Where are Safes stored in a Cluster Vault installation?

In a Cluster Vault installation, Safes are stored in shared storage, which is critical for providing high availability and data redundancy. Shared storage allows multiple nodes in a cluster to access the same data concurrently, ensuring that all nodes can read and write to the Safes without data inconsistency or loss. This centralized approach is essential for maintaining synchronization across various nodes and for performing failover operations effectively.

By using shared storage, the system can manage multiple user accesses and data requests efficiently, which enhances performance and reliability. In scenarios where one node fails, another node in the cluster can quickly take over with minimal disruption, as they all rely on the same persistent data stored in a shared location.

In contrast, local hard drives would limit the access to the data to one node, jeopardizing the cluster architecture's goals of scalability and redundancy. External cloud storage does not fit within the typical clustered architecture for Safes in a Vault installation, and in-memory storage would not provide the durability needed across system restarts or failures. Therefore, the use of shared storage in a cluster configuration is the most effective way to secure Safes and ensure their availability and integrity across the installation.