Re: Solaris 10 VMs extremely slow in KVM on Ceph RBD Devices

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Hello,

On Wed, 12 Nov 2014 17:29:43 +0100 Christoph Adomeit wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> i installed a Ceph Cluster with 50 OSDs on 4 Hosts and finally I am
> really happy with it.
> 
> Linux and Windows VMs run really fast in KVM on the Ceph Storage.
> 
> Only my Solaris 10 guests are terribly slow on ceph rbd storage. A
> solaris on Ceph Storage needs 15 Minutes to boot. When I move the
> Solaris Image to the old nexenta nfs storage and start it on the same
> kvm host it will fly and boot in 1,5 Minutes.
> 
> I have tested ceph firefly and giant and the Problem is with both ceph
> versions.
> 
> The performance problem is not only with booting. The problem continues
> when the server is up. EVerything is terribly slow.
> 
What actual disk driver are you using with the Solaris KVMs?

This sounds a lot like Windows VMs with IDE emulation, before installing
the virtio drivers. 

Regards,

Christian 
> So the only difference here is ceph vs. nexenta nfs storage that causes
> the big performance problems.
> 
> The solaris guests have zfs root standard installation.
> 
> Does anybody have an idea or a hint what might go on here and what I
> should try to make solaris 10 Guests faster on ceph storage ?
> 
> Many Thanks
>   Christoph
> 


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Christian Balzer        Network/Systems Engineer                
chibi@xxxxxxx   	Global OnLine Japan/Fusion Communications
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