<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="orphans: 2; widows: 2; " class="">Dear users,</div><div style="orphans: 2; widows: 2; " class=""><br class=""></div><div style="orphans: 2; widows: 2; " class="">I just started my first Gluster test volume using 3 servers (each server contains 12 hdd).</div><div style="orphans: 2; widows: 2; " class="">I would like to create a "distributed disperse volume” but I’m a little bit confused about the right configuration schema that I should use.</div><div style="orphans: 2; widows: 2; " class="">Should I use JBOD disks? How many bricks to be defined? Ideal redundancy value? Ideal disperse-data count value? 6x(4+2) or 3x(8+4) volume configuration? Which one is the best one and why?</div><div style="orphans: 2; widows: 2; " class="">I’m trying to refer to the admin guides that I have found on internet but, in my case, it’s very difficult understand details because of some missing information.</div><div style="orphans: 2; widows: 2; " class=""><br class=""></div><div style="orphans: 2; widows: 2; " class="">Do you have some useful suggestions about the right configuration to be selected in order to reach an optimal fault tolerance and performance level?</div><div style="orphans: 2; widows: 2; " class="">This is my first test configuration (see the gluster volume info command output below), what do you think about it? </div><div style="orphans: 2; widows: 2; " class="">I created it using gdeploy and I used all the bricks, is it ok? Or should I use only part of them and in a specific order?</div><div style="orphans: 2; widows: 2; " class=""><br class=""></div><div style="orphans: 2; widows: 2; " class=""><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(184, 180, 59); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">Volume Name: coldtier</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(184, 180, 59); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">Type: Distributed-Disperse</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(184, 180, 59); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">Volume ID: fd0f34e6-58f8-42ec-92fe-139bcf3263a8</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(184, 180, 59); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">Status: Started</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(184, 180, 59); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">Snapshot Count: 0</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(184, 180, 59); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">Number of Bricks: 3 x (8 + 4) = 36</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(184, 180, 59); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">Transport-type: tcp</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(184, 180, 59); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">Bricks:</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(184, 180, 59); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">Brick1: glu01-stg:/gluster/mnt1/brick</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(184, 180, 59); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">Brick2: glu02-stg:/gluster/mnt1/brick</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(184, 180, 59); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">Brick3: glu03-stg:/gluster/mnt1/brick</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(184, 180, 59); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">Brick4: glu01-stg:/gluster/mnt2/brick</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(184, 180, 59); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">Brick5: glu02-stg:/gluster/mnt2/brick</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(184, 180, 59); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">Brick6: glu03-stg:/gluster/mnt2/brick</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(184, 180, 59); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">Brick7: glu01-stg:/gluster/mnt3/brick</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(184, 180, 59); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">Brick8: glu02-stg:/gluster/mnt3/brick</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(184, 180, 59); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">Brick9: glu03-stg:/gluster/mnt3/brick</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(184, 180, 59); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">Brick10: glu01-stg:/gluster/mnt4/brick</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(184, 180, 59); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">Brick11: glu02-stg:/gluster/mnt4/brick</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(184, 180, 59); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">Brick12: glu03-stg:/gluster/mnt4/brick</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(184, 180, 59); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">Brick13: glu01-stg:/gluster/mnt5/brick</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(184, 180, 59); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">Brick14: glu02-stg:/gluster/mnt5/brick</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(184, 180, 59); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">Brick15: glu03-stg:/gluster/mnt5/brick</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(184, 180, 59); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">Brick16: glu01-stg:/gluster/mnt6/brick</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(184, 180, 59); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">Brick17: glu02-stg:/gluster/mnt6/brick</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(184, 180, 59); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">Brick18: glu03-stg:/gluster/mnt6/brick</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(184, 180, 59); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">Brick19: glu01-stg:/gluster/mnt7/brick</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(184, 180, 59); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">Brick20: glu02-stg:/gluster/mnt7/brick</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(184, 180, 59); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">Brick21: glu03-stg:/gluster/mnt7/brick</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(184, 180, 59); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">Brick22: glu01-stg:/gluster/mnt8/brick</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(184, 180, 59); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">Brick23: glu02-stg:/gluster/mnt8/brick</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(184, 180, 59); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">Brick24: glu03-stg:/gluster/mnt8/brick</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(184, 180, 59); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">Brick25: glu01-stg:/gluster/mnt9/brick</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(184, 180, 59); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">Brick26: glu02-stg:/gluster/mnt9/brick</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(184, 180, 59); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">Brick27: glu03-stg:/gluster/mnt9/brick</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(184, 180, 59); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">Brick28: glu01-stg:/gluster/mnt10/brick</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(184, 180, 59); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">Brick29: glu02-stg:/gluster/mnt10/brick</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(184, 180, 59); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">Brick30: glu03-stg:/gluster/mnt10/brick</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(184, 180, 59); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">Brick31: glu01-stg:/gluster/mnt11/brick</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(184, 180, 59); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">Brick32: glu02-stg:/gluster/mnt11/brick</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(184, 180, 59); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">Brick33: glu03-stg:/gluster/mnt11/brick</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(184, 180, 59); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">Brick34: glu01-stg:/gluster/mnt12/brick</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(184, 180, 59); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">Brick35: glu02-stg:/gluster/mnt12/brick</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(184, 180, 59); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">Brick36: glu03-stg:/gluster/mnt12/brick</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(184, 180, 59); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">Options Reconfigured:</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(184, 180, 59); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">transport.address-family: inet</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Courier New'; color: rgb(184, 180, 59); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class="">nfs.disable: on</span></div><div class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: no-common-ligatures" class=""><br class=""></span></div></div>
Thank you very much for your patience.<div class="">Mauro</div></body></html>