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Virtuozzo Storage Administrator's Command Line Guide

Version 7.0.5 — Sep 29, 2017
  • 1. Introduction
    • 1.1. About This Guide
    • 1.2. About Virtuozzo Storage
  • 2. Setting Up a Virtuozzo Storage Cluster
    • 2.1. Setup Overview
    • 2.2. Configuring Cluster Discovery
    • 2.3. Preparing Disks for Virtuozzo Storage
    • 2.4. Setting Up the First Metadata Server
    • 2.5. Setting Up Chunk Servers
    • 2.6. Setting Up Clients
  • 3. Configuring Virtuozzo Storage Clusters
    • 3.1. Configuring MDS Servers
    • 3.2. Configuring Chunk Servers
    • 3.3. Configuring Clients
    • 3.4. Configuring High Availability
    • 3.5. Managing Cluster Parameters
    • 3.6. Managing Virtuozzo Storage Licenses
    • 3.7. Shutting Down Virtuozzo Storage Clusters
  • 4. Exporting Virtuozzo Storage Cluster Data
    • 4.1. Accessing Virtuozzo Storage Clusters via NFS
    • 4.2. Accessing Virtuozzo Storage Clusters via iSCSI
    • 4.3. Accessing Virtuozzo Storage Clusters via S3-like Object Storage
  • 5. Monitoring Virtuozzo Storage Clusters
    • 5.1. Monitoring General Cluster Parameters
    • 5.2. Monitoring Metadata Servers
    • 5.3. Monitoring Chunk Servers
    • 5.4. Monitoring Clients
    • 5.5. Monitoring Physical Disks
    • 5.6. Monitoring Event Logs
    • 5.7. Monitoring the Status of Replication Parameters
  • 6. Managing Cluster Security
    • 6.1. Security Considerations
    • 6.2. Securing Server Communication in Clusters
    • 6.3. Cluster Discovery Methods
    • 6.4. Virtuozzo Storage Ports
    • 6.5. Password-based Authentication
    • 6.6. Installations via PXE Servers
  • 7. Maximizing Cluster Performance
    • 7.1. Checking Data Flushing
    • 7.2. Exploring Possible Disk Drive Configurations
    • 7.3. Carrying Out Performance Benchmarking
    • 7.4. Using 1 GbE and 10 GbE Networks
    • 7.5. Setting Up Network Bonding
    • 7.6. Using SSD Drives
    • 7.7. Improving High-Capacity HDD Performance
  • 8. Appendices
    • 8.1. Appendix A - Troubleshooting
    • 8.2. Appendix B - Frequently Asked Questions
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7. Maximizing Cluster Performance¶

This chapter describes recommended configurations for Virtuozzo Storage clusters and ways to tune them for maximum performance.

Note

  1. Please also see Appendix A - Troubleshooting for common issues that might affect your cluster performance.
  2. You may also consider updating Hardware Nodes in the cluster as described in the Virtuozzo 7 User’s Guide.

In this chapter:¶

  • 7.1. Checking Data Flushing
  • 7.2. Exploring Possible Disk Drive Configurations
  • 7.3. Carrying Out Performance Benchmarking
  • 7.4. Using 1 GbE and 10 GbE Networks
  • 7.5. Setting Up Network Bonding
  • 7.6. Using SSD Drives
    • 7.6.1. Configuring SSD Drives for Write Journaling
      • 7.6.1.1. Setting Up a Chunk Server with a Journal on SSD
      • 7.6.1.2. Adding, Destroying, and Configuring Chunk Server Journals in Live Virtuozzo Storage Clusters
      • 7.6.1.3. Disabling Checksumming
      • 7.6.1.4. Configuring Data Scrubbing
    • 7.6.2. Configuring SSD Drives for Data Caching
      • 7.6.2.1. Creating a Local Cache
  • 7.7. Improving High-Capacity HDD Performance
    • 7.7.1. Improving Virtual Disk Performance
      • 7.7.1.1. Preventing Partition Misalignment in Legacy Operating Systems
      • 7.7.1.2. Maximizing Virtuozzo Containers Performance
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