[Moosefs-users] parallel (ie: slow) writes acroos a WAN link?

[Linux E. <lin...@gm...>]

I'm researching how to setup a 2-server filesystem with complete live
replication across a WAN link.  The total FS size is 1TB and each server
will hold a complete replica, with users on each end modifying files.  Users
run windows and will access the files via Samba.

For various reasons, I think MooseFS is the best solution but I had a
question regarding writes. Moose will have a goal of 2 for the entire 1TB
directory.  If a user on Site A saves a large file, will they have to wait
until that file is saved to the remote node across the WAN link, or will
MooseFS save it to the local server the users is connected to, and replicate
it asynchronously in the background?