On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 12:07 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: Hi Lance,
> > Thank you for updating your proposal to include a timeline! I still would > like to see some draft information on how you plan to implement GlusterFS > using the external storage interface found in Ganeti 2.7. Are there any > potential roadblocks you forsee that we may need to modify the external > storage interface for? I'm not asking for a very specific outline for that > as you will have to do that as a part of this project, however I would like > to at least see a draft overview plan of how it might be incorporated. > I would give a draft overview plan of this project in my proposal. > Do you have any past experience with GlusterFS? If so, please elaborate more > on that experience. While its not required it would certainly help to > understand the basic concepts of GlusterFS. What I would like to see is how > the various features of GlusterFS ties into Ganeti in your proposal. > > I would really like to see the new GlusterFS support in KVM be incorporated > in this proposal as it has some huge benifits for the project. Please take a > look at the link above and the related links referenced in it to get a > better idea. Basically by default GlusterFS isn't the best solution for > image-based storage, but with this new interface via the GlusterFS libgfapi > library, it shows a 2-3x improvment in performance on Gluster volumes. I > would like to see this feature and using Gluster in a more standard way > being the two options for this feature. For this proposal we may only want > to look at one of those features for the scope. Actually, i have not studied GlusterFS in details but i would study it with the problems you mentioned above. I would see the link you mentioned above, thanks. > > One last question. With you being in China and most of us are either in the > USA or Europe, how do you plan on communicating with us regularly? I've > experienced timezone issues in the past from your region and I would like to > know how you plan to work around that. Would you be able to chat at a > desigated time each day or week? I see you found me on IRC last night. I'm > typically available on IRC between 8a-11p PDT for a reference. I would like to chat at a desigated time each day or week that you are free enough. It's up to you. > Do you have any planned finals, vacation time, etc during the summer that > might impact this project? We need to know about that in advance and should > be included in your proposal. > I have no any planned finals, vacation time, etc during the summer that may impact this project. I would focus on this project during this Summer and try my best to do a perfect jobs. I would add stuffs you mentioned above into my proposal. Lance, very thanks for your suggestions. You are an absolute kind-hearted mentor ;-) -- Thanks Harry Wei
