On Fri, 2010-10-01 at 09:24 -0700, Dan Reverri wrote: > Projects will typically define an upper bound for a cluster's size > based on available datacenter space, available power, cost, etc. > Choosing a ring_creation_size value based on this upper bound will > allow you to start small and grow into your cluster.
Ok, but these days there is no fixed size "data center". If I need more resources I can add them dynamically from Amazon or an equivalent cloud provider. If I accidentally create the next Facebook and it keeps growing, it would be nice not to have to backup and restore the whole thing as it grows into multiple hundreds of terrabytes, especially considering the downtime required. What is the penalty for making the ring size a lot bigger than the initial number of nodes would require? _______________________________________________ riak-users mailing list riak-users@lists.basho.com http://lists.basho.com/mailman/listinfo/riak-users_lists.basho.com
