Boosting etcd Write Performance on AWS: From gp2 Limits to GP3 and Beyond

This article details how a team evaluated and improved etcd cluster write performance on AWS by testing gp2 volume IOPS limits, using etcdctl and fio, upgrading to GP3, and analyzing latency and throughput to identify storage bottlenecks and achieve faster synchronization.

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Boosting etcd Write Performance on AWS: From gp2 Limits to GP3 and Beyond

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Jan 27, 2024 · Operations

Why Upgrading EBS Volumes Boosted etcd Write Performance—and What Still Limits It

This article details how upgrading AWS EBS volumes from gp2 to GP3 and adjusting instance types improved etcd cluster write throughput, analyzes IOPS bottlenecks using iostat and fio, and explains why further IOPS gains remain constrained by storage and OS caching.

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Why Upgrading EBS Volumes Boosted etcd Write Performance—and What Still Limits It