Understanding cluster mode
Considering user deployment scenarios, Apache ShardingSphere provides three operating modes: cluster mode, memory mode, and standalone mode. Cluster mode is the production deployment method recommended by ShardingSphere. With cluster mode, horizontal scaling is achieved by adding computing nodes, while multi-node deployment is also the basis for high service availability.
In the following sections, you will understand what cluster mode is, as well as its compatibility with other ShardingSphere modes so that you can better integrate it into your pluggable system.
Cluster mode definition
Apart from cluster mode, ShardingSphere also provides its counterpart, that is, its standalone mode deployment. With standalone mode, users can also deploy multiple computing nodes, but unlike with cluster mode, configuration sharding and state coordination cannot be performed among multiple computing nodes in standalone mode. Any configuration or metadata changes...
