Hello Salsa, I have tested Ceph using VMs but never got to put it to use and had a lot > of trouble to get it to install. > if you want to get rid of all the troubles from installing to day2day operations, you could consider using https://croit.io/croit-virtual-demo
- Use 2 HDDs for SO using RAID 1 (I've left 3.5TB unallocated in case I can > use it later for storage) > - Install CentOS 7.7 > Is ok, but won't be necessary if you choose croit as we boot from the network and don't install a operating system. - Use 2 vLANs, one for ceph internal usage and another for external access. > Since they've 4 network adapters, I'll try to bond them in pairs to speed > up network (1Gb). > If there is no internal policy that forces you to do seperate networks, you can use a simple 1 vlan setup and bond 4*1GbE. Otherwise it's ok. > - I'll try to use ceph-ansible for installation. I failed to use it on > lab, but it seems more recommended. > - Install Ceph Nautilus > Ultra easy with croit, maybe look at our videos on youtube - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1g9zo59diHDSJgkZcMRUq6xROzt_YKox > - Each server will host OSD, MON, MGR and MDS. > ok, but you should use ssd for metadata. > - One VM for ceph-admin: This wil be used to run ceph-ansible and maybe to > host some ceph services later > perfect for croit ;) > - I'll have to serve samba, iscsi and probably NFS too. Not sure how or on > which servers. > Just put it on the servers as well, with croit it is just a click away and everything is included in our interface. If not using croit, you can still install it on the same systems and configure it by hand/script. -- Martin Verges Managing director Mobile: +49 174 9335695 E-Mail: martin.ver...@croit.io Chat: https://t.me/MartinVerges croit GmbH, Freseniusstr. 31h, 81247 Munich CEO: Martin Verges - VAT-ID: DE310638492 Com. register: Amtsgericht Munich HRB 231263 Web: https://croit.io YouTube: https://goo.gl/PGE1Bx Am Fr., 20. Sept. 2019 um 18:14 Uhr schrieb Salsa <sa...@protonmail.com>: > I have tested Ceph using VMs but never got to put it to use and had a lot > of trouble to get it to install. > > Now I've been asked to do a production setup using 3 servers (Dell R740) > with 12 4TB each. > > My plan is this: > - Use 2 HDDs for SO using RAID 1 (I've left 3.5TB unallocated in case I > can use it later for storage) > - Install CentOS 7.7 > - Use 2 vLANs, one for ceph internal usage and another for external > access. Since they've 4 network adapters, I'll try to bond them in pairs to > speed up network (1Gb). > - I'll try to use ceph-ansible for installation. I failed to use it on > lab, but it seems more recommended. > - Install Ceph Nautilus > - Each server will host OSD, MON, MGR and MDS. > - One VM for ceph-admin: This wil be used to run ceph-ansible and maybe to > host some ceph services later > - I'll have to serve samba, iscsi and probably NFS too. Not sure how or on > which servers. > > Am I missing anything? Am I doing anything "wrong"? > > I searched for some actual guidance on setup but I couldn't find anything > complete, like a good tutorial or reference based on possible use-cases. > > So, is there any suggestions you could share or links and references I > should take a look? > > Thanks; > > -- > Salsa > > Sent with ProtonMail <https://protonmail.com> Secure Email. > > _______________________________________________ > ceph-users mailing list > ceph-users@lists.ceph.com > http://lists.ceph.com/listinfo.cgi/ceph-users-ceph.com >
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