[Gluster-users] Survey of GlusterFS implementation details?

[Vijay Bellur]

On 04/09/2014 12:21 PM, Alan Orth wrote:
> Hi, all.
>
> As I was tinkering with my GlusterFS setup, I was just thinking about
> how useful it would be to have some sort of stats on peoples' GlusterFS
> implementations.  Things like:
>
> - Ethernet or Infiniband?
> - TCP or RDMA?
> - Fiber or copper?
> - RAID or JBOD?
> - Hardware RAID or software (md?) RAID
> - XFS or ext4 or ZFS or btrfs?
> - RHEL or Ubuntu?
>
> This could lower the barrier of entry to people who are new to GlusterFS
> and need help making decisions.  Also, the data would just be
> reallllllly interesting!
>
> It could be as simple as a Survey Monkey, unless someone has a better
> idea for something more formal / professional...
>

Sounds like a very good idea.

JM and Paul have dabbled with a similar idea and might have a ready 
questionnaire as well. Seems like a good thing to collaborate on and 
have it rolling.

Thanks,
Vijay