Hi Asad,

Yes, you are right.  Replication factor is the same as the number of
members (servers) in a Raft group since each member has a copy of the
states.  To change the replication factor, change the number of the members.

Hope it helps.
Tsz-Wo


On Thu, Nov 18, 2021 at 5:49 AM Asad Awadia <[email protected]> wrote:

> Apache Ratis - In Search of a Usable Raft Library
> <https://www.slideshare.net/TszWoNicholasSze/apache-ratis-in-search-of-a-usable-raft-library>
> slide 9/23 it talks about membership changes and replication factor.
>
> How is the replication factor configured? I don't see any functions or
> mention of that? Only on the watch rpc.
>
> Is replication factor how many servers should keep a copy of the data? Is
> my understanding correct? Or is this something completely different?
>
> Thank you for all the work! I am really looking forward to using this
> project.
>
> Regards,
> Asad
>

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