@nk_11  There are some recommendations from the HDFS Balancer perspective to make sure it runs fast with max performance. Like some of the parameters described in the link as : "dfs.datanode.balance.max.concurrent.moves", "dfs.balancer.max-size-to-move", "dfs.balancer.moverThreads" and "dfs.datanode.balance.max.bandwidthPerSec" https://docs.cloudera.com/HDPDocuments/HDP3/HDP-3.1.0/data-storage/content/recommended_configurations_for_the__balancer.html . . Regarding the YARN "local-dirs" heavy usage, Please refer to the following article which might give a better idea. You can also refer to the following yarn-site properties to get it better tuned. The "yarn.nodemanager.local-dirs" is the property that points to the location where the intermediate data (temporary data) is written on the nodes where the NodeManager runs. The NodeManager service runs on all worker nodes.  Please check if this dir has enough space. The "yarn.nodemanager.localizer.cache.target-size-mb" property defines decides the maximum disk space to be used for localizing resources. Once the total disk size of the cache exceeds the value defined in this property the deletion service will try to remove files which are not used by any running containers. The "yarn.nodemanager.localizer.cache.cleanup.interval-ms": defines this interval for the delete the unused resources if total cache size exceeds the configured max-size. Unused resources are those resources which are not referenced by any running container. https://community.cloudera.com/t5/Community-Articles/How-to-clear-local-file-cache-and-user-cache-for-yarn/ta-p/245160 ... View more