Gluster users - Apr 2010 - Replicated vs distributed

Could someone explain to the new person the difference between replicated and
distributed volumes

Thanks Bryan

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Bryan,

Replicate means to mirror files to multiple/different volumes
Distribute means to distribute the writing of files across a set of volumes.

To get the best setup you almost always want to use replicate (for fault
tolerance)
and distribute (to make multiple drives appear to the client as a single
volume).

Larry Bates
vitalEsafe, Inc.

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Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 19:18:43 -0500
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Could someone explain to the new person the difference between replicated and
distributed volumes

Thanks Bryan