No. Your brick count must be a multiple of your replica count. In the case of replica 2 volumes, each pair of bricks, in the order defined at volume creation, make a replicated subvolume to the distribute translator.
Chris Clarke <ccla...@centiq.co.uk> wrote: >Hi, > >I've seen the other post recently on 3 servers and 2 replicas, but it >doesn't answer the essential point of whether you can have a replica of >2 >with 3 servers if those servers have 1 brick on each server. > >I'm looking to replicate the behaviour of an IBM GPFS filesystem, where >I >have a 3 node cluster with a replication factor of 2. As GPFS is block >based, then each block of data is stored on two of the 3 servers, i.e. >block 1 may be on server 1 and 3, block 2 may be on server 1 and 2, >block 3 >may be on 2 and 3... > >Is it possible to do a similar thing with Gluster? I'd also love it to >be >possible to extend the filesystem by adding extra servers and being >able to >rebalance the file's distribution across them, but keeping the >replication >factor of 2, so I can always stand the loss of a single node without >data >loss. > >Is any of this achievable? > >Thanks > >Chris > >-- >Confidentiality: This e-mail and its attachments are intended for the >above >named only and may be confidential. If they have come to you in error >you >must take no action based on them, nor must you copy or show them to >anyone, please reply to this e-mail and highlight the error. > >Security Warning: Please note that this e-mail has been created in the >knowledge that Internet e-mail is not a 100% secure communications >medium. >We advise that you understand and observe this lack of security when >e-mailing us. > >Viruses: Although we have taken steps to ensure that this e-mail and >attachments are free from any virus, we advise that in keeping with >good >computing practice the recipient should ensure they are actually virus >free. > >Centiq Ltd >Registered in England with number 3593921. >Registered office: Unit 1, Charles Park, Charles Way, Cinderhill Road, >Nottingham, NG6 8RF > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >_______________________________________________ >Gluster-users mailing list >Gluster-users@gluster.org >http://supercolony.gluster.org/mailman/listinfo/gluster-users
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