[openstack-dev] [Swift] Small cluster size

2013-09-05 Thread Snider, Tim
I'd like to get input from the community on a 'realistic' size of a small Swift cluster that might be deployed used in the field for production. SAIO / test / lab setups aren't a consideration. I'm interested in hearing about both private and public cluster sizes that are deployed for

Re: [openstack-dev] [Swift] Small cluster size

2013-09-05 Thread Tom Fifield
Here's a straw-man: * 5 storage nodes * 2 proxy servers 5 storage nodes for a reasonable zone breakdown for 3 replicas; separate proxy nodes for security segregation (working to avoid unencrypted, unauthenticated rsync having any chance of leaking through the net) and network segregation