Boris Epstein writes:
Hello listmates,
This is not specifically CentOS-related - though I will probably execute this design on CentOS if I decide to do so. It will certainly be some kind of Linux.
At any rate, here's my situation. I would like to build a fairly large storage solution (let us say, 100 TB). I want this solution to be distributed and redundant. I want to be able to lose part of the machines involved and still stay operational (the bigger part, the better). I would prefer to avoid having to buy large servers to accomplish this task.
What I am soliciting here is thoughts, reports from experience, recommendations, etc.
Thanks in advance.
Boris.
Hello Boris,
I'm in a similar search for a scalable and resilient solution. So far I like glusterfs, relatively easy to setup, no meta-server required, decent performance, but I haven't tested it thoroughly. Been playing with their latest beta release in a raid0+1 setup; haven't managed to lose any data yet.
I'll also be interested in opinions from other people.
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