[ovirt-users] Hardware for Hyperconverged oVirt: Gluster storage best practice

[ovirt at fateknollogee.com]

>> Is that a hyper-converged setup of both oVirt and Gluster?
>> We usually do it in batches of 3 nodes.
>> 
Yes, it is for a HC setup of both oVirt & Gluster.

>> ..it really depends on your budget,
>> performance, and your availability requirements.
>> 
I would like to enhance the performance.

>> Makes sense (I could not see the rear bays - might have missed them).
>> Will you be able to put some SSDs there for caching?
>> 
This the correct part # 
https://www.supermicro.com/products/chassis/2U/216/SC216BE26-R920LPB
In all the oVirt docs/videos, no one mentioned using SSD for caching?
Therefore I was not planning on caching.
I planned to install oVirt node on the rear SSD's



On 2017-06-11 01:08, Yaniv Kaul wrote:
> On Sat, Jun 10, 2017 at 1:43 PM, <ovirt at fateknollogee.com> wrote:
> 
>> Martin,
>> 
>> Looking to test oVirt on real hardware (aka no nesting)
>> 
>> Scenario # 1:
>> 1x Supermicro 2027TR-HTRF 2U 4 node server
> 
> Is that a hyper-converged setup of both oVirt and Gluster?
> We usually do it in batches of 3 nodes.
> 
>> I will install the o/s for each node on a SATADOM.
>> Since each node will have 6x SSD for gluster storage.
>> Should this be software RAID, hardware RAID or no RAID?
> 
> I'd reckon that you should prefer HW RAID on software RAID, and some
> RAID on no RAID at all, but it really depends on your budget,
> performance, and your availability requirements.
> 
>> Scenario # 2:
>> 3x SuperMicro SC216E16-R1200LPB 2U server
>> Each server has 24x 2.5" bays (front) + 2x 2.5" bays (rear)
>> I will install the o/s on the drives using the rear bays (maybe RAID
>> 1?)
> 
> Makes sense (I could not see the rear bays - might have missed them).
> Will you be able to put some SSDs there for caching?
> 
>> For Gluster, we will use the 24 front bays.
>> Should this be software RAID, hardware RAID or no RAID?
> 
> Same answer is above.
> Y.
> 
>> Thanks
>> Femi
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