8.2. Benefits of a Node Without Endpoints

The primary benefit for creating a node without endpoints in JBoss Data Grid involves data replication.

A node without any endpoints cannot be accessed by the client directly. As a result, they are used to replicate data from another node that can communicate with clients. The result is a node with a backup copy of the data that cannot be accessed by the client, which protects it from failure via an error sent by the client.