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Can I have ksafe as 2 on 4 node cluster

Number of nodes = 4
Ksafe = 2 (3 copy of data)
Data Rows :
A
B
C
D
Node 1:
A
D
C
Node 2:
B
A
D
Node 3:
C
A
B
Node 4:
D
C
B
With above combination, I can have all data available, even if any of two nodes went down.
Will I be allowed to do ksafe = 2 on 4 node cluster?
0
Comments
Hi,
According to the documentation (and as seen in practice), regardless of the K-Safety value...
See:
https://my.vertica.com/docs/9.1.x/HTML/index.htm#Authoring/ConceptsGuide/Components/K-Safety.htm
Hi,
According to the documentation (and as seen in practice), regardless of K-Safety value...
See:
https://my.vertica.com/docs/9.1.x/HTML/index.htm#Authoring/ConceptsGuide/Components/K-Safety.htm
Also note, Vertica won't let you set the K-Safety to 2 unless you have at least 5 nodes...
See:
https://my.vertica.com/docs/9.1.x/HTML/index.htm#Authoring/AdministratorsGuide/ConfiguringTheDB/PhysicalSchema/DesigningForK-Safety.htm