[Gluster-users] Req details for glusterfs implementation

[Joe Landman]

On 03/18/2011 08:16 AM, varadha rajan wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I am working with a MNC and planning to implement glusterfs for more
> then 10 servers. I need a efficient disk usage.for example, if i add
> all the servers in glusterfs with striping, all the servers can get
> huge disk space.but the problem is no fail over, as per the glusterfs
> doc. if one server failes, i can't get access mounted volume and
> "Transport end point" erros is coming.
>
> Please suggest my any solution....

Don't use striping.

Use distributed, and if you care about reliability, use distributed 
replicated.

Again, do not use striping.



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