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How Much Data Can Be Stored in DWS?

Each node in a DWS cluster has the storage of . A cluster can house 3 to 256 nodes and the total storage of the cluster expands proportionally as the cluster scale grows.

To enhance reliability, each node has a copy, which occupies half of the storage space.

The DWS system creates backups, indexes, temporary cache files, and run logs that take up storage. Each node stores data that accounts for approximately half of the total storage capacity.

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