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8 changes: 4 additions & 4 deletions src/cluster/theory.rst
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* ``n=3`` Any 2 nodes can be down.
* etc

Computers goes down and sysadmins pull out network cables in a furious rage from
time to time, so using ``n<2`` is asking for downtime. Having a to high value of
n is adding servers and complexity without any real benefit. The sweetspot is at
``n=3``.
Computers go down and sysadmins pull out network cables in a furious rage from
time to time, so using ``n<2`` is asking for downtime. Having too high a value
of ``n`` adds servers and complexity without any real benefit. The sweetspot is
at ``n=3``.

Say that we have a database with 3 replicas and 4 shards. That would give us a
maximum of 12 nodes. 4*3=12 Every shard have 3 copies.
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