In storage spaces direct each node is a storage controller that can utilize direct attached storage in various technologies including.
Storage spaces direct linux alternative.
Let s compare the pros and cons of zfs and windows storage spaces across a few different categories that would be important to an average user.
The converged deployment option also known as disaggregated layers a scale out file server sofs atop storage spaces direct to provide network attached storage over smb3 file shares.
Many of these issues are from not knowing how to correctly configure storage spaces.
As you all probably know i ve had a lot of problems with storage spaces.
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It is microsoft s hyperconverged approach to software defined storage.
Storage spaces are based on a new proprietary file system from microsoft called refs resilient file system at the time of writing there is no open source software that allows to mount this kind of file system the only option right now is to use proprietary software.
I m sure free storage ha doesn t exist in a turnkey solution but a man can dream.
Linux alternative to storage spaces.
Storage spaces direct s2d is partially based on storage spaces architecture however it is a different solution that provides ha storage for deploying hyper converged clusters.
Storage spaces direct or s2d as it is designated as was introduced with windows server 2016.
However the reason i chose windows to begin with was because of.
The wrong setting can heavily impact your read write speed which is continue reading drivepool alternative to storage spaces.
You can use either iwarp or roce as long as it has the windows server 2016 logo but iwarp is usually easier to set up.
In testing it was.
Specific settings need to be enabled in order to get the most out of your array.
I currently run a small home media server on a windows machine.
Refs for linux by paragon software.
Windows storage spaces is the successor to drive extender and adds a lot of useful functionality to it.
I d like to swap it to a small compute stick of some sort running a thin linux distro.
Storage spaces direct was designed for two distinct deployment options.
Storage spaces direct requires high bandwidth low latency networking between servers in the cluster.
Storage spaces direct comparison.
At least 10 gbe networking is required and remote direct memory access rdma is recommended.
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I m looking for something that can use jbods servers for a ha solution.
I realize i could probably keep the storage as clustered storage spaces and serve iscsi but i d like to try other things.
A microsoft hyper v cluster with storage spaces direct was the strongest solution to our needs.
Why storage spaces direct won out over 6 alternatives.
Storage and compute in separate clusters.
