Cos, Can you expand on what you mean by "native to Linux" for Ceph?
And can you elaborate on why Gluster doesn't make sense as a HDFS replacement to you? Not trying to argue -- just generally curious. :) Thanks! On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 5:06 PM, Konstantin Boudnik <[email protected]> wrote: > I think file system is more universally used. However, one can build an FS > on > top of a good object storage - just need to provide some metadata > abstraction/concept. > > Replacing HDFS w/ Gluster doesn't make much sense to me (if ever be > considered). What I like about Ceph is that it is native to Linux, unlike > all > other artificial HCFS contraptions. Hence my initial question. > > Cos > > On Thu, Jul 09, 2015 at 01:53AM, Dmitriy Setrakyan wrote: > > Hm... I would think that file system would be more beneficial, although > > object store on disk can also be valuable. > > > > Cos, what is your thinking? > > > > D. > > > > On Wed, Jul 8, 2015 at 8:40 PM, RJ Nowling <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Ceph makes a better object store while Gluster makes a better file > system. > > > That's why Ceph is a popular backend for OpenStack Swift. > > > > > > Does Ignite want a FS or Object backend? > > > > > > On Wed, Jul 8, 2015 at 5:57 PM, Konstantin Boudnik <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > > Good point... although I was curious about Ignite's take on that > first > > > and > > > > foremost. Yet, cross-posting to [email protected] > > > > > > > > Jay et all: any thoughts about the combination? > > > > Cos > > > > > > > > On Wed, Jul 08, 2015 at 03:14PM, Roman Shaposhnik wrote: > > > > > I'm sure our RH brethren have something to say about Ceph. > > > > > Re-post on dev@bigtop? > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > Roman. > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Jul 8, 2015 at 3:17 PM, Konstantin Boudnik <[email protected] > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > Guys, > > > > > > > > > > > > I was looking at the Hadoop accelerator the other day and been > > > > thinking if > > > > > > anyone has tried to use IGFS on top of a real distributed file > > > > storage. The > > > > > > case in point is Ceph (ceph.com) - a Linux file system available > > > from > > > > any > > > > > > major Linux distribution as a kernel module. > > > > > > > > > > > > HDFS has its share in the world, but it isn't the fastest, > simplest, > > > > nor most > > > > > > advantageous distributed storage on the planet. Hence I am > wondering > > > > if this > > > > > > would be a good call to provide Ignite on CEPH as a 2nd FS > > > > capabilities. > > > > > > > > > > > > Thoughts? > > > > > > Cos > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
