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Does using multiple metadata servers reduce the chance of file system corruption during hardware failures?

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Does using multiple metadata servers reduce the chance of file system corruption during hardware failures?

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Unfortunately, no. While using multiple metadata servers distributes metadata, it does not replicate or store redundant information across these servers. For information on better handling failures, see Section 7.