GlusterFS setup on 3 node cluster

[dhcolesj]

I've found some instructions from 2013 and older, but they're coming up short for some reason.

I've looked in the docs, and all I find is a very generic "here it is" doc, but nothing that lays out how to set it up properly.
so, with that in mind does anyone have a link to some current doc or help on setting up GlusterFS on Proxmox that's current to v8?
I did just find this thread: How to from 2017
(if still valid I'll be good, just seemed a bit dated).
Also, all the directions I've found just show 2 servers or nodes, isn't it possible to have 3 or more in the GlusterFS setup now? (I have no idea, just thought it would be by now).
We're trying to test and prove out some functionality that may help us go live with this.

 

[bbgeek17]

Those guides are likely ok, not much has changed in general installation/management.
Are you aware that RedHat EOL Gluster and its long term viability does not look great? May not be a good idea to "go live" with it at this point.

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[dhcolesj]

Yea, just as I started down this road, I noticed that. gotta love it.

Is there another file system that can be used on shared Fiber Storage?

Seems like they all have to go through the network.

 

[bbgeek17]

there is a spirited debate here https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/alternative-für-glusterfs.94086/
As for shared FC - OCFS2 is one option you have. Not directly supported by PVE

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[dhcolesj]

I don't speak German well enough, but maybe google can translate it for me. hehe.
I'll look into the OCFS2 thing. Thanks for the tips.

 

[alexskysilk]

Are you aware that RedHat EOL Gluster and its long term viability does not look great? May not be a good idea to "go live" with it at this point.

https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/s...drbd-for-high-availability.129788/post-569012

That said, gluster is a second class citizen on Proxmox. you're better off with ceph for almost all use cases.

 

[Darkk]

Look into cephFS which will do what you need.

 

[dhcolesj]

Just to finish this off, (I must have thought this done some time back) we revisited ProxMox on some hardware with internal storage and I did setup CEPH, I'm not a fan of it, due to some performance issues and management of local resources I'd like to avoid, but can see some limited use for it. Thanks for the help with ironing this out anyway.