Files transfer to HDFS : <p>I need to bring the files (zip, csv, xml etc) from windows share location to HDFS. Which is the best approach ? I have kafka - flume - hdfs in mind. Please suggest the efficient way.</p>

<p>I tried getting the files to Kafka consumer.</p>

<p>producer.send(
                    new ProducerRecord(topicName,key,value),</p>

<p>Expect an efficient approach</p>
