GlusterFS performance tuning for small files, replication, distributed, NUFA
GlusterFS performance tuning for small files, replication, distributed, NUFA
Small files performance is still the Achiles heel of GlusterFS. Tuning for replication (AFR, mirroring), distributed and NUFA setups is a non-trivial task, and you must know your application behaviour, your hardware and network infrastructure.
For small files performance, forget GlusterFS release prior to v. 2.0.8.
Since version 2.0.8, the bug 314 patch was introduced, and this quick-read translator patch proved to be essential. It provides up to 10 times previous small files performance.
Some options at files below were undocumented, realized from gluster-users and gluster-devel mailing lists, my own experiments, and even from the source code. Use them at your risk.
I did not find any stability issues at my setup once it was defined. Mistakes at configuration gave errors and crashes in few minutes under load.
One of the non obvious solutions was to use io-threads at CLIENT side TOO for dealing with parallel file system requests, typical of servers. Performance rocketed under server loads.
The tests were performed using my own Debian 5.0.3 AMD64 GlusterFS compiled packages, based on the official older debian packages.
I used them for php sessions behaviour. Other uses imply other settings.
You must know your application behaviour. For example, too many random reads and writes of small files makes usage of stats-prefetch useless and read-ahead WORSE than not using it. Io-threads, cache dimensioning and flushing period are vital. Flush behind only works for files that are read many seconds after they are written, otherwise it can cause lockups. Options like enable-O_SYNC are performance killers and should be used only where needed. Do not forget to mount using noatime or at least relatime mounting options.
glusterfsd.vol
### Andre Felipe Machado http://www.techforce.com.br
### 09out2009 10h15min#####################################
### GlusterFS Server Volume File ##
######################################### CONFIG FILE RULES:
### “#” is comment character.
### – Config file is case sensitive
### – Options within a volume block can be in any order.
### – Spaces or tabs are used as delimitter within a line.
### – Multiple values to options will be : delimitted.
### – Each option should end within a line.
### – Missing or commented fields will assume default values.
### – Blank/commented lines are allowed.
### – Sub-volumes should already be defined above before referring.### Export volume “brick” with the contents of /srv/export/php_sessions directory.
volume posix
type storage/posix # POSIX FS translator
option directory /srv/export/php_sessions # Export this directory
end-volumevolume locks
type features/locks
option mandatory-locks on
subvolumes posix
end-volumevolume iothreads
type performance/io-threads
option thread-count 16 # default is 16
subvolumes locks
end-volumevolume writebehind
type performance/write-behind
option cache-size 1000MB # default is equal to aggregate-size
option flush-behind off # default is ‘off’
# too aggressive and slow background flush!
# do not enable for php sessions behaviour
subvolumes iothreads
end-volumevolume brick
type performance/io-cache
option cache-size 2000MB # default is 32MB
# option priority *.h:3,*.html:2,*:1 # default is ‘*:0’
option cache-timeout 1 # default is 1 second
subvolumes writebehind
end-volume### Add network serving capability to above brick.
volume server
type protocol/server
option transport-type tcp
option transport.socket.nodelay on # undocumented option for speed
# http://gluster.org/pipermail/gluster-users/2009-September/003158.html# option transport-type unix
# option transport-type ib-sdp
# option transport.socket.bind-address 192.168.1.10 # Default is to listen on all interfaces
# option transport.socket.listen-port 6996 # Default is 6996# option transport-type ib-verbs
# option transport.ib-verbs.bind-address 192.168.1.10 # Default is to listen on all interfaces
# option transport.ib-verbs.listen-port 6996 # Default is 6996
# option transport.ib-verbs.work-request-send-size 131072
# option transport.ib-verbs.work-request-send-count 64
# option transport.ib-verbs.work-request-recv-size 131072
# option transport.ib-verbs.work-request-recv-count 64# option client-volume-filename /etc/glusterfs/glusterfs-client.vol
subvolumes brick
# NOTE: Access to any volume through protocol/server is denied by
# default. You need to explicitly grant access through # “auth”
# option.
option auth.addr.brick.allow * # Allow access to “brick” volume
end-volume
glusterfs.vol.afr.tcpnodelay.noreadahead.iothreads.quickread
### Andre Felipe Machado http://www.techforce.com.br### 27nov2009 15h42min
#####################################
### GlusterFS Client Volume File ##
######################################### CONFIG FILE RULES:
### “#” is comment character.
### – Config file is case sensitive
### – Options within a volume block can be in any order.
### – Spaces or tabs are used as delimitter within a line.
### – Each option should end within a line.
### – Missing or commented fields will assume default values.
### – Blank/commented lines are allowed.
### – Sub-volumes should already be defined above before referring.### Add client feature and attach to remote subvolume
volume debian459140
type protocol/client
option transport-type tcp
option remote-host 10.200.113.170 # IP address of the remote brick
# option transport.socket.remote-port 6996 # default server port is 6996
option ping-timeout 10 # seconds to wait for a reply
# from server for each request
option transport.socket.nodelay on # undocumented option for speed
# http://gluster.org/pipermail/gluster-users/2009-September/003158.html
option remote-subvolume brick # name of the remote volume
end-volumevolume debian459112
type protocol/client
option transport-type tcp
option remote-host 10.200.113.171 # IP address of the remote brick
# option transport.socket.remote-port 6996 # default server port is 6996
option ping-timeout 10 # seconds to wait for a reply
# from server for each request
option transport.socket.nodelay on # undocumented option for speed
# http://gluster.org/pipermail/gluster-users/2009-September/003158.html
option remote-subvolume brick # name of the remote volume
end-volumevolume debian459115
type protocol/client
option transport-type tcp
option remote-host 10.200.113.172 # IP address of the remote brick
# option transport.socket.remote-port 6996 # default server port is 6996
option ping-timeout 10 # seconds to wait for a reply
# from server for each request
option transport.socket.nodelay on # undocumented option for speed
# http://gluster.org/pipermail/gluster-users/2009-September/003158.html
option remote-subvolume brick # name of the remote volume
end-volumevolume debian459111
type protocol/client
option transport-type tcp
option remote-host 10.200.113.173 # IP address of the remote brick
# option transport.socket.remote-port 6996 # default server port is 6996
option ping-timeout 10 # seconds to wait for a reply
# from server for each request
option transport.socket.nodelay on # undocumented option for speed
# http://gluster.org/pipermail/gluster-users/2009-September/003158.html
option remote-subvolume brick # name of the remote volume
end-volumevolume replicated
type cluster/replicate
subvolumes debian459140 debian459112 debian459115
end-volume### Performance translators below
### Add IO-Cache feature
volume iocache
type performance/io-cache
option cache-size 1000MB # default is 32MB
# option priority *.h:3,*.html:2,*:1 # default is ‘*:0’
option cache-timeout 1 # default is 1 second
subvolumes replicated
end-volume### Add writeback feature
volume writeback
type performance/write-behind
# option aggregate-size 2MB # deprecated option
option cache-size 500MB # default is equal to aggregate-size
option flush-behind off # default is ‘off’
# too aggressive and slow background flush!
# do not enable for php sessions behaviour
subvolumes iocache
end-volume### Add quick-read for small files
volume quickread
type performance/quick-read
option cache-timeout 1 # default 1 second
option max-file-size 256KB # default 64Kb
subvolumes writeback
end-volume### Add io-threads for parallel requisitions
volume iothreads
type performance/io-threads
option thread-count 16 # default is 16
subvolumes quickread
end-volume
glusterfs.vol.nufa.unhashed.tcpnodelay.noreadahead.quickread.iothreads
### Andre Felipe Machado http://www.techforce.com.br
### 19nov2009 12h02min#####################################
### GlusterFS Client Volume File ##
######################################### CONFIG FILE RULES:
### “#” is comment character.
### – Config file is case sensitive
### – Options within a volume block can be in any order.
### – Spaces or tabs are used as delimitter within a line.
### – Each option should end within a line.
### – Missing or commented fields will assume default values.
### – Blank/commented lines are allowed.
### – Sub-volumes should already be defined above before referring.### Add client feature and attach to remote subvolume
volume debian459140
type protocol/client
option transport-type tcp
option remote-host 10.200.113.170 # IP address of the remote brick
# option transport.socket.remote-port 6996 # default server port is 6996
option ping-timeout 10 # seconds to wait for a reply
# from server for each request
option transport.socket.nodelay on # undocumented option for speed
# http://gluster.org/pipermail/gluster-users/2009-September/003158.html
option remote-subvolume brick # name of the remote volume
end-volumevolume debian459112
type protocol/client
option transport-type tcp
option remote-host 10.200.113.171 # IP address of the remote brick
# option transport.socket.remote-port 6996 # default server port is 6996
option ping-timeout 10 # seconds to wait for a reply
# from server for each request
option transport.socket.nodelay on # undocumented option for speed
# http://gluster.org/pipermail/gluster-users/2009-September/003158.html
option remote-subvolume brick # name of the remote volume
end-volumevolume debian459115
type protocol/client
option transport-type tcp
option remote-host 10.200.113.172 # IP address of the remote brick
# option transport.socket.remote-port 6996 # default server port is 6996
option ping-timeout 10 # seconds to wait for a reply
# from server for each request
option transport.socket.nodelay on # undocumented option for speed
# http://gluster.org/pipermail/gluster-users/2009-September/003158.html
option remote-subvolume brick # name of the remote volume
end-volumevolume debian459111
type protocol/client
option transport-type tcp
option remote-host 10.200.113.173 # IP address of the remote brick
# option transport.socket.remote-port 6996 # default server port is 6996
option ping-timeout 10 # seconds to wait for a reply
# from server for each request
option transport.socket.nodelay on # undocumented option for speed
# http://gluster.org/pipermail/gluster-users/2009-September/003158.html
option remote-subvolume brick # name of the remote volume
end-volumevolume nufa
type cluster/nufa
option lookup-unhashed off # off will reduce cpu usage, and network
option local-volume-name `hostname` # note the backquote, so ‘hostname’
#output will be used as the option.
subvolumes debian459140 debian459112 debian459115 debian459111
end-volume### Performance translators below
### Add IO-Cache feature
volume iocache
type performance/io-cache
option cache-size 1000MB # default is 32MB
# option priority *.h:3,*.html:2,*:1 # default is ‘*:0’
option cache-timeout 1 # default is 1 second
subvolumes nufa
end-volume### Add writeback feature
volume writeback
type performance/write-behind
# option aggregate-size 2MB # deprecated option
option cache-size 500MB # default is equal to aggregate-size
option flush-behind off # default is ‘off’
# too aggressive and slow background flush!
# do not enable for php sessions behaviour
subvolumes iocache
end-volume### Add quick-read for small files
volume quickread
type performance/quick-read
option cache-timeout 1 # default 1 second
option max-file-size 256KB # default 64Kb
subvolumes writeback
end-volume### Add io-threads for parallel requisitions
volume iothreads
type performance/io-threads
option thread-count 16 # default is 16
subvolumes quickread
end-volume
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