An application designed to estimate the storage overhead and data redundancy achieved when utilizing data dispersal techniques with the MinIO object storage server. This tool facilitates planning storage deployments by projecting the usable capacity and fault tolerance of a MinIO cluster given specific configuration parameters such as the number of drives and the erasure coding scheme.
Understanding the effects of data dispersal is crucial for optimizing storage efficiency and ensuring data durability. These calculations enable administrators to balance storage costs against the desired level of protection against drive failures. Historically, these kinds of projections required manual calculation or complex scripting; a calculator streamlines the process, reducing the potential for human error and accelerating deployment planning.
