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Generic Performance Tips

Ignite as distributed storages and platforms require certain optimization techniques. Before you dive into the more advanced techniques described in this and other articles, consider the following basic checklist:

  • Ignite is designed and optimized for distributed computing scenarios. Deploy and benchmark a multi-node cluster rather than a single-node one.

  • Ignite can scale horizontally and vertically equally well. Thus, consider allocating all the CPU and RAM resources available on a local machine to an Ignite node. A single node per physical machine is a recommended configuration.

  • In cases when Ignite is deployed in a virtual or cloud environment, it’s ideal (but not strictly required) to pin a Ignite node to a single host. This provides two benefits:

    • Avoids the "noisy neighbor" problem where Ignite VM would compete for the host resources with other applications. This might cause performance spikes on your Ignite cluster.

    • Ensures high-availability. If a host goes down and you have two or more Ignite server node VMs pinned to it, then it can lead to data loss.

  • If resources allow, store the entire data set in RAM. Even though Ignite can keep and work with on-disk data, its architecture is memory-first. In other words, the more data you cache in RAM the faster the performance. Configure and tune memory appropriately.

  • It might seem counter to the bullet point above but it’s not enough just to put data in RAM and expect an order of magnitude performance improvements. Be ready to adjust your data model and existing applications if any. Use the affinity colocation concept during the data modelling phase for proper data distribution. For instance, if your data is properly colocated, you can run SQL queries with JOINs at massive scale and expect significant performance benefits.

  • If Native persistence is used, then follow these persistence optimization techniques.

  • If you are going to run SQL with Ignite, then get to know SQL-related optimizations.

  • Adjust data rebalancing settings to ensure that rebalancing completes faster when your cluster topology changes.