Hi Asad, > At this point can I add more nodes? Will they all continue to independently replicate from the leader?
Yes, you can. They will be independently replicated from the leader. > ... if the leader goes down they may form their own cluster without having all the data? It depends on whether the setConfiguration log entry is committed. If they are still catching up, setConfiguration cannot be committed, then they cannot form their own cluster. Tsz-Wo On Tue, Feb 14, 2023 at 10:51 AM Asad Awadia <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > If I have 1 node raft cluster and I begin adding more nodes to it - how > many nodes can I add if they are still replicating? Is there a limit in > ratis or raft? > > Eg > 1 Node is up and running and is the leader > 2nd node is added and is catching up > At this point can I add more nodes? Will they all continue to > independently replicate from the leader? > > Asking because now there are 3 nodes with 2 not up to date - if the leader > goes down they may form their own cluster without having all the data? > > Regards, > Asad >
