On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 1:43 PM, Brion Vibber brion@wikimedia.org wrote:
We're applying a Solaris kernel patch for the ZFS performance problem on ms1, our main media file server.
While in progress, uploads will be temporarily disabled. Cached images should still display, but you may see some missing images in the meantime...
-- brion vibber (brion @ wikimedia.org)
Have you considered using glusterfs for improved reliability and speed? The more bricks you add the better the throughput and failsafe meaning, with hundreds of servers, that you could have a very impressive filesystem. Of course, it does stress your entire network and would only be feasible within a single datacenter, preferably on a single rack.