k-safety principle across multiple cluster - possible?

[verticanewbee]

Hi All

The very concept of K-safety is to maintain continuous data availability. So, we know k-safety spans across all the nodes defined in the cluster. Now, does k-safety extend beyond a particular cluster?

If No, what if the cluster fails, how data is recovered? Is it an Data replication mechanism for Disaster Management or can the K-safety expand to other clusters and take care of it?

Thanks in advance

[nnani]

Hello,

Welcome to Vertica Forums

This topic can help you understand the K-saety mechanism.
http://www.vertica-forums.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1144

http://www.vertica-forums.com/viewtopic ... fety#p1866

Is it an Data replication mechanism for Disaster Management or can the K-safety expand to other clusters and take care of it?

It is a data replication process used by the cluster when any node goes down. So that the Cluster keeps running.
Basically you apply K-safety on database level.