From rightkicktech at gmail.com Fri Dec 23 22:48:38 2016 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============7993241057060292036==" MIME-Version: 1.0 From: rightkicktech.gmail.com To: users at ovirt.org Subject: Re: [ovirt-users] NAS for oVirt Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2016 00:45:57 +0200 Message-ID: <378A71AC-1376-445E-90B0-F4A3C2C34F84@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: 135861482505722@web26j.yandex.ru --===============7993241057060292036== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ------CHXD98MVMTN6WB8GSD0SPZVCG4IPUC Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=3DUTF-8 Hi Mikhail, Thank you for your suggestion. Have you had any performance issues with freenas? It has been mentioned on = some blogs that freenas might have performance issues. Not sure why. A clean Centos with NFS sounds ok also. What do you do if you need snapshot= s of data? Lvm snapshots? Alex On December 23, 2016 5:08:42 PM EET, "=D0=9A=D1=80=D0=B0=D1=81=D0=BD=D0=BE= =D0=B1=D0=B0=D0=B5=D0=B2 =D0=9C=D0=B8=D1=85=D0=B0=D0=B8=D0=BB" wrote: >Hi, > > = > >it mainly depends on the budget. I can give you some advice from my own >experience: > > = > >SMB systems from QNAP or any other vendor don't cope well with the load >that OVirt generates (simultaneous access), because they are usually >built on slow drives. > >Using 15K drives helps a bit. I have a Centos machine that is used only >as a file storage (NFS, 4x15K drives in raid5). > > = > >I would suggest trying to built a Freenas machine on NL-SAS drives + >SSD cache. In my opinion it would the most cost efficient decision. > > = > >Best regards, > > = > >MIkhail > > = > >23.12.2016, 15:53, "rightkicktech.gmail.com" : > >Hi all, > >I am thinking to setup an environment with oVirt and centralized >storage using a NAS that supports NFS and iSCSI. > >The setup will be used to host approx 20 VMs. The VMs will be running >critical services and not for testing. I have seen several from QNAP, >iXsystems (freenas mini), ... >What NAS would you recommend for this setup? > >Thanx, >Alex >-- >Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity., > >_______________________________________________ >Users mailing list >Users(a)ovirt.org >http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users > > = > > = > >-- = > >=D0=A1 =D1=83=D0=B2=D0=B0=D0=B6=D0=B5=D0=BD=D0=B8=D0=B5=D0=BC, =D0=9A=D1= =80=D0=B0=D1=81=D0=BD=D0=BE=D0=B1=D0=B0=D0=B5=D0=B2 =D0=9C=D0=B8=D1=85=D0= =B0=D0=B8=D0=BB. > > = > > = -- = Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. ------CHXD98MVMTN6WB8GSD0SPZVCG4IPUC Content-Type: text/html; charset=3Dutf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi Mikhail,

Thank you for your suggestion.
Have you had any performance issues with freenas? It has been mentioned on = some blogs that freenas might have performance issues. Not sure why.
A clean Centos with NFS sounds ok also. What do you do if you need snapshot= s of data? Lvm snapshots?

Alex

On December 23, 2016 5:08:42 PM EET,= "=D0=9A=D1=80=D0=B0=D1=81=D0=BD=D0=BE=D0=B1=D0=B0=D0=B5=D0=B2 =D0=9C= =D0=B8=D1=85=D0=B0=D0=B8=D0=BB" <milo1(a)ya.ru> wrote:
Hi,
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it mainly depends on the budget. I can = give you some advice from my own experience:
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SMB= systems from QNAP or any other vendor don't cope well with the load that O= Virt generates (simultaneous access), because they are usually built on slo= w drives.
Using 15K drives helps a bit. I have a Centos machine t= hat is used only as a file storage (NFS, 4x15K drives in raid5).
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I would suggest trying to built a Freenas machine on NL-SA= S drives + SSD cache. In my opinion it would the most cost efficient decisi= on.
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Best regards,
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MIk= hail
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23.12.2016, 15:53, "rightkicktech.gmail.com= " <rightkicktech(a)gmail.com>:
Hi all,=

I am thinking to setup an environment with oVirt and centralize= d storage using a NAS that supports NFS and iSCSI.

The setup wil= l be used to host approx 20 VMs. The VMs will be running critical services and not for testing. I have seen several from QNA= P, iXsystems (freenas mini), ...
What NAS would you recommend for this= setup?

Thanx,
Alex
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