Step 3: Define Node Topologies

Node topologies restrict data to a designated set of nodes.

When you define a topology, data is only replicated on the nodes within the topology. Node topologies improve query performance because data is localized to the nodes specified in the topology instead of being distributed across the entire cluster.

You can create node topologies for the Drill clusters in the UI or from the CLI. See Changing Topology for One or More Nodes for instructions.

When you create a topology, you define the nodes that form a Drill cluster, as shown in the following image:

The image shows two node topologies, T1 and T2. T1 is the Drill cluster to be configured as the OJAI Distributed Query Service. T2 is the Drill cluster that will remain a Drill service cluster.