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
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