If PutHDFS is used; https://github.com/apache/nifi/blob/master/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-hadoop-bundle/nifi-hdfs-processors/...
In the above lines from the source we can see;
1. The flowfile is written to HDFS as a tmp file
2. The tmp file is renamed to the desired filename
3. A log entry is created, which looks as follows for a successful operation:
getLogger().info("copied {} to HDFS at {} in {} milliseconds at a rate of {}"
Or in case of failure:
getLogger().error("Failed to write to HDFS due to {}", new Object[]{t});
In the top of the source code, import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileSystem; is performed, which is used for the hdfs.create. More info on this base class; https://hadoop.apache.org/docs/r2.8.2/api/org/apache/hadoop/fs/FileSystem.html