Briefing Cloudera Knowledge

what is the maximum number of NameNode daemons you should run on your cluster in order to avoid a

Assuming you’re not running HDFS Federation, what is the maximum number of NameNode
daemons you should run on your cluster in order to avoid a “split-brain” scenario with your
NameNode when running HDFS High Availability (HA) using Quorum-based storage?

A.
Two active NameNodes and two Standby NameNodes

B.
One active NameNode and one Standby NameNode

C.
Two active NameNodes and on Standby NameNode

D.
Unlimited. HDFS High Availability (HA) is designed to overcome limitations on the number of
NameNodes you can deploy