> -----Original Message----- > From: ceph-users [mailto:ceph-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > John Spray > Sent: 26 June 2015 11:37 > To: Cybertinus; ceph-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Is Ceph the right tool for me? > > > > On 25/06/2015 23:28, Cybertinus wrote: > > Hello everybody, > > > > > > I'm looking at Ceph as an alternative for my current storage solution, > > but I'm wondering if it is the right choice for me. I'm hoping you > > guys can help me decide. > > > > The current setup is a FreeBSD 10.1 machine running entirely on ZFS. > > The function of the machine is offsite backup for important data. For > > some (fairly rapidly changing) data this server is the only backup of > > it. But because the data is changing fairly quickly (every day at > > least) I'm looking to get this server more HA then it is now. > > I think that last sentence is the key bit -- you're looking for an HA solution for > your filer. While Ceph is highly available, it's probably huge overkill if you're > just looking to add an additional server to make your storage HA. > > At two-node scale, you'll get better and more consistent performance from a > local filesystem (like ZFS) on a dual ported direct attached storage array, than > you would from *any* distributed filesystem. If the array is out of the > question then look to DRBD. > > All that said, you should definitely play with ceph anyway, even if you don't > need it for this project, it's awesome :-) I would echo what John has just said. If your problem with ZFS is scaling it, or solving issues like performance or reliability at scale, then Ceph is your answer. But it sounds like you would be better just turning/rebuilding your current solution into something that has HA. Check out the LSI Syncro cards for a slightly easier implementation. > > John > _______________________________________________ > ceph-users mailing list > ceph-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.ceph.com/listinfo.cgi/ceph-users-ceph.com _______________________________________________ ceph-users mailing list ceph-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.ceph.com/listinfo.cgi/ceph-users-ceph.com
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