[DRBD-user] Considerations for using bcache on top of DRBD

Vladislav Bogdanov bubble at hoster-ok.com
Tue Feb 18 20:58:01 CET 2014

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13.02.2014 19:24, Andrew Martin wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I am interested in using an SSD with bcache on top of DRBD for
> improved read performance. Data integrity is the primary concern, so
> writethrough would be the bcache mode I use. Has there been any testing
> done with bcache on top of DRBD? Are there any things in particular I
> should consider during testing and deployment?
> 
> The entire stack would be:
> HDDs <-- md/raid <-- LVM <-- DRBD <-- bcache <-- ext4

Is there any reason not to put bcache between md and LVM?
bcache uses optimizations when is setup on top of stripped mdraid and
latest LVM supports bcache devices as PVs.




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