[Ocfs2-users] broad topic: AoE vs iSCSI vs DRBD with OCFS2

[Sunil Mushran]

I would think ISCSI would be by far the most established of the three.
And I won't be surprised if it wins on all three counts.


Florin Andrei wrote:
> For low-end deployments, a SAN can be replaced with a distributed block 
> device, using something like AoE (ATA-over-Ethernet), iSCSI or DRBD.
>
> Is there any document comparing these solutions, used with OCFS2 on top? 
> Which one would you prefer with OCFS2? Which one would you avoid? Why?
>
> The context is:
> - low-cost deployment (avoiding full-blown SAN)
> - OS is Red Hat or a derivative (CentOS, Oracle Enterprise...)
>
> Things that matter, in no particular order:
> - stability
> - lack of hassles, at installation and later
> - performance (as much as possible from such a low-tech setup)
>