Yes! http://docs.openstack.org/developer/swift/overview_ring.html#fractional-replicas Set the replica count to 2.1 then 2.2 then 2.3 etc until you get to 3. That will allow you to gradually change the replica count over time to prevent the cluster from immediately trying to create a new replica of 100% of your data. --John On 30 Jun 2016, at 9:53, Alexandr Porunov wrote: > Is it possible to change a replication factor from 2 to 3 or vice versa > from 3 to 2 in a running cluster? > > Best regards, > Alexandr > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack > Post to : openstack at lists.openstack.org > Unsubscribe : http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 801 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: <http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack/attachments/20160630/1a1ef28d/attachment.sig>