UiPath Replica Understanding

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Can anyone please explain this replica count concept in laymans term !!!

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@Ritaman_Baral,

A replica is an instance of a model. More replicas lead to more instances of the same deployed model. This is helpful in:

  • High Availability (HA) - In case a replica is experiencing downtime, the incoming traffic can be processed by the secondary replica. If you choose the number of replicas as 1, High Availability (HA) will be broken.
  • Parallel Processing - If you expect a high volume of requests in parallel, increase the number of replicas. As a general guideline, you can use one to three robots as a starting point for each replica the ML Skill has.

Thanks,
Ashok :slight_smile:

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@Ritaman_Baral,

In simple example:

Imagine you own a bakery that makes delicious cookies. Each day, you have many customers who want to buy your cookies. Here’s how the concept of “replica count” in this context can be understood:

  1. Replica: Think of each baker in your bakery as a “replica.” A replica is just another instance of the same thing—in this case, another baker who knows how to make your cookies using your recipe.
  2. High Availability (HA): Suppose you only have one baker. If that baker gets sick or needs a break, no cookies can be made, and your customers will leave disappointed. However, if you have multiple bakers (replicas), even if one baker needs a break, the others can continue making cookies, ensuring your bakery stays open and your customers are happy. This is what we mean by high availability.
  3. Parallel Processing: Let’s say your bakery suddenly becomes very popular, and lots of customers come in at once. If you only have one baker, the customers will have to wait a long time to get their cookies. But if you have several bakers working at the same time, they can all make cookies simultaneously, serving more customers quickly and reducing waiting times. This is similar to parallel processing—handling many tasks at the same time by having multiple instances (replicas) working together.

In summary, having more replicas (bakers) means your bakery (system) can handle more customers (requests) efficiently and remain operational even if one baker (replica) is unavailable.

LLM helped me to write this answer.

Thanks,
Ashok :slight_smile: