> > Another user with a 100 node cluster who today have three overseer nodes that > they have shielded from having data by specifying createNodeSet manually or > by other means, can choose to adopt rhe role system, and define tree > dedicated nodes with the overseer role but without the data role, and they > will get exactly what they tried to achieve originally. Should they later > wish to start using role XYZ releast in 9.x, then they wil prepare for that > during the upgrade by starting a few nodes with role=XYZ and everything is > explicit and no magic. > > My proposal will work exactly how you describe here. >
If it works exactly as I describe, then there is no use in adding the complexity of role modes and different default for different roles. My proposal is that ALL roles are always ALLOW if not specified explicitly. Keep it simple. Jan
