> 1. I am wandering what is the minimum recommended cluster size to start with?
IMHO 3 http://thelastpickle.com/2011/06/13/Down-For-Me/ A ----------------- Aaron Morton Freelance Developer @aaronmorton http://www.thelastpickle.com On 28/02/2012, at 8:17 AM, Ertio Lew wrote: > Hi > > I'm creating an networking site using cassandra. I am wanting to host this > application but initially with the lowest possible resources & then slowly > increasing the resources as per the service's demand & need. > > 1. I am wandering what is the minimum recommended cluster size to start with? > Are there any issues if I start with as little as 2 nodes in the cluster? In > that case I guess would have replication factor of 2. > (this way I would require at min. 3 vps, 1 as web server & the 2 for > cassandra cluster, right?) > > 2. Anyone using cassandra with such minimal resources in production > environments ? Any experiences or difficulties encountered ? > > 3. In case, you would like to recommend some hosting service suitable for me > ? or if you would like to suggest some other ways to minimize the resources > (actually the hosting expenses).
