> For reading small files, you could try using Quick-read translator. > > http://gluster.com/community/documentation/index.php/Translators/performance/quick-read This was one of the caching options I explored but it didn't seem to help. Also, keep in mind that it isn't just reading but lots of writes too. > Also we would like to know the GlusterFS version no used for this setup. Apologies. This is on 2.0.8, pre-built RPMs off the site. John -- John Madden Sr UNIX Systems Engineer Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana jmadden at ivytech.edu