Perfect storage

[coffe]

Hi ,
We orderd a new storage server ,
So how do i set it up the best way for proxmox ?
We have the options of nfs and iscsi,
would be nice to have it as a lwm .

Hope to get lots of good hints

 

[tom]

Hi ,
We orderd a new storage server ,
So how do i set it up the best way for proxmox ?
We have the options of nfs and iscsi,
would be nice to have it as a lwm .

Hope to get lots of good hints

See http://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Storage_Model

• For ISO store, I suggest a NFS share.
• For vzdump backups, I suggest a NFS share.
• For KVM images, I suggest using a big iSCSI LUN and LVM on it
• For KVM images, a NFS share is the easiest way (but no online backup via snapshots here)

e.g. by using openfiler on your storage box you can configure everything you need.

 

[screenie]

not really played with openfiler - does openfiler support redundancy with a second server (red. shared storage)?
i see drbd on the feature list, so i guess it can....

and does anyone know the hardware requirements for a 12disc red. shared storage with s-ata disc's serving 25 kvm systems?
i know these questions are always depending what you are running on, but want to have a feeling for sizing the system (cpu & memory);
want to avoid to build an oversized storage system and wasting most of the cpu and memory ressources which consumes only power that also must be paid....

thx