apache/hadoop · error · HadoopIllegalArgumentException

"Codec name " + policy.getCodecName() + " is not supported"

Error message

"Codec name " + policy.getCodecName() + " is not supported"

What it means

Error ""Codec name " + policy.getCodecName() + " is not supported"" thrown in apache/hadoop.

Source

Thrown at hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/ErasureCodingPolicyManager.java:304

   */
  public void clear() {
    // TODO: we should only clear policies loaded from NN metadata.
    // This is a placeholder for HDFS-7337.
  }

  /**
   * Add an erasure coding policy.
   * @return the added policy
   */
  public synchronized ErasureCodingPolicy addPolicy(
      ErasureCodingPolicy policy) {
    if (!userDefinedAllowed) {
      throw new HadoopIllegalArgumentException(
          "Addition of user defined erasure coding policy is disabled.");
    }

    if (!CodecUtil.hasCodec(policy.getCodecName())) {
      throw new HadoopIllegalArgumentException("Codec name "
          + policy.getCodecName() + " is not supported");
    }

    int blocksInGroup = policy.getNumDataUnits() + policy.getNumParityUnits();
    if (blocksInGroup > HdfsServerConstants.MAX_BLOCKS_IN_GROUP) {
      throw new HadoopIllegalArgumentException("Number of data and parity blocks in an EC group " +
          blocksInGroup + " should not exceed maximum " + HdfsServerConstants.MAX_BLOCKS_IN_GROUP);
    }

    if (policy.getCellSize() > maxCellSize) {
      throw new HadoopIllegalArgumentException("Cell size " +
          policy.getCellSize() + " should not exceed maximum " +
          maxCellSize + " bytes");
    }

    String assignedNewName = ErasureCodingPolicy.composePolicyName(
        policy.getSchema(), policy.getCellSize());
    for (ErasureCodingPolicyInfo info : getPolicies()) {

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Solutions

1. Use a codec supported by the chosen erasure coding schema (e.g. the default RS codec).
2. List available codecs via 'hdfs ec -listCodecs' and pick a supported one.
3. Implement/register the codec through the Hadoop codec registry if a custom codec is required.

When it happens

Trigger: Adding a custom erasure coding policy whose codec name is not one of the codecs supported by the HDFS erasure coding subsystem.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of apache/hadoop@2add963021 (2026-08-22). Data as JSON: /api/errors/cc902813a9169ecd. Report an issue: GitHub.