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Update guidance for Dedicated cluster planning
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Amruta-Ranade authored Oct 27, 2023
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion src/current/cockroachcloud/cluster-management.md
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You can add or remove nodes from your cluster through the Console. See [Planning your cluster]({% link cockroachcloud/plan-your-cluster.md %}) for cluster requirements and recommendations before proceeding.

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You cannot scale a multi-node cluster down to a single-node cluster. If you need to scale down to a single-node cluster, [backup]({% link cockroachcloud/take-and-restore-customer-owned-backups.md %}?filters=cloud#back-up-a-cluster) your cluster and [restore]({% link cockroachcloud/take-and-restore-customer-owned-backups.md %}?filters=cloud#restore-a-cluster) it into a new single-node cluster.
You cannot scale a multi-node cluster down to a single-node cluster. If you need to scale down to a single-node cluster, [back up]({% link cockroachcloud/take-and-restore-customer-owned-backups.md %}?filters=cloud#back-up-a-cluster) your cluster and [restore]({% link cockroachcloud/take-and-restore-customer-owned-backups.md %}?filters=cloud#restore-a-cluster) it into a new single-node cluster.
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To add or remove nodes from your cluster:
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CockroachDB {{ site.data.products.dedicated }} clusters use three Availability Zones (AZs). For balanced data distribution and best performance, we recommend using a number of nodes that is a multiple of 3 (for example, 3, 6, or 9 nodes per region).

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You cannot scale a multi-node cluster down to a single-node cluster. If you need to scale down to a single-node cluster, [back up]({% link cockroachcloud/take-and-restore-customer-owned-backups.md %}?filters=cloud#back-up-a-cluster) your cluster and [restore]({% link cockroachcloud/take-and-restore-customer-owned-backups.md %}?filters=cloud#restore-a-cluster) it into a new single-node cluster.
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#### CockroachDB {{ site.data.products.dedicated }} advanced

You should choose CockroachDB {{ site.data.products.dedicated }} advanced if your cluster needs access to all features required for [PCI readiness](https://www.cockroachlabs.com/docs/{{site.current_cloud_version}}/security-reference/security-overview). CockroachDB {{ site.data.products.dedicated }} advanced clusters have all the features of CockroachDB {{ site.data.products.dedicated }} standard clusters plus these security features.
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