[Gluster-devel] Specify which files should be saved to which brick

[Matt Paine]

> I want to store all applications on one brick, and all logs and cached 
> data into another brick, all user data  and home directories in another 
> brick, and backups on another brick, etc.
> 
> Is there a way to do this, similiar to how replication is specified,
> eg option datalocation /var/*:brick1,/home/*:brick2-afr

No, not by specifying an option, but you can simply have a number of 
server bricks which will achieve that. Have a server for /var, a server 
for /home - and have the client mount each server in the place thats 
required.


> This way, I can put more replication on user data, and less so on less 
> important data, similiar to how afr can specify which types of files get 
> x number of backups.

Having different servers, you could specify different afr across each 
server doing exactly that.


> If not, please add to feature request maybe to the unify translator.

I dont believe this is required. That would place too much complexity on 
the unify xlator. Defining different servers and client mount points 
should be the best way to go here :)

Matt.