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Diving In
Conclusion
GlusterFS can build storage systems, based on free software with commodity hardware, that scale horizontally. Administrators can choose between data security and performance or combine both.
Infos
- Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
- GlusterFS volume options: https://gluster.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Administrator%20Guide/Managing%20Volumes/
- NFS-Ganesha: https://github.com/nfs-ganesha/nfs-ganesha/wiki
- CTDB: https://ctdb.samba.org
- Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization: https://www.redhat.com/en/technologies/virtualization
- Libgfapi in Qemu/libvirt: https://github.com/gluster/glusterfs-specs/blob/master/done/GlusterFS%203.5/libgfapi%20with%20qemu%20libvirt.md
- OpenStack Swift: https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Swift
The Author
Thorsten Scherf is a Principal Consultant for Red Hat EMEA. You can meet him as a speaker at conferences. He is also a keen marathon runner whenever time and his family permit.
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