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SnapScale/RAINcloudOS 4.1 Administrator’s Guide
3 - SnapScale Settings
SnapScale Properties
These basic options are found under
SnapScale Properties
:
This table details the options on the
SnapScale Properties
page:
Option
Description
SnapScale Name and
Description
Either accept the default cluster name or enter an
alphanumeric name up to 15 characters in length. Network
clients can use this name along with round robin DNS name
resolution to connect to the cluster.
The default name is “Scale
nnnnnnnn
” (where
nnnnnnnn
is
the appliance number of the node used to create the cluster).
Description
This optional field provides a place to define the cluster in the
overall scheme of your network and better identify the cluster
on a LAN.
Data Replication Count
The data replication count establishes the level of data
redundancy in the cluster. The setting specifies how many
copies of each data file or folder to maintain. A count of 3x
offers higher data protection but uses more disk space.
Once the cluster is created, the count can only be decreased
from 3x to 2x. It cannot be increased from 2x to 3x.
Spare Disks
Check the box and select the number of spare disks you want
to reserve. A spare disk is used to automatically replace a
failed Peer Set member.
If there are unused drives remaining after allocating the
number of spares requested, they are used for other peer
sets. If there is an insufficient number of drives left to create a
final peer set, the drives are configured as additional spares.
