Re: [Openstack] The list of the backend storage for openstack.

2012-11-29 Thread Lei Zhang
@Zhiteng(I presume you are a thinese, right? ;) ), Thank you very much. I catch your meaning. On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 3:49 PM, Huang Zhiteng winsto...@gmail.com wrote: I think the short answer is it depends. It really depends on what kind of user needs you want to use storage system to

Re: [Openstack] The list of the backend storage for openstack.

2012-11-29 Thread JuanFra Rodriguez Cardoso
Hi Lei: I think Openstack manual shows a clear explanation for the differents kinds of storage. Check out this link ( http://docs.openstack.org/essex/openstack-compute/install/apt/content/terminology-storage.html ) Hope it clarifies you. Regards, JuanFra 2012/11/29 Lei Zhang

Re: [Openstack] The list of the backend storage for openstack.

2012-11-29 Thread JuanFra Rodriguez Cardoso
Ceph has a bright future as OpenStack Storage backend. Although Ceph's guys do not recommend to use CephFS for production environments, Ceph RBD seems a reliable alternative to S3 in Glance and LVM in Cinder. Links about this option (Ceph+Openstack): - Great Sebastian's post:

Re: [Openstack] The list of the backend storage for openstack.

2012-11-29 Thread Lei Zhang
Yes, Ceph is good choice. Openstack Team is very intresting about it. And DreamHost is also trying the Ceph. Just now, I think only Swift, Ceph, Sheepdog is the first choice in the list I made above. (I know some companys are using sheeldog as the storage in product env). On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at

Re: [Openstack] The list of the backend storage for openstack.

2012-11-28 Thread Lei Zhang
Anybody can help?Could you give me some key term or links that I can find some article/book about this. I am very confused about the storage in the Openstack. On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 2:48 PM, Lei Zhang zhang.lei@gmail.com wrote: Hi all , Here is my understanding about the stroage in the

Re: [Openstack] The list of the backend storage for openstack.

2012-11-28 Thread Huang Zhiteng
I think the short answer is it depends. It really depends on what kind of user needs you want to use storage system to fulfill. There's no best solution but in each specific case, there can be one most suitable solution for the requirement. I know this may not be the answer you are seeking but

[Openstack] The list of the backend storage for openstack.

2012-11-27 Thread Lei Zhang
Hi all , Here is my understanding about the stroage in the openstack, I am very happy about that who can figure out the wrong meaning or add your comment for this. Right now, there are two main kinds of storage needed by Openstack. One is for Image, the other one is for Volume. These two support