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Re: [Xen-users] Xen on Ðluster File System



Yes,

you can use http://www.gluster.org/ ,use local storage for storing
volumes and mounting it via nfs or native glusterfs client.

r.

On 03/15/11 12:31, sybasesql@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> So is there any cluster file systems that work on local storages and
> suitable for my needs?
> 
> 2011/3/14 yue <ooolinux@xxxxxxx <mailto:ooolinux@xxxxxxx>>
> 
>     yes, but  i do not know  gfs2 ,ocfs2 , which is better? both use
>     SAN,not local storage
>      
> 
>      
> 
>     At 2011-03-14 20:49:29ï"Jeff Sturm" <jeff.sturm@xxxxxxxxxx
>     <mailto:jeff.sturm@xxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> 
>         GFS2 is normally used with a SAN.  It's a file system
>         technology, and does not provide networked storage.  I think
>         OCFS2 is similar.
> 
>          
> 
>         How do you intend to cluster the local storage nodes?  DRBD
>         works well for 2 nodes, but it sounds like you have more.
> 
>          
> 
>         -Jeff
> 
>          
> 
>         *From:* xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>         <mailto:xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>         [mailto:xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>         <mailto:xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>] *On Behalf Of
>         *sybasesql@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:sybasesql@xxxxxxxxx>
>         *Sent:* Monday, March 14, 2011 8:18 AM
>         *To:* xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>         <mailto:xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>         *Subject:* [Xen-users] Xen on Ðluster File System
> 
>          
> 
>         Dear All.
> 
>          
> 
>         I have a new project to create a real big xen cluster on many
>         supermicro twin2u2 servers.
> 
>         The main types of services will be cloud computing and cloud
>         data storage, like amazon ec2 and s3.
> 
>          
> 
>         For cloud data storage I plan to use a cluster file system,
>         which will be located on the same xen servers.
> 
>         Each compute node will have 3TB of SAS2 data storage in Hardware
>         RAID 10 with BBU (6 x 2.5" 1TB SAS2).
> 
>         Using the cluster file system due to the fact that I want to
>         achieve maximum data reliability through redundancy storage
>         sites on xen nodes and in case of failure of one node to
>         redirect the clients who use it to other nodes until the
>         replacement of failure node.
> 
>          
> 
>         - Does anyone have a similar experience to run xen cluster on
>         cluster file system?
> 
>         - What is the cluster file system is better to use: OCFS2, GFS,
>         LUSTRE, others?
> 
>         - Will there be any problems with disk IO capacity and CPU usage
>         when using a cluster file system?
> 
>         - If this solution is not suitable, what solution can be used as
>         an alternative (SAN/NAS with iSCSI or something else)?
> 
>          
> 
>         Thanks in advance.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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