[Gluster-users] Distributed replicated volume

[Gandalf Corvotempesta]

During my tests I had no issue with ZOTfiles
Actually I have to move 33120437 users' files (web, mails, and so on) from
10 servers to a gluster storage.

2012/7/18 Harry Mangalam <hjmangalam at gmail.com>

> I think the strong consensus of gluster users would be that this is
> the wrong filesystem to use for what you propose.  gluster has a lot
> to rec it but using it for mail or other ZOTfiles (Zillions Of
> Tinyfiles) will bring nothing but astonishingly poor performance,
> tearing of hair, rending of clothes, pain, and heartbreak.
>
> hjm
>
> On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 12:43 PM, Gandalf Corvotempesta
> <gandalf.corvotempesta at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
> > i'm planning to develop a 4 node distributed replicated infrastructure
> with
> > Gluster 3.3
> > I'll use 4 DELL R510 with 8x 2TB SATA disks each, giving us 32TB raw
> > redundant and distributed capacity.
> >
> > Some questions:
> >  - in the near future we will add 2 other identical nodes, will be
> possibile
> > to extend the gluster volume going up to 32+16GB or raw capacity?
> >
> >  - What do you suggest, RAID5 or no-raid (one disk for each brick)? Our
> > primary use will be mail and web servers, so many small files.
> >
> > Any other advice?
> >
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