Gluster users - Jun 2009 - Storage Cluster Question

Hi,
I am trying to get a large storage system up and running.
The thing is I don't know if Glusterfs is the right option here. So I need
your help/experience choosing the right path.

For storage I have just one server with almost 2Tb free. I can link to
clients via Gb or phyber channel.
Then I have two servers running Xen VM's. Each virtual machine is a raw
image file with almost 12Gb.

Running GlusterFS in (NFS Like storage Server), is the right solution for
me? Do I need to consider another solution.


well, thanks in advance,

Regards,
Francisco
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On Mon, 29 Jun 2009, Francisco Cabrita wrote:
> Hi,
> I am trying to get a large storage system up and running.
> The thing is I don't know if Glusterfs is the right option here. So I
need
> your help/experience choosing the right path.
>
> For storage I have just one server with almost 2Tb free. I can link to
> clients via Gb or phyber channel.
> Then I have two servers running Xen VM's. Each virtual machine is a raw
> image file with almost 12Gb.
So are you planing on using GlusterFS to store xen image files?
> Running GlusterFS in (NFS Like storage Server), is the right solution for
> me? Do I need to consider another solution.
If you need general file storage on Dom0 or DomUs, I think Gluster is a 
great option. However if your looking to store xen image files, I think 
you need to keep looking.

We run DRBD between pairs servers in 4 TB primary / primary for xen image 
files and then one 12T Gluster across all servers for general file 
storage.

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Nathan Stratton                                CTO, BlinkMind, Inc.
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