Comparing DCS Redis Instance Types

Table 1 describes the differences between different Redis instance types in terms of features and commands.

DCS for Redis 3.0 is no longer provided. You can use DCS for Redis 4.0 or later.

**Table 1** Differences between DCS instance types
Item	Single-Node, Read/Write Splitting, or Master/Standby	Proxy Cluster	Redis Cluster
Redis version compatibility	Redis 3.0/4.0/5.0/6.0. You can select a version when creating an instance. The professional edition supports only master/standby instances.	Redis 3.0/4.0/5.0/6.0. You can select a version when creating an instance.	Redis 4.0/5.0/6.0. You can select a version when creating an instance.
Support	Keyspace notifications Pipelining	Pipelining, MSET command, and MGET command SCAN command, KEYS command, and Redis Slow Log Pub/Sub	Keyspace notifications BRPOP, BLPOP, and BRPOPLPUSH commands Pub/Sub
Restrictions	Single-node instances do not support data persistence, backup, or restoration.	LUA script is restricted: All keys must be in the same hash slot to avoid errors. Hash tags are recommended. Some commands that contain multiple keys require that the keys must be in the same hash slot to avoid errors. Hash tags are recommended. For details about these multi-key commands, see Multi-Key Commands of Proxy Cluster Instances. Keyspace notifications are not supported.	LUA script is restricted: All keys must be in the same hash slot. Hash tags are recommended. The client SDK must support Redis Cluster and be able to process MOVED errors. When you are using pipelining, MSET command, or MGET command, all keys must be in the same hash slot to avoid errors. Hash tags are recommended. When using keyspace notifications, establish connections with every Redis server and process events on each connection. When using a traversing or global command such as SCAN and KEYS, run the command on each Redis server.
Client	Any Redis client	Any Redis client (no need to support the Redis Cluster protocol)	Any client that supports the Redis Cluster protocol
Disabled commands	Command Compatibility lists disabled commands. Command Restrictions lists the command restricted for read/write splitting instances.	Command Compatibility lists disabled commands. Command Restrictions lists the command restricted for Proxy Cluster instances.	Command Compatibility lists disabled commands. Command Restrictions lists the command restricted for Redis Cluster instances.
Replicas	A single-node instance has only one replica. By default, a master/standby or read/write splitting instance has two replicas, with one of them being the master. When creating a master/standby or read/write splitting DCS Redis instance, you can customize the number of replicas, with one of them being the master. Currently, the number of replicas cannot be customized for DCS Redis 3.0 and professional edition Redis 6.0 instances.	Each shard in a cluster has and can only have two replicas, with one of them being the master.	By default, each shard in a cluster has two replicas. The number of replicas on each shard can be customized, with one of them being the master. When creating an instance, you can set the replica quantity to one, indicating that the instance only has the master node. In this case, high data reliability cannot be ensured.