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Re: [Moosefs-users] moosefs distro
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From: Steve <st...@bo...> - 2012-02-02 15:47:51
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Oli, Look forward to that thanks. -------Original Message------- From: Ólafur Ósvaldsson Date: 06/01/2012 11:36:55 To: Steve Cc: moo...@li... Subject: Re: [Moosefs-users] moosefs distro Hi, We run a customized version of Ubuntu and to be honest I've not set it up in a distributable form. I'll check if I can gather it up next week and send the info to the list. /Oli On 6.1.2012, at 11:20, Steve wrote: > > That's really cool, are you able to share the scripts, image and/or how the > usb image was made ? > > > > Steve > > > > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > > > From: Ólafur Ósvaldsson > > Date: 06/01/2012 10:20:28 > > To: moo...@li... > > Subject: Re: [Moosefs-users] moosefs distro > > > > Hi, > > We run the chunkservers completely from memory, they boot from USB and > > only use a small partition of the USB drive for the graph data so that the > > history isn't lost between reboots. > > > > Every chunkserver has 6x1TB disks and 3GB of ram and there are startup > > scripts that initialize new disks on boot if required, so a new server can > just > > be put into the rack with a USB stick plugged in and it will clear all the > disks > > and setup for MFS if it is not like that already. > > > > /Oli > > > > On 5.1.2012, at 16:11, Travis Hein wrote: > > > >> The chunk server daemons are very low footprint for system resource > >> requirements. Enough so they are suitable to coexist with other system > >> services. Where if you have a cluster of physical machines each with a > >> local disk, just making every compute node also be a chunk server for > >> aggregated file system capacity. > >> > >> Most of the time lately though we put everything in virtual machines on > >> virtual machine hosting platforms now. Which I guess I kind of feel it > >> is to as efficient to have the chunk servers spread out everywhere, all > >> VMs are backed by the same SAN anyway, so the performance over spread > >> out disks goes away right. > >> > >> So lately I create a Virtual machine just for running the chunk server > >> process. We have a "standard" of using CentOS for our VMs. Which is > >> arguably kind of wasteful to just use it as a chunk server process, but > >> it is pretty much set and forget and appliance-ized. > >> > >> I have often thought about creating a moose fs stand alone appliance. An > >> embedded nano itx board in a 1U rackmount chassis, solid state boot, and > >> a minimal linux distribution, with a large sata drives. Both low power > >> and efficient, out of our virtualized platform. At least probably > >> cheaper to grow capacity than buying more iSCSI RAID SAN products :P > >> But this is still in my to do some day pile. > >> On 12-01-04 10:28 AM, Steve wrote: > >>> Do people use moose boxes for other roles ? > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Sometime ago I made a moosefs linux ISO cd (not a respin) however the > >>> installer wasn't insert cd and job done. Taking it any further was beyond > my > >>> capabilities. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Is such a thing needed or desired ? Any collaborators > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Steve > >>> > >>> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >>> Ridiculously easy VDI. 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