On Wed, Aug 17, 2016 at 5:18 PM, Humble Devassy Chirammal <humble.devassy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Zach, > >> > Option 1. 3 Gluster nodes, one large volume, divided up into subdirs (1 for > each website), mounting the respective subdirs into their containers & using > ACLs & LXD’s u/g id maps (mixed feelings about security here) >> > > Which version of GlusterFS is in use here ? because gluster sub directory > support patch is available in upstream, however I dont think its in a good > state to consume. Yeah, if the subdirectory mount is performed we have to > take enough care to make sure the isolation of the mounts between multiple > user, ie security is a concern here. A correction here. Sub-directory mount support hasn't been merged yet. It's still a patch under review. > >> > Option 2. 3 Gluster nodes, website-specifc bricks on each, creating > website-specific volumes, then mounting those respective volumes into their > containers. Example: > gnode-1 > - /data/website1/brick1 > - /data/website2/brick1 > gnode-2 > - /data/website1/brick2 > - /data/website2/brick2 > gnode-3 > - /data/website1/brick3 > - /data/website2/brick3 >> > > Yes, this looks to be an ideal or more consumable approach to me. > >> > > Option 3. 3 Gluster nodes, every website get’s their own mini “Gluster > Cluster” via LXD containers on the Gluster nodes. Example: > gnode-1 > - gcontainer-website1 > - /data/brick1 > - gcontainer-website2 > - /data/brick1 > gnode-2 > - gcontainer-website1 > - /data/brick2 > - gcontainer-website2 > - /data/brick2 > gnode-3 > - gcontainer-website1 > - /data/brick3 > - gcontainer-website2 > - /data/brick3 >> > > This is very difficult or complex to achieve and maintain. > > In short, I would vote for option 2. > > Also for safer side, you may need take snapshot of the volumes or configure > a backup for these volumes to avoid single point of failure. > > Please let me know if you need any details. > > --Humble > > > > _______________________________________________ > Gluster-users mailing list > Gluster-users@xxxxxxxxxxx > http://www.gluster.org/mailman/listinfo/gluster-users _______________________________________________ Gluster-users mailing list Gluster-users@xxxxxxxxxxx http://www.gluster.org/mailman/listinfo/gluster-users
