Re: [ceph-users] Real world benefit from SSD Journals for a more read than write cluster

FWIW. Based on the excellent research by Mark Nelson ( http://ceph.com/community/ceph-performance-part-2-write-throughput-without-ssd-journals/) we have dropped SSD journals altogether, and instead went for the battery protected controller writeback cache. Benefits: - No negative force multiplier

Re: [ceph-users] Block Storage Image Creation Process

Hi Jiwan, On Sat, Jul 11, 2015 at 4:44 PM, Jiwan N wrote: > Hi Ceph-Users, > > I am quite new to Ceph Storage (storage tech in general). I have been > investigating Ceph to understand the precise process clearly. > > *Q: What actually happens When I create a block image of certain size?* > > Th

[ceph-users] Block Storage Image Creation Process

Hi Ceph-Users, I am quite new to Ceph Storage (storage tech in general). I have been investigating Ceph to understand the precise process clearly. *Q: What actually happens When I create a block image of certain size?* The ceph documentation from http://docs.ceph.com/docs/v0.67.9/man/8/rbd/ sa