When you purchase an instance, we recommend that you select a cloud disk-based instance. This topic describes the main differences between cloud disk-based instances and local disk-based instances.
Overview
Item | Cloud disk-based instance (recommended) | Local disk-based instance |
Architecture | Uses the new-generation management architecture that offers greater flexibility and enhanced scalability. This architecture serves as a basis for subsequent development. | Uses the conventional management architecture. Cluster instances come with predefined specifications that cannot be changed. |
Scalability |
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Feature comparison
Cloud disk-based instances are built on cloud-native architecture. Cloud disk-based instances that use the cluster architecture support imperceptible scaling. Tair embraces cloud-native architecture as the primary basis for subsequent development.
In the following table, ️️✔️ indicates that this feature is supported, ❌ indicates that this feature is not supported, and ➖ indicates that this feature is not applicable.
Differences
Category | Feature | Cloud disk-based instance | Local disk-based instance | ||||
Standard architecture | Cluster architecture | Read/write splitting architecture | Standard architecture | Cluster architecture | Read/write splitting architecture | ||
Lifecycle management | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | |
➖ | ✔️ | ➖ | ➖ | ❌ | ➖ | ||
➖ | ✔️ | ➖ | ➖ | ❌ | ➖ | ||
➖ | ➖ | ✔️ | ➖ | ➖ | ❌ | ||
➖ | ➖ | ✔️ | ➖ | ➖ | ❌ | ||
Extended features | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
All features
Category | Feature | Cloud disk-based instance | Local disk-based instance | ||||
Standard architecture | Cluster architecture | Read/write splitting architecture | Standard architecture | Cluster architecture | Read/write splitting architecture | ||
Lifecycle management | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ||
➖ | ✔️ | ➖ | ➖ | ❌ | ➖ | ||
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||
➖ | ✔️ | ➖ | ➖ | ❌ | ➖ | ||
➖ | ➖ | ✔️ | ➖ | ➖ | ❌ | ||
Proximity access to multi-zone read/write splitting instances | ➖ | ➖ | ✔️ | ➖ | ➖ | ❌ | |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||
Unsubscribe from subscription instances | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||
Network connection management | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||
➖ | ✔️ | ➖ | ➖ | ✔️ | ➖ | ||
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||
Bandwidth management | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||
High availability management | Manually switch workloads from a master node to a replica node | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
➖ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ➖ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||
➖ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ➖ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||
Parameter management | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Tag management | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Management of maintenance, migration, and data export | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||
Account and security management | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||
Performance and monitoring | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||
Log management | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||
Backup and restoration | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️️️️ | ✔️ | ||
Extended features | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
➖ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ➖ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |