GlusterFS, replicate then distribute ¶

# bonnie++ -u myuser -d /srv/gluster-export/testarea/
[...]
Version 1.03d       ------Sequential Output------ --Sequential Input- --Random-
                    -Per Chr- --Block-- -Rewrite- -Per Chr- --Block-- --Seeks--
Machine        Size K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP  /sec %CP
node04          16G 31718  50 14590   2 11154   3 79992  96 84795   5 837.7   1
                    ------Sequential Create------ --------Random Create--------
                    -Create-- --Read--- -Delete-- -Create-- --Read--- -Delete--
              files  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP
                 16   221   0 19030  13   733   1   226   0  1791   1   432   0

GlusterFS, distribute then replicate ¶

# time bonnie++ -u myuser -d /srv/gluster-export/testarea/
[...]
Version 1.03d       ------Sequential Output------ --Sequential Input- --Random-
                    -Per Chr- --Block-- -Rewrite- -Per Chr- --Block-- --Seeks--
Machine        Size K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP  /sec %CP
node04          16G 34755  55 18113   3 13540   3 82358  97 118768   9 861.2   1
                    ------Sequential Create------ --------Random Create--------
                    -Create-- --Read--- -Delete-- -Create-- --Read--- -Delete--
              files  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP  /sec %CP
                 16   274   0  3331   3   556   1   285   1  1834   1   468   1