https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-geoevent-server-questions/spatiotemporal-datastore-multi-node-setup-best/m-p/1065601#M3570 <P>I have seen documentation stating that when deploying spatiotemporal datastore it is best to have it set up with 3 nodes. While I understand the reason for providing backup to the back if the 1st 2 fail. I was wondering if there was any other reason why it might not be acceptable to deploy 2 instead of the prescribe 3?</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Mon, 07 Jun 2021 13:19:21 GMT MichaelKarikari1 2021-06-07T13:19:21Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-geoevent-server-questions/spatiotemporal-datastore-multi-node-setup-best/m-p/1065601#M3570 <P>I have seen documentation stating that when deploying spatiotemporal datastore it is best to have it set up with 3 nodes. While I understand the reason for providing backup to the back if the 1st 2 fail. I was wondering if there was any other reason why it might not be acceptable to deploy 2 instead of the prescribe 3?</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Mon, 07 Jun 2021 13:19:21 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-geoevent-server-questions/spatiotemporal-datastore-multi-node-setup-best/m-p/1065601#M3570 MichaelKarikari1 2021-06-07T13:19:21Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-geoevent-server-questions/spatiotemporal-datastore-multi-node-setup-best/m-p/1071065#M3581 <P>Hi Michael, thank you for your question.</P><DIV>To answer your question, we recommend having an odd number of nodes to help the cluster elect and agree upon the master node.</DIV><P>&nbsp;</P> Tue, 22 Jun 2021 16:29:44 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-geoevent-server-questions/spatiotemporal-datastore-multi-node-setup-best/m-p/1071065#M3581 Yini_Song 2021-06-22T16:29:44Z