Olivier Le Cam wrote: > Does it make sense to go that way? In fact, I don't have all the > equipment required to switch to a (replicated/distributed) 4-bricks. > This is why it came to my mind to do it step-by-step. Yes, the steps you outlined will work. Just export your existing volume using GlusterFS. When you add a new volume for replication, do an 'ls -lR' to trigger self-heal. Use the defrag script when you want to use distribute as well. Vikas