Gluster users - Jan 2010 - hash with non-existent / down servers

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.





 


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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.

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