[Gluster-users] hash with non-existent / down servers

[Anand Avati]

On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 4:44 PM, Nick Birkett
<nick at streamline-computing.com> wrote:
> Is it possible to use  a gluster hash when some of the servers are missing ?
>
> Eg if glusterfs.vol has 8 servers but only 6  available.
>
> I dont mind files being missing (due to being on  offline servers).
>
> I do mind  filesystem inoperable  eg transport endpoint not connected error
> .
> when some severs taken offline.
>
> I would prefer hash than say using mirrored pairs which is very wastful.
> Using this for global scratch storage.

Yes, you can use it this way.

Avati