[Gluster-devel] Glusterd: A New Hope

[Anand Babu Periasamy]

Great feedback!!
-ab


On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 3:50 PM, Daniel Mons <daemons at kanuka.com.au> wrote:

> As an end user and non-developer, I don't have much to add from the
> dev side of things.  However all of the discussion in this thread has
> prompted me to throw in my 2c.
>
> As a sysadmin running 856TB of GlusterFS in production, I believe the
> 3.X way of dealing with things (glusterd, dynamic) is far
> easier/better than the 2.X way (config files, static).  We have a
> comprehensive Puppet setup in place, so configuration management isn't
> the issue for us (we solved that problem ages ago).  The problem is
> being able to make dynamic changes to a running system without
> affecting users working on the system.  Our business is 24x7 (like so
> many these days), and downtime (scheduled or otherwise) needs to be
> kept to a minimum just to survive the current economic climate.
>
> I flat out do not agree with the "3.X is bloatware, go back to 2.X
> config files" points above.  Indeed, the change to a more dynamic
> 3.X/glusterd model was exactly what prompted me to take GlusterFS
> seriously as a real world solution to our storage problems.  Even
> within the first few weeks of a production rollout, the dynamic
> management aspects of 3.X saved us a world of pain, and kept our
> business moving.
>
> That's all I really have to add.  I'm watching this thread with
> interest.  It sounds like Gluster dev is in good hands, and the right
> sorts of discussions are being had out in the open.  My confidence in
> the project remains very high.
>
> -Dan
>
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-ab

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