Maximum HDDs per OSD node

[QUOTE=ab;35706]On the other hand, are you planning for the situation where an OSD node
dies? Motherboard, power supply, etc.?
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Yes, as the document at the first link talks about this. However, saying accurately we have to choose between two ways:

  1. Rebalance the cluster.
  2. Stop the cluster for maintenance.
    And the second variant is not rare: most backup systems, for example, might be stopped at production time without direct impact to business availability.