from within the application to enable the 

Steps:

1. Login to the application. 

2. In the Admin Settings page, set the following settings:

   Setting	Description
   hadoopDefaultClusterCompression.enabled	To enable integration with a compressed cluster, set this value to true.
   hadoopDefaultClusterCompression.compression	Set this value to the type of compression applied on the cluster: none - (default) no cluster compression gzip bzip2 snappy

3. Save your changes and restart the platform.