# ConsistentRingOptions Properties

[Type overview](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.runtime/orleans.configuration.consistentringoptions/)

## NumVirtualBucketsConsistentRing {#numvirtualbucketsconsistentring-07e06b7b}

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[Source](https://github.com/dotnet/orleans/blob/e4e752cedecc2976811db49802c7a999b1f1c704/src/Orleans.Runtime/Configuration/Options/ConsistentRingOptions.cs)

```csharp
public int NumVirtualBucketsConsistentRing
```

Gets or sets the number of registrations a silo maintains in a consistent hash ring. This affects the probabilistic balancing of resource allocations across the cluster. More virtual buckets increase the probability of evenly balancing while minimally increasing management cost.

## UseVirtualBucketsConsistentRing {#usevirtualbucketsconsistentring-da3d50ad}

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[Source](https://github.com/dotnet/orleans/blob/e4e752cedecc2976811db49802c7a999b1f1c704/src/Orleans.Runtime/Configuration/Options/ConsistentRingOptions.cs)

```csharp
public bool UseVirtualBucketsConsistentRing
```

Gets or sets a value indicating whether to enable the use of virtual buckets.