Hive queries can be concurrent, however there is no specific locking mechanism to avoid concurrent modifications to either metadata or the data files.
Hope this answers your question. On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 2:06 PM, <jonathan.hw...@accenture.com> wrote: > Hi everyone, > I couldn't find this information anywhere. I would like to confirm that > Hive query cannot be concurrent. Is it true that you can only run one hive > query on a hive server at any one given time? > > Thanks > Jon > > This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain > privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private information. If you have > received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the > original. Any other use of the email by you is prohibited. >
