Well Pekka, :) Do you find an answer to your question in here? My answer(s) would have been; no and yes it is unnecessary. Cloudstack will orchestrate, provision and leave the stuff alone from there on in.
regards, On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 1:19 PM, Geoff Higginbottom <geoff.higginbot...@shapeblue.com> wrote: > Hi Daan. > > As Nux has already highlighted, disk IO is the critical factor for high > performance database applications. > > Using local storage within the Hypervisor will only provide very limited > IOPS, even with 15k SAS disks. > > We have been doing a lot of work with SolidFire storage recently. In my > opinion they are simply the best storage option available for CloudStack, and > have a plugin which integrates it directly with CloudStack. > > Regards > > Geoff Higginbottom > CTO / Cloud Architect > > D: +44 20 3603 0542<tel:+442036030542> | S: +44 20 3603 > 0540<tel:+442036030540> | M: +447968161581<tel:+447968161581> > > geoff.higginbot...@shapeblue.com<mailto:geoff.higginbot...@shapeblue.com> | > www.shapeblue.com<htp://www.shapeblue.com/> | > Twitter:@cloudstackguru<https://twitter.com/#!/cloudstackguru> > > ShapeBlue Ltd, 53 Chandos Place, Covent Garden, London, WC2N > 4HS<x-apple-data-detectors://5> > > > On 3 Mar 2014, at 11:43, "Nux!" <n...@li.nux.ro<mailto:n...@li.nux.ro>> wrote: > > On 03.03.2014 11:22, P??kk?nen Pekka wrote: > Hi Daan, > Maybe I should have been clearer. > I was wondering about the implications for performance. > Would performance in a database clustering use case be better with > plain Xen (or other virtualization solution), when compared to > CloudStack with Xen? > Or is this an unnecessary concern? > Also, is CloudStack aimed for clusters consisting of tens/hundreds of > such rack servers, or is it suitable also for smaller deployments? > > Cloudstack can grow from 1 to many servers. > Re hypervisor, if you want to run databases then IO will be your main > concern. At some point the hypervisor will not matter, your disks will > matter. I'd look at investing in SSDs. > You can also look at conainer technology such as openvz and LXC which usually > have better IO (since they access the hardware directly). > > -- > Sent from the Delta quadrant using Borg technology! > > Nux! > www.nux.ro<http://www.nux.ro> > Need Enterprise Grade Support for Apache CloudStack? > Our CloudStack Infrastructure > Support<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-infrastructure-support/> offers the > best 24/7 SLA for CloudStack Environments. > > Apache CloudStack Bootcamp training courses > > **NEW!** CloudStack 4.2.1 training<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-training/> > 18th-19th February 2014, Brazil. > Classroom<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-training/> > 17th-23rd March 2014, Region A. Instructor led, > On-line<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-training/> > 24th-28th March 2014, Region B. Instructor led, > On-line<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-training/> > 16th-20th June 2014, Region A. Instructor led, > On-line<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-training/> > 23rd-27th June 2014, Region B. Instructor led, > On-line<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-training/> > > This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are intended > solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. Any views or > opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily > represent those of Shape Blue Ltd or related companies. If you are not the > intended recipient of this email, you must neither take any action based upon > its contents, nor copy or show it to anyone. Please contact the sender if you > believe you have received this email in error. Shape Blue Ltd is a company > incorporated in England & Wales. ShapeBlue Services India LLP is a company > incorporated in India and is operated under license from Shape Blue Ltd. > Shape Blue Brasil Consultoria Ltda is a company incorporated in Brasil and is > operated under license from Shape Blue Ltd. ShapeBlue is a registered > trademark. -- Daan