Using maps and server fields
23 August 2016 01:49 PM
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Introduction: MarkLogic's shared nothing architectureEach node in your cluster maintains:
If you execute a query on a given host in that cluster, that host will use its own resources (CPU, RAM) to run that query. Server fieldsIn addition to this you can also store data in server fields. This could be very useful if you want to "pre-compute" some data that may be required again but which has an up-front cost to create (for example: creating a large number of lookups that may load large numbers of documents from disk). Maps are excellent for fast lookup and retrieval and can allow you to use MarkLogic to store intermediary data; this can be especially useful when you're working on a query that has to work through a lot of steps and may need to resolve some pieces of information multiple times throughout the lifecycle of the report. CaveatsHowever, if you're planning on using server-side fields, there are some important points worth noting:
Here's a simple example of how a MarkLogic host can be used to store data in server-side maps: Generate some test dataThe following example demonstrates the creation of 1,000,000 documents. These will be loaded into 20 separate groups. Maps and Server fieldsFor each of those groups we can retrieve a given group directly from a map stored in RAM on the server. In the above example, each subsequent retrieval will return the data directly from the map after it has been fully populated and stored in the server field. Further reading:
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