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SnapScale/RAINcloudOS 4.1 Administrator’s Guide
2 - Initial Setup and Configuration
Step 5 – Basic SnapScale Properties
Use this step to enter the basic properties for your new SnapScale cluster, then click
Next
.
This table lists and describes the basic options:
Option
Description
SnapScale Name
Either accept the default name or enter an alphanumeric
name up to 15 characters in length. Network clients use this
name with round robin DNS name resolution to connect to
the cluster.
The default name is “Node
nnnnnnn
” (where
nnnnnnn
is the
appliance number of the node used to create the cluster).
SnapScale 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
disks are in a peer set and as a result 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.
