doc: clarify BigCluster

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Thomas Schoebel-Theuer 2018-06-01 07:53:20 +02:00 committed by Thomas Schoebel-Theuer
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The crucial point is the storage network here:
The crucial point is the
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storage network
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here:
\begin_inset Formula $n$
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\begin_layout Itemize
When multipathing is required for improving fault tolerance of the storage
network itself, these efforts will even
When
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double
multipathing
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is required for improving fault tolerance of the storage network itself,
these efforts will even
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double
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.
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should have
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(but not always needs) a so-called replication network which can, when
present, be dimensioned much smaller because it does neither need realtime
operations nor scalabiliy to
(but not always needs) a so-called
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replication network
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which can, when present, be dimensioned much smaller because it does neither
need realtime operations nor scalabiliy to
\begin_inset Formula $O(n^{2})$
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\begin_layout Itemize
When you
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really
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need a
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When you really need a
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single
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LV which is necessarily
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bigger
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LV which is necessarily bigger than can be reasonably built on top of local
LVM.
than can be reasonably built on top of local LVM.
This means, you are likely claiming that you really need
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strict consistency
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as provided by a block device or e.g.
by a POSIX-compliant single filesystem instance on more than 1 PB with
current technology (2018).
as provided by a block device on more than 1 PB with current technology
(2018).
Examples are very
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big enterprise databases
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like classical SAP (c.f.
section
\begin_inset CommandInset ref
LatexCommand ref
reference "sec:Local-vs-Centralized"
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), or if you really need
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POSIX-compliance
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on a single big filesystem instance.
Be conscious when you think this is the only solution to your problem.
Double-check or triple-check whether there is
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