E2E CloudVector Database FAQ
Choosing and connecting
Section titled “Choosing and connecting”Which vector databases does TIR offer?
Section titled “Which vector databases does TIR offer?”Qdrant. See Vector Database and Create a vector database.
Which regions have Vector Database?
Section titled “Which regions have Vector Database?”Delhi and Chennai. See Create a vector database.
Can I run a database on my own private cluster?
Section titled “Can I run a database on my own private cluster?”Yes. Choose Private Cluster under Select Plan. See Create a vector database.
Which key should I give to an application that only reads data?
Section titled “Which key should I give to an application that only reads data?”The Read-only API Key. See Connect to a vector database.
Which ports does a database use?
Section titled “Which ports does a database use?”6333 for REST and 6334 for gRPC. See Connect to a vector database.
Can I use LangChain or LlamaIndex with it?
Section titled “Can I use LangChain or LlamaIndex with it?”Yes. See Use Qdrant with LangChain and Use Qdrant with LlamaIndex.
Is there an API?
Section titled “Is there an API?”Yes. Through the TIR API you can list, create, show, update and delete databases, resize their disks, and list, take, restore and delete snapshots. See Vector Database.
Who can create, change and delete a database?
Section titled “Who can create, change and delete a database?”A role with Create permission on Vector Database can create a database and take a snapshot. Update permission lets a role start, stop and scale up a database, resize its disk and restore a snapshot. Delete permission lets a role delete a database or a snapshot. See Create a vector database.
What happens if there is no capacity for my plan?
Section titled “What happens if there is no capacity for my plan?”The create is refused with “Inventory temporarily unavailable. Please try again after some time.” before any database exists, so the attempt is free. Try again later, or choose another plan. See Create a vector database.
Nodes and disks
Section titled “Nodes and disks”How many nodes can a database have?
Section titled “How many nodes can a database have?”3 to 10. You choose the count when you create the database and can raise it later. See Scale up a vector database.
Can I add more nodes to my Qdrant cluster later?
Section titled “Can I add more nodes to my Qdrant cluster later?”Yes. Add nodes at any time while the database is Running, up to 10. See Scale up a vector database.
Can I remove nodes?
Section titled “Can I remove nodes?”No. The node count can only go up. See Scale up a vector database.
Does a new node hold my data?
Section titled “Does a new node hold my data?”No. A node you add starts empty, and your data stays on the existing nodes until you spread it. See Use new nodes after you scale up.
How big is each node’s disk, and can I change it?
Section titled “How big is each node’s disk, and can I change it?”Each node starts with a 30 GB disk. You can grow it up to 1,000 GB, and each increase is permanent. See Resize the disk of a vector database.
Can I undo disk encryption after I create the database?
Section titled “Can I undo disk encryption after I create the database?”No. You choose encryption on the create form, and it stays on for as long as the database exists. See Create a vector database.
Where can I see the CPU and memory use of my database?
Section titled “Where can I see the CPU and memory use of my database?”On the Monitoring tab. See Monitor a vector database.
Snapshots
Section titled “Snapshots”Can I take two snapshots at the same time?
Section titled “Can I take two snapshots at the same time?”No. A database makes one snapshot at a time, and it needs at least one collection. See Take a snapshot of a vector database.
Can I scale up or stop a database while a snapshot is in progress?
Section titled “Can I scale up or stop a database while a snapshot is in progress?”No. Wait until the snapshot is Created or Failed. See Take a snapshot of a vector database.
Can I use the dashboard while a snapshot restores?
Section titled “Can I use the dashboard while a snapshot restores?”No. The dashboard and scale up return when the restore finishes. See Restore a snapshot of a vector database.
Are snapshots deleted when I delete the database?
Section titled “Are snapshots deleted when I delete the database?”Yes. The database’s snapshots are deleted with it. See Delete a vector database.
Billing
Section titled “Billing”Am I charged while a database is stopped?
Section titled “Am I charged while a database is stopped?”Yes, for storage only. Compute charges stop, while disk above 30 GB per node and snapshots stay charged. See Vector Database billing.
How do I stop every charge?
Section titled “How do I stop every charge?”Delete the database. See Delete a vector database.
Is a node’s first 30 GB of disk charged?
Section titled “Is a node’s first 30 GB of disk charged?”No. The first 30 GB of every node is part of the node’s price. See Vector Database billing.
Is a database on a private cluster charged for compute?
Section titled “Is a database on a private cluster charged for compute?”No. You pay for the cluster’s nodes. Disk above 30 GB per node and snapshots are still charged. See Vector Database billing.
What happens to billing when I add nodes or resize the disk?
Section titled “What happens to billing when I add nodes or resize the disk?”The new nodes are charged from the moment you add them, and the disk charge follows the new size on every node. See Vector Database billing.