Open Source Object Storage for Unstructured Data: Ceph on HP ProLiant SL4540 Gen8 Servers
Table Of Contents
- Executive summary
- Introduction
- Overview
- Solution components
- Workload testing
- Configuration guidance
- Bill of materials
- Summary
- Appendix A: Sample Reference Ceph Configuration File
- Appendix B: Sample Reference Pool Configuration
- Appendix C: Syntactical Conventions for command samples
- Appendix D: Server Preparation
- Appendix E: Cluster Installation
- Naming Conventions
- Ceph Deploy Setup
- Ceph Node Setup
- Create a Cluster
- Add Object Gateways
- Apache/FastCGI W/100-Continue
- Configure Apache/FastCGI
- Enable SSL
- Install Ceph Object Gateway
- Add gateway configuration to Ceph
- Redeploy Ceph Configuration
- Create Data Directory
- Create Gateway Configuration
- Enable the Configuration
- Add Ceph Object Gateway Script
- Generate Keyring and Key for the Gateway
- Restart Services and Start the Gateway
- Create a Gateway User
- Appendix F: Newer Ceph Features
- Appendix G: Helpful Commands
- Appendix H: Workload Tool Detail
- Glossary
- For more information
Reference Architecture| Ceph on HP ProLiant SL4540 Gen8 Servers
Summary
With rapid growth of unstructured data and backup/archival storage, traditional storage solutions are lacking in their ability
to scale or efficiently serve this data. The cost per gigabyte for SAN and NAS at scale is undesirable and the solutions
provide performance features data doesn’t really require. Tape has better cost at scale, but doesn’t always meet latency
requirements for data access. Management of the quantity of storage and sites is complicated; guaranteeing enterprise
reliability to the clients becomes difficult or impossible.
HP and Ceph on Linux uses object storage and industry-standard servers to provide the cost, reliability, and centralized
management businesses need for petabyte unstructured storage scale and beyond. Industry-standard server hardware
from HP is a reliable, easy to manage, and supported hardware infrastructure for the cluster. Ceph and Inktank provide the
same set of qualities on the software side. Together, they form a solution with a lower TCO than traditional storage that can
be designed and scaled for current and future unstructured data needs.
Importantly, the solution brings the control and cost benefits of open source to those enterprises that can leverage it. Open
source software doesn’t require additional license costs. There’s no inherent vendor lock-in from the cluster software.
Source code is available to control and customize what’s deployed in the datacenter.
Ceph can also be a key backing
component of
OpenStack Cinder and Glance.
Software, storage, and network infrastructure can be scaled to solve your exploding data problems. Ceph cluster software
and HP hardware are a compelling solution to a new scale of storage requirements, freeing your storage from traditional
limitations.
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