Convert a Storage Node to a data-only node
To increase performance, you can convert slower non-ADC Storage Nodes to data-only Storage Nodes.
Using a Storage Node exclusively for data can make sense if your Storage Nodes have differing performance characteristics. For example, to potentially increase performance, you could have data-only, high-capacity spinning-disk Storage Nodes accompanied by metadata-only high-performance Storage Nodes.
Additionally, you can get more metadata capacity by removing low-RAM nodes from Cassandra, which increases the per-node metadata capacity limit. Refer to Manage object metadata storage.
When converting data-only nodes, the grid must contain a minimum of three combined or metadata-only Storage Nodes per site.
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You are signed in to the Grid Manager using a supported web browser.
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You have the Maintenance or Root access permission.
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The Storage Node you want to convert doesn't contain the ADC service, or you have moved the ADC service to another node.
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The Storage Node isn't a metadata-only node or a data-only node.
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The Storage Node you want to convert doesn't contain the ADC service, or you have moved the ADC service to another node.
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There is enough metadata space on other nodes at the site (or you've expanded your grid) to accommodate the metadata that will migrate from the Storage Node you are converting.
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If the metadata that migrates to other nodes on the same site exceeds the size of the metadata reserved space, the grid will become unstable.
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After you start the conversion, you won't be able to expand the grid.
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Use this procedure to convert one or more combined Storage Nodes that don't contain the ADC service into data-only nodes.
In addition to converting the Storage Node, this procedure decommissions Cassandra from the node. All metadata will migrate to combined or metadata-only Storage Nodes. Depending on the amount of metadata that needs to migrate, this procedure could take up to several days per node to complete.
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Generally, you can convert up to 10 nodes at a time if the metadata usage per node is less than 1 TB. If the metadata usage per node is more than 1 TB, convert up to 5 nodes per procedure instead. |
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Record the node IDs of the non-ADC Storage Nodes you want to convert.
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From the top of the Grid Manager, select the help icon and select API documentation.
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Select Go to private API documentation.
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Select the
POST /private/convert-to-data-only-node/start
operation. Refer to Issue API requests for more information.Each node will reboot during the procedure.
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You can use
GET /private/convert-to-data-only-node
to monitor the procedure. If errors occur, selectPOST /private/convert-to-data-only-node/retry
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Download a recovery package after completing this procedure.