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What is the purpose of an instance in Cloud Bigtable?
What is the purpose of an instance in Cloud Bigtable?
What is the maximum number of regions that an instance can have clusters in?
What is the maximum number of regions that an instance can have clusters in?
What is the function of a cluster in Cloud Bigtable?
What is the function of a cluster in Cloud Bigtable?
What is the relationship between tables and clusters in Cloud Bigtable?
What is the relationship between tables and clusters in Cloud Bigtable?
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What is the significance of an instance's storage type in Cloud Bigtable?
What is the significance of an instance's storage type in Cloud Bigtable?
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What is the function of nodes in Cloud Bigtable?
What is the function of nodes in Cloud Bigtable?
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What is the relationship between replication and clusters in Cloud Bigtable?
What is the relationship between replication and clusters in Cloud Bigtable?
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Study Notes
Cloud Bigtable: Instances, Clusters, and Nodes
- Cloud Bigtable uses a hierarchical structure of instances, clusters, and nodes for storing and managing data.
- Instances are containers for data and can have one or more clusters located in different zones.
- Each cluster has at least one node that manages data and performs maintenance tasks.
- Tables belong to instances, not to clusters or nodes.
- If an instance has more than one cluster, it uses replication, and tables can't be assigned to individual clusters.
- An instance's storage type (SSD or HDD) and application profiles are important properties that must be chosen carefully.
- SSD is often a more efficient and cost-effective choice, but the choice is permanent, and all clusters in an instance must use the same storage type.
- Application profiles control how applications connect to the instance's clusters and provide separate identifiers for each application or function.
- Clusters represent the Bigtable service in a specific location and belong to a single instance.
- An instance can have clusters in up to 8 regions, and each zone can contain only one cluster.
- The number of clusters that can be created in an instance depends on the number of available zones in the chosen regions.
- Each cluster has one or more nodes responsible for managing specific tablets on disk, handling incoming reads and writes, and performing maintenance tasks.
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Test your knowledge on Cloud Bigtable's hierarchical structure! This quiz will cover instances, clusters, and nodes, and how they work together to store and manage data. Learn about the important properties of storage type and application profiles, as well as the limitations on clusters and tables. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced user, this quiz will help you deepen your understanding of Cloud Bigtable.
