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Red Hat gluster storage
Agile. Flexible. Highly Available.
Red Hat Gluster Storage (formerly Red Hat Storage Server) provides an open, software-defined storage solution across physical, virtual, and cloud resources. Founded on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and GlusterFS, Red Hat Gluster Storage combines file storage with a scaled-out architecture that lets you efficiently store and manage unstructured data, providing cost-effective and highly available storage without compromising on scale or performance.
Get Started with Red Hat gluster storage
For a basic x86_64 installation, you'll need:
Instructions
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Obtain the Red Hat Gluster Storage software .
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Install Red Hat Gluster Storage using an ISO.
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Create the trusted pool .
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Format and mount the bricks and create the volumes .
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Erasure Coding
Erasure Coding with Red Hat Gluster Storage
Erasure coding is an advanced data protection mechanism that reconstructs corrupted or lost data by using information about the data that’s stored elsewhere in the storage system. Erasure coding provides failure protection beyond just single/double component failure and consumes less space than replication. Red Hat Gluster Storage enables quicker self-healing of erasure-coded volumes to improve performance during repair operations.
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Arbiter Volumes
Lower infrastructure costs with arbiter volumes in Red Hat Gluster Storage
Arbiter volumes in Red Hat Gluster Storage can resolve conflicts in the event of data mismatch without requiring a third copy of the data. The smaller hardware footprint through arbiter volumes helps shrink infrastructure costs while maintaining the same level of data integrity.
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Red Hat Storage - Introduction to GlusterFS
Solution Architect Jacob Shucart gives an introduction to the GlusterFS product, which provides scalable, flexible and affordable storage for customers.
Overview of GlusterFS Technology
Principal Software Engineer Jeff Darcy gives an overview of the GlusterFS technology and discusses common use cases as well as long term usage in the cloud.
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Demystifying Gluster - Red Hat Storage for the SysAdmin
In this webinar by Senior Technical Account Manager Dustin Black, Red Hat Storage and GlusterFS are examined in detail, including a peek at GlusterFS logic, redundancy and fault tolerance, typical use cases, and common pitfalls.
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Ten Reasons to Choose Red Hat Gluster Storage over EMC Isilon
Join our latest installment of "Hanging Out with Red Hat Storage" to see how Red Hat Gluster Storage stacks up against traditional options like EMC Isilon.
