AWS - DynamoDB
You configured a DynamoDB table with provisioned capacity of 20 read units and 10 write units. Your application is throttled during writes. What is the most likely cause?
You configured a DynamoDB table with provisioned capacity of 20 read units and 10 write units. Your application is throttled during writes. What is the most likely cause?
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Step-by-Step Solution
Solution:
Step 1: Identify throttling cause based on capacity units
Throttling during writes means write capacity units are insufficient.Step 2: Confirm read units do not affect write throttling
Read units affect reads only, so they are not the cause.Final Answer:
Write capacity units are too low for the write traffic -> Option CQuick Check:
Write throttling = insufficient write units [OK]
Quick Trick: Write throttling means write units need increase [OK]
Common Mistakes:
MISTAKES- Blaming read units for write throttling
- Confusing on-demand mode effects
- Ignoring region differences
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