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+ <td><code>spark.reducer.maxReqsInFlight</code></td>
+ <td>Int.MaxValue</td>
+ <td>
+ This configuration limits the number of remote requests to fetch blocks at any given point.
+ When the number of hosts in the cluster increase, it might lead to very large number
+ of in-bound connections to one or more nodes, causing the workers to fail under load.
+ By allowing it to limit the number of fetch requests, this scenario can be mitigated.
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<td><code>spark.shuffle.compress</code></td>
<td>true</td>
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