Placement group configuration

Placement groups can be configured through a set of key/value configuration options. See How to use placement groups for instructions on how to create and manage placement groups.

The key/value configuration is namespaced. The following options are available:

Placement group options

Placement groups require two configuration keys to control instance placement behavior across cluster members.

policy

Instance placement policy

Key: policy
Type:

string
Required:

yes

Determines whether instances are spread across cluster members or compacted onto the same cluster member(s).

Possible values are spread and compact. See Automatic placement of instances for more information.

rigor

Enforcement level of the placement policy

Key: rigor
Type:

string
Required:

yes

Determines whether the policy is strictly enforced or allows fallback.

Possible values are strict and permissive. See Automatic placement of instances for more information.

user.*

Free form user key/value storage

Key: user.*
Type:

string

User keys can be used in search.