[Moosefs-users] chunk distribution & striping

[Ethan T. <et...@et...>]

I have a question about Moose FS' chunk distribution algorithm.  Due to the striping, an entire set of files with a given goal can be lost rather than just the files on failed devices.  In other words, with 10 disks and all files goal=3, you likely lose the the entire filesystem if three disks go down.

Will MooseFS be improved in this area?  Perhaps the chunk distribution could tend to put files on the same disks?  I realize this isn't a trivial problem but I'm curious if it is on the roadmap.

Regards,

Ethan