Cluster Settings tab in BigAnimal
Tags: clusters, biganimal, edb, functions
Published: 2023-09-12 07:44:14

This is the third episode for the series of making a cluster. A step by step guide. Previous 2 links are there for you reference.

## Cluster Settings tab:
While creating a cluster on _cluster settings_ tab we can easily adjust some of the settings related to our cluster. 
You will see below screen on _cluster settings_ tab:

![Cluster Settings tab](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/kv6xn8z585c8m6mloeqo.png)

- In cluster settings tab you can adjust name of the cluster according to your choice. 
- In password field you can set your own edb_admin password. 

Moving below you will find a database section like this:

![Choose Database](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/aa4vtbo1aun99sffh3k5.png)

a) In the database type field there are 2 more sub sections. i.e. postgres type field and version type field.
- In postgres type field select the type of Postgres you want to use. 
There are 2 types of postgres you can use 
1) **EDB Postgres Advanced Server** is a facility offered by EDB for providing oracle compatible database. The type is compatible with all three cluster types.
2) PostgreSQL is a open source, object relational database management system. It is only compatible with 2 other clusters. i.e. single node and primary/standby high availability cluster. 

b) In PostgreSQL version you can easily select the postgres version that you want to use. 

Moving ahead you will select the Region where you want to deploy the cluster in region section. 

- In the instance type section:

![Instance type section](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/qesa5bt768boizbh0n0r.png)

Select the category that works the best for your applications and workload. There are 3 options in the category field. 
1) General purpose if you don't require memory or any kind of compute optimization.
2) Memory Optimized is used for larger datasets.
3) Compute optimized for compute bound applications. 


Now select instance series and instance type according to your need. You can go through different sizes for different machines, which will then help you to choose from different instance types. 

- Moving forward with the completion of the process. 

![Storage section](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/57n4kmq4ui8294ta60mn.png)


Will choose an option from storage section, Selecting a volume from volume type list. 
For azure volume type, select premium SSD or UltraDisk. Compared to premium SSD volumes, ultra disks offer lower latency, high performance options and direct control over your disks input/output operations per second. For Big Animal, we recommend using ultra disks for workloads that require most demanding performance. 

For AWS in _Volume type_ select **General Purpose SSD**, io2, or io2 Block express. In volume properties, select the disk size for your cluster and configure the IOPS.
In Volume Properties, select the disk size for your cluster, and configure the IOPS.

For Google Cloud, in Volume Type, select SSD Persistent Disk.
In Volume Properties, select the disk size for your cluster, and configure the IOPS.

- Network logs and telemetry is the last section on this page.

![Network logs and telemetry section](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/dgbygfj3jzp9l23r6i2m.png)

In connectivity type we will have to specify whether we have to use private or public networking. By default networking is set to public. Public means that any client can connect to your cluster's public IP address over the internet. Private networking allows only IP addresses in your private network to connect to the cluster. 
If you're using private networking and you're using BigAnimal's cloud account, you must enter your cloud service provider's account information

In next section we will discuss how you can optionally make updates to your configuration parameters.

## References:
1. https://www.postgresql.org/docs/
2. https://www.enterprisedb.com/docs/biganimal/latest/free_trial/quickstart/
3. part1: https://dev.to/talhahahae/creating-a-new-cluster-in-edb-big-animal-544
4. part2: https://dev.to/talhahahae/different-types-of-cluster-in-edb-2bkp