[OpenAFS] Sinvle vice partition VS multi vice partitions

[Lars Schimmer]

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From: Lars Schimmer <l.schimmer@cgv.tugraz.at>
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On 2017-03-23 15:31, ProbaNet SRLS wrote:
> Hello!
>     We're creating a new openafs fileserver (it's a VM), using an iSCSI=

> target as storage device. Do you think it's better to use a single 1TB
> LUN for a single /vicepa or maybe to create 4 LUNs (250 GB each) in the=

> iSCSI target in order to have /vicepa /vicepb /vicepc and /vicepd? In
> both cases, the LUNs will be file "devices". Which are the advantages /=

> disadvantages in these 2 scenarios?

It depends on your load, system setup and wishes of administration ;-)
Having more than one partition helps in distributing the load in the
system slightly better, also the load in network, if you do have more
than one NIC and one harddrive for the iSCSI storage.
Having more than one partition raises administration overhead (on which
partition is my volume now, wehre is the RO copy,..), so it is not for fr=
ee.

If you have more than one HD to save data on, I would suggest more than
one partition on suifficient load. If you have only 2 volumes and 3
users, it really does not care much^^

> Thanks for your help!
>=20
> Stefano
> Fabio

MfG,
Lars Schimmer
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