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I am willing to assemble a oVirt "pod", made of 3 servers, each with 2 CPU =
sockets of 12 cores, 256GB RAM, 7 HDD 10K, 1 SSD. The idea is to use Gluste=
rFS to provide HA for the VMs. The 3 servers have a dual 40Gb NIC and a dua=
l 10Gb NIC. So my intention is to create a loop like a server triangle usin=
g the 40Gb NICs for virtualization files (VMs .qcow2) access and to move VM=
s around the pod (east /west traffic) while using the 10Gb interfaces for g=
iving services to the outside world (north/south traffic).
This said, my first question is: How should I deploy GlusterFS in such oVir=
t scenario? My questions are:
1 - Should I create 3 RAID (i.e.: RAID 5), one on each oVirt node, and then=
create a GlusterFS using them?
2 - Instead, should I create a JBOD array made of all server's disks?
3 - What is the best Gluster configuration to provide for HA while not cons=
uming too much disk space?
4 - Does a oVirt hypervisor pod like I am planning to build, and the virtua=
lization environment, benefits from tiering when using a SSD disk? And yes,=
will Gluster do it by default or I have to configure it to do so?
At the bottom line, what is the good practice for using GlusterFS in small =
pods for enterprises?
You opinion/feedback will be really appreciated!
Moacir
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id=3D"divtagdefaultwrapper" style=3D"font-size:12pt;color:#000000;font=
-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;" dir=3D"ltr" <p><span>I am willing to assemble a oVirt
"pod", made of 3 server=
s, each with 2 CPU sockets of 12 cores, 256GB RAM, 7 HDD 10K, 1 SSD. The id=
ea is to use GlusterFS to provide HA for the VMs. The 3 servers have a dual=
40Gb NIC and a dual 10Gb NIC. So my intention
is to create a loop like a server triangle using the 40Gb NICs for virtual=
ization files (VMs .qcow2) access and to move VMs around the pod (east /wes=
t traffic) while using the 10Gb interfaces for giving services to the outsi=
de world (north/south traffic).</span></p
<p><br <span></span></p <p>This said, my first question is: How should I deploy
GlusterFS in such o=
Virt scenario? My questions are:</p
<p><br </p
<p>1 - Should I create 3 RAID (i.e.: RAID 5), one on each oVirt node, and t=
hen create a GlusterFS using them?</p
<p>2 - Instead, should I create a JBOD array made of all server's
disks?</p=
<p>3 - What is the best Gluster configuration to provide
for HA while not c=
onsuming too much disk space?<br
</p <p>4 - Does a oVirt hypervisor
pod like I am planning to build, and the vir=
tualization environment, benefits from tiering when using a SSD disk? And y=
es, will Gluster do it by default or I have to configure it to do so?</p <p><br
</p <p>At the bottom line, what is
the good practice for using GlusterFS in sma=
ll pods for enterprises?<br </p
<p><br </p
<p>You opinion/feedback will be really appreciated!</p <p>Moacir<br
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