zookeeper really wants a dedicated cluster IMO; preferably with SSD under it - if zookeeper starts to run slow then everything else will start to bog down. I've co-hosted it with mesos masters before now for demo purposes etc. but for production it's probably worth choosing dedicated hosts.
On 24 December 2015 at 20:36, Rodrick Brown <rodr...@orchardplatform.com> wrote: > With our design we end up building out a stand alone zookeeper cluster 3 > nodes. Zookeeper seems to be the default dumping ground for many Apache > based products these days. You will eventually see many services and > frameworks require a zk instance for leader election, coordination, Kv store > etc.. I've seen situations where the masters can become extremely busy and > cause performance problem with Zk which can be huge issue for mesos. > > Sent from Outlook Mobile > > > > > On Thu, Dec 24, 2015 at 8:01 AM -0800, "Ron Lipke" <m...@ronlipke.com> wrote: > >> Hello, I've been working on setting up a mesos cluster for eventual >> production use and I have a question on configuring zookeeper alongside >> the mesos masters. >> Is it best practice to run zookeeper/exhibitor as a separate cluster (in >> our case, three nodes) or on the same machines as the mesos masters? I >> understand the drawbacks of increased cost for compute resources that >> will just be running a single service and most of the reference docs >> have them running together, but just wondering if it's beneficial to >> have them uncoupled. >> >> Thanks in advance for any input. >> >> Ron Lipke >> @neverminding > > > NOTICE TO RECIPIENTS: This communication is confidential and intended for > the use of the addressee only. If you are not an intended recipient of this > communication, please delete it immediately and notify the sender by return > email. Unauthorized reading, dissemination, distribution or copying of this > communication is prohibited. This communication does not constitute an offer > to sell or a solicitation of an indication of interest to purchase any loan, > security or any other financial product or instrument, nor is it an offer to > sell or a solicitation of an indication of interest to purchase any products > or services to any persons who are prohibited from receiving such > information under applicable law. The contents of this communication may not > be accurate or complete and are subject to change without notice. As such, > Orchard App, Inc. (including its subsidiaries and affiliates, "Orchard") > makes no representation regarding the accuracy or completeness of the > information contained herein. The intended recipient is advised to consult > its own professional advisors, including those specializing in legal, tax > and accounting matters. Orchard does not provide legal, tax or accounting > advice.
