Understanding the database architecture
DataStax strongly recommends taking time to read these topics. Understanding how the database works and how it differs from a relational database will save you time when setting up and operating Hyper-Converged Database (HCD) in a production environment.
- Architecture in brief
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Essential information for understanding and using HCD.
- Internode communications (gossip)
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HCD uses a protocol called gossip to discover location and state information about the other nodes participating in a cluster.
- Data distribution and replication
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How data is distributed and factors influencing replication.
