# Xml files and HDFS

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/xml-files-and-hdfs/7600>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [May 8, 2012, 2:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/xml-files-and-hdfs/7600 "2012-05-08T14:46:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Mohit\_Anchlia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/848f3c/32.png) [@Mohit\_Anchlia](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mohit_Anchlia)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2012, 2:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/xml-files-and-hdfs/7600/1 "2012-05-08T14:46:07Z")

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I have 2 questions:

1. What's the best way to index xml files as docs in elasticsearch? Convert  
it to JSON?
2. Does elasticsearch integrate with hadoop HDFS?

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**Author:** ![kimchy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kimchy/32/44952_2.png) [@kimchy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kimchy)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2012, 5:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/xml-files-and-hdfs/7600/2 "2012-05-10T05:53:05Z")

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On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 5:46 PM, Mohit Anchlia [mohitanchlia@gmail.com](mailto:mohitanchlia@gmail.com)wrote:

> I have 2 questions:
> 
> 1. What's the best way to index xml files as docs in elasticsearch?  
> Convert it to JSON?

Yes.

> 1. Does elasticsearch integrate with hadoop HDFS?

In what sense?

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2012, 6:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/xml-files-and-hdfs/7600/3 "2012-05-10T06:52:57Z")

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You could also use the attachment plugin but with some overhead on ES side instead of overhead on your side.

David 😉  
Twitter : @dadoonet / @elasticsearchfr

Le 10 mai 2012 à 07:53, Shay Banon [kimchy@gmail.com](mailto:kimchy@gmail.com) a écrit :

> On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 5:46 PM, Mohit Anchlia [mohitanchlia@gmail.com](mailto:mohitanchlia@gmail.com) wrote:  
> I have 2 questions:
> 
> 1. What's the best way to index xml files as docs in elasticsearch? Convert it to JSON?
> 
> Yes.
> 
> 1. Does elasticsearch integrate with hadoop HDFS?
> 
> In what sense?

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**Author:** ![Mohit\_Anchlia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/848f3c/32.png) [@Mohit\_Anchlia](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mohit_Anchlia)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2012, 2:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/xml-files-and-hdfs/7600/4 "2012-05-10T14:26:27Z")

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On Wed, May 9, 2012 at 10:53 PM, Shay Banon [kimchy@gmail.com](mailto:kimchy@gmail.com) wrote:

> On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 5:46 PM, Mohit Anchlia [mohitanchlia@gmail.com](mailto:mohitanchlia@gmail.com)wrote:
> 
> > I have 2 questions:
> > 
> > 1. What's the best way to index xml files as docs in elasticsearch?  
> > Convert it to JSON?
> 
> Yes.
> 
> > 1. Does elasticsearch integrate with hadoop HDFS?
> 
> In what sense?

We have Hadoop cluster and I was wondering if I can store everything on  
HDFS instead of locally so that I have all my data in HDFS. Does  
elasticsearch let you do that with HDFS or is it just for backups? I see  
there is a Gateway but don't really understand how elasticsearch integrates  
with HDFS.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 3:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/xml-files-and-hdfs/7600/5 "2017-07-06T03:29:27Z")

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Closed on July 6, 2017, 3:29am UTC