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| - | ====== Omnidex Architecture ====== | ||
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| - | [[admin:architecture:home|Overview]] -> [[admin:architecture:single|Single Server]] -> [[admin:architecture:multiple|Multiple Servers]] -> [[admin:architectures:snapshots|Omnidex Snapshots]] -> **[[admin:architectures:grids|Omnidex Grids]]** -> [[admin:architecture:parallel|Parallel Servers]] | ||
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| - | ===== Omnidex Grid Architecture ====== | ||
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| - | Omnidex Grids are a feature of the Omnidex product line that allow large databases to be distributed across multiple processors or servers. This improves performance by allowing a query to be processed on the fewest nodes possible using multiple concurrent processors. This approach allows great scalability and provides convenient mechanisms for adding new data to the database. | ||
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| - | An Omnidex Grid consists of one or more computers used in combination to satisfy Omnidex queries. Some Omnidex Grids are placed on one or more large, multi-processor computers. Other Omnidex Grids are placed on an array of inexpensive, commodity, desktop PC’s. Both types of grids perform well, and each has distinct advantages. | ||
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| - | An Omnidex Grid can also ease the process of absorbing new data. In some installations, new data can be placed in a new node on the grid. This allows the new node to be indexed without having to re-index the entire database. In very large databases, this can make a tremendous difference in performance. | ||
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| - | Many Omnidex Grids are created as an Omnidex Snapshot, meaning that the underlying data is distributed into flat files across multiple directories or servers. These become very high-performing databases that can satisfy a wide variety of queries very quickly. Omnidex Grids can also be created against the underlying database, though the nodes then remain tethered to the servers hosting the database. | ||
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| - | Large production applications often require scalability to insure performance as the database grows in size and as the users grow in number. Omnidex Grids enable applications to scale; however, this approach can also be paired with [[admin:architecture:parallel|Parallel Servers]]. | ||
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| - | Visit this article for more detailed information about [[admin:grids:home|Omnidex Grids]]. | ||
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