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# Using a Scaled Executor Component Instance

You can use a scaled Executor component instance in exactly the same way as an unscaled instance, by submitting executions using the REST API.

A scaled Executor component instance is one that has multiple execution nodes, or gears, on which executions are scheduled.

If the component is scaled, the Concurrency Level configuration setting controls how many concurrent executions are permitted on each node. For example, if an Executor component is scaled across 4 nodes with a concurrency level of 28, it can have up to 112 executions in progress at the same time.

Because executions are assigned to nodes on a round-robin basis, it is possible for a node that has reached execution capacity to reject an execution request. When this happens, the client receives a 429 status code response. After receiving this response, the client should retry the request until the execution is accepted and completed. As the total maximum execution capacity is approached, the client might see many 429 responses to a request before an available node can be located. This is expected, and it is recommended to balance the scaled node capacity to be above the expected peak.

Only the Staging and Production lifecycle stages of the component can be scaled out. It is not possible to scale an instance in the Design stage.

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