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Planning Guide

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The software described in this document is furnished under a license by Volt Active Data, Inc. Your rights to access and use VoltDB features are defined by the license you received when you acquired the software.

The VoltDB client libraries, for accessing VoltDB databases programmatically, are licensed separately under the MIT license.

Volt Active Data, VoltDB, and Active(N) are registered trademarks of Volt Active Data, Inc.

VoltDB software is protected by U.S. Patent Nos. 9,600,514, 9,639,571, 10,067,999, 10,176,240, and 10,268,707. Other patents pending.

Abstract

This book provides recommendations for those considering the use of VoltDB.

Table of Contents

Preface

1. Organization of this Manual
2. Other Resources

1. The Planning Process

2. Proof of Concept

2.1. Effective Partitioning
2.2. Designing the Stored Procedures

3. Choosing Hardware

3.1. The Dimensions of Hardware Sizing
3.2. Sizing for Throughput
3.3. Sizing for Capacity
3.4. Sizing for Durability

4. Sizing Memory

4.1. Planning for Database Capacity

4.1.1. Sizing Database Tables
4.1.2. Sizing Database Indexes
4.1.3. An Example of Database Sizing

4.2. Distributing Data in a Cluster

4.2.1. Data Memory Usage in Clusters
4.2.2. Memory Requirements for High Availability (K-Safety)

4.3. Planning for the Server Process (Java Heap Size)

4.3.1. Attributes that Affect Heap Size
4.3.2. Guidelines for Determining Java Heap Size

5. Benchmarking

5.1. Benchmarking for Performance

5.1.1. Designing Your Benchmark Application
5.1.2. How to Measure Throughput
5.1.3. How to Measure Latency

5.2. Determining Sites Per Host

List of Figures

5.1. Determining Optimal Throughput and Latency
5.2. Determining Optimal Sites Per Host

List of Tables

3.1. Quick Estimates for Memory Usage By Datatype
4.1. Memory Requirements For Tables By Datatype

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