[Gluster-users] To GlusterFS or not...

[Jeff Darcy]

> SSD has been considered but is not an option due to cost.  SAS has
> been considered but is not a option due to the relatively small sizes
> of the drives.  We are *rapidly* growing towards a PB of actual online
> storage.
> 
> We are exploring raid controllers with onboard SSD cache which may help.

We have had some pretty good results with those in the lab.  They're not
*always* beneficial, and getting the right SSD:disk ratio for your
workload might require some experimentation, but it's certainly a good
direction to explore.