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PolarDB:Is the capacity of a table shard in PolarDB-X 1.0 limited? How can I determine the number of shards in PolarDB-X 1.0?

Last Updated:Mar 28, 2026

Yes. PolarDB-X 1.0 recommends keeping each physical table shard under 5 million data records.

Avoid setting the shard count higher than necessary. Each additional shard increases cross-shard query overhead and operational complexity.

For detailed guidance on projecting data growth and choosing shard counts, see Select the number of shards.