
I have wanted to set up a GlusterFS cluter for a long time. For those who do not know GlusterFS is a pretty neat scalable network-attached storage file system. It’s hard to describe what it does in a few words. Its better to see it in action then you will get it.
In this article I am
just going to get GlustreFX installed and up and running.
It can be a pain to get common hardware working with ESXi
especially network cards….
Motherboard |
Gigabyte Z390 UD LGA 1151 |
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CPU |
Core i3-8100 Coffee Lake |
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Memory |
32 GB 2x16GB |
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Ethernet Card |
Gigabit Pro/1000 CT PCI-e Desktop Adapter EXPI9301CT |
https://www.amazon.com/Intel-EXPI9301CT-Gigabit-Desktop-Adapter/dp/B001CXWWBE/ |
OK last month I went over my bandwidth limit. My Bandwidth limit is pretty high 1.2 TiB each month… That sounds like a lot. But with everyone home these days and folks watching more and more videos it all adds up.
I know for myself many podcasts I used to listen to I know watch on YouTube which greatly increases how many Bytes I download.
So
I have two options use less bandwidth or pay for unlimited. Truth be told I will eventually pay for
unlimited because I do see over time my usage just going up and up and up. More videos, more games, more music, … just
more. But I want to push off the
inevitable a few more months.
So
how can I do this? Well try and go after
my worst bandwidth offenders, Streaming Videos. Due to the pandemic we now have almost all
the major streaming services so I want to explore what the current GiB/hr they
usually run and how, if at all, I can reduce them.