[Gluster-users] Gluster over ADSL

[Hamilton Vera]

Greetings friends


I have a mission to synchronize 2 file servers over an ADSL (10 Mbit) link,
I would like to know from you if gluster is suitable for this kind of
operation or should I move to something like Unison.


Server A   <->   Server B   , both with RW operations



Most documentation I have read so far describes LAN or WAN environment over
dedicated super fast and reliable network interfaces.


Checking in IRC #gluster I got the following answer from a good fellow

"Gluster is not, per se, a tool for keeping file servers in sync.  If you
use gluster then you would use geo-replication to sync your primary storage
to the server on the other side of the ADSL line"

"AFR (replication) is synchronous. Clients write to both/all servers. Your
ADSL line is not suitable for AFR, there's too much latency. geo-rep is
asynchronous, which is what I suppose you mean by unilateral."


I am unable to keep tracking of IRC right now due to local firewall
policies.


I am worried that geo-repo is just suitable to mirror a Master Server to
Several Slaves, "almost" like rsync.


Could someone enlight me ?


Thanks a lot


Hamilton Vera







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