On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 7:42 AM, Dmitri Zagidulin <[email protected]> wrote:
> If you're running a single-node Riak instance to start with (such as a > prototype web app), but there's the possibility of expanding the cluster > and adding other nodes, you should run with n_val=3. (It's not recommended > to change the ring size in mid-stream). > Just a clarification on terminology here: * Changing n_val (number of copies of data to be retained) in a running environment can cause odd behavior * Changing ring size (number of partitions containing data) is possible but challenging Changing neither would be best, but in this case Dmitri's referring to n_val, not ring size. -John
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