# Counting Partitions by Role The output of `SHOW CLUSTER STATUS` is useful for understanding the state of partition databases in a SingleStore cluster. This output can be used to determine if the number of primary partitions is equal to the number of replica partitions. A SingleStore cluster configured for High Availability (HA) should always have the same number of primary and replica partition databases. The purpose of this article is to provide commands for counting the number of primary and replica partitions in a SingleStore cluster. Consider the following output of `SHOW CLUSTER STATUS`: ```sql show cluster status; ``` ```output +------------+------+----------------+-----------+-------------+------------+---------+ | Host | Port | Database | Role | State | Position | Details | +------------+------+----------------+-----------+-------------+------------+---------+ | 10.0.0.105 | 3307 | memsql_demo | Reference | replicating | 0:14778 | | | 10.0.0.105 | 3307 | memsql_demo_0 | Master | online | 0:12959258 | | | 10.0.0.105 | 3307 | memsql_demo_10 | Replica | replicating | 0:13044214 | | | 10.0.0.105 | 3307 | memsql_demo_12 | Master | online | 0:12965513 | | | 10.0.0.105 | 3307 | memsql_demo_14 | Replica | replicating | 0:12856488 | | | 10.0.0.105 | 3307 | memsql_demo_2 | Replica | replicating | 0:13043324 | | | 10.0.0.105 | 3307 | memsql_demo_4 | Master | online | 0:12930755 | | | 10.0.0.105 | 3307 | memsql_demo_6 | Replica | replicating | 0:12980970 | | | 10.0.0.105 | 3307 | memsql_demo_8 | Master | online | 0:12906009 | | | 10.0.1.26 | 3307 | memsql_demo | Reference | replicating | 0:14778 | | | 10.0.1.26 | 3307 | memsql_demo_0 | Replica | replicating | 0:12959258 | | | 10.0.1.26 | 3307 | memsql_demo_10 | Master | online | 0:13044214 | | | 10.0.1.26 | 3307 | memsql_demo_12 | Replica | replicating | 0:12965513 | | | 10.0.1.26 | 3307 | memsql_demo_14 | Master | online | 0:12856488 | | | 10.0.1.26 | 3307 | memsql_demo_2 | Master | online | 0:13043324 | | | 10.0.1.26 | 3307 | memsql_demo_4 | Replica | replicating | 0:12930755 | | | 10.0.1.26 | 3307 | memsql_demo_6 | Master | online | 0:12980970 | | | 10.0.1.26 | 3307 | memsql_demo_8 | Replica | replicating | 0:12906009 | | | 10.0.2.34 | 3307 | memsql_demo | Reference | replicating | 0:14778 | | | 10.0.2.34 | 3307 | memsql_demo_1 | Master | online | 0:13064181 | | | 10.0.2.34 | 3307 | memsql_demo_11 | Replica | replicating | 0:12880457 | | | 10.0.2.34 | 3307 | memsql_demo_13 | Master | online | 0:13001894 | | | 10.0.2.34 | 3307 | memsql_demo_15 | Replica | replicating | 0:13066662 | | | 10.0.2.34 | 3307 | memsql_demo_3 | Replica | replicating | 0:12980834 | | | 10.0.2.34 | 3307 | memsql_demo_5 | Master | online | 0:13029848 | | | 10.0.2.34 | 3307 | memsql_demo_7 | Replica | replicating | 0:12944227 | | | 10.0.2.34 | 3307 | memsql_demo_9 | Master | online | 0:13074322 | | | 10.0.2.1 | 3307 | memsql_demo | Reference | replicating | 0:14778 | | | 10.0.2.1 | 3307 | memsql_demo_1 | Replica | replicating | 0:13064181 | | | 10.0.2.1 | 3307 | memsql_demo_11 | Master | online | 0:12880457 | | | 10.0.2.1 | 3307 | memsql_demo_13 | Replica | replicating | 0:13001894 | | | 10.0.2.1 | 3307 | memsql_demo_15 | Master | online | 0:13066662 | | | 10.0.2.1 | 3307 | memsql_demo_3 | Master | online | 0:12980834 | | | 10.0.2.1 | 3307 | memsql_demo_5 | Replica | replicating | 0:13029848 | | | 10.0.2.1 | 3307 | memsql_demo_7 | Master | online | 0:12944227 | | | 10.0.2.1 | 3307 | memsql_demo_9 | Replica | replicating | 0:13074322 | | +------------+------+----------------+-----------+-------------+------------+---------+ 36 rows in set (0.00 sec) ``` Use the following one-line command to determine number of primary partition databases in a cluster: ```shell memsql-master-agg-host /home/admin $ singlestore -e "show cluster status" | cut -f4 -d$'\t' | grep Master | wc -l 16 ``` Use the following one-line command to determine number of Orphan partition databases in a cluster ```shell memsql-master-agg-host /home/admin $ singlestore -e "show cluster status" | cut -f4 -d$'\t' | grep Orphan | wc -l 0 ``` Any orphaned partitioned databases found in the output of `SHOW CLUSTER STATUS` should be addressed immediately. The topic [Understanding Orphaned Partitions](https://docs.singlestore.com/db/v9.1/reference/troubleshooting-reference/understanding-orphaned-partitions.md) provides an example of addressing an orphan. *** Modified at: June 13, 2024 Source: [/db/v9.1/reference/troubleshooting-reference/counting-partitions-by-role/](https://docs.singlestore.com/db/v9.1/reference/troubleshooting-reference/counting-partitions-by-role/) (An index of the documentation is available at /llms.txt)