mogilefs module 1.0.2

[Valery Kholodkov]

Michael Shadle wrote:
> This doesn't put the file on the server you're communicating with right?

Technically, it uses server you are communicating with as a temporary
storage and then creates a single replica on the first node provided by
tracker using PUT request.

> It still uses the tracker to determine the proper node to store the file 
> on right?

Right.

> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Jul 27, 2009, at 10:51 PM, Valery Kholodkov 
> <valery+nginxen at grid.net.ru> wrote:
> 
>> Daniel wrote:
>>> Hi Valery,
>>> I just installed the module and recompiled nginx, set the config file 
>>> as in the example from your site.  Now i can download the files from 
>>> reverse proxy directly.  Very Cool.  Thanks a lot.
>>> Can you give us examples of the config to push files into the 
>>> mogilefs storage?.
>>
>> location /upload/ {
>>  mogilefs_tracker tracker;
>>  mogilefs_domain domain;
>>  mogilefs_methods PUT;
>>  mogilefs_pass {
>>    proxy_pass $mogilefs_path;
>>  }
>> }
>>
>>>> Yes, but making a mogstored node out of it is a bad idea.
>>> I'm using nginx as a mogstored frontend without problems.
>>
>> It wasn't about nginx, it was about using nginx+mogilefs module as 
>> storage node.
>>
>>> Tuqui
>>> Valery Kholodkov さんは書きました:
>>>> Hello Michael!
>>>>
>>>> Michael Shadle wrote:
>>>>> Ah, so the module does all the work, instead of the client contacting
>>>>> the tracker, and the tracker using the nginx-based mogstored; this
>>>>> actually takes the file itself and pushes it into the mogilefs system
>>>>> for you?
>>>>
>>>> Yes, this is what it was written for.
>>>>
>>>>> I suppose that's a pretty cool feature then. Anything to keep
>>>>> configuration light and usability the easiest.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 2:48 AM, Valery
>>>>> Kholodkov<valery+nginxen at grid.net.ru> wrote:
>>>>>> This is to use nginx as a frontend to MogileFS and hide 
>>>>>> interaction with the tracker while store files.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ----- Michael Shadle <mike503 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> Just for discussion sake why is that? I actually have the same
>>>>>>> instance of nginx with two separate http{} blocks. One for mogstored
>>>>>>> and one for normal web serving. It might even be possible to have it
>>>>>>> under the same http block. I never looked into it that much.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I guess explaining the pros and cons of doing it that way vs. Using
>>>>>>> the module would be good info to know.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Jul 25, 2009, at 2:20 PM, Valery Kholodkov 
>>>>>>> <valery+nginxen at grid.net.ru
>>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Yes, but making a mogstored node out of it is a bad idea.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Michael Shadle wrote:
>>>>>>>>> So this means this module now handles the DAV requests as well, 
>>>>>>>>> so it
>>>>>>>>> can be a mogstored node?
>>>>>>>>> nginx technically already supported that :) However this could be
>>>>>>>>> more
>>>>>>>>> efficient, etc. I'm wondering if I am understanding this properly.
>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 10:22 AM, Valery
>>>>>>>>> Kholodkov<valery+nginxen at grid.net.ru> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> Changes in version 1.0.2 (July 25 2009):
>>>>>>>>>> * Added feature: directive mogilefs_methods and support for PUT
>>>>>>>>>> and DELETE
>>>>>>>>>> methods
>>>>>>>>>> * Added feature: dynamic evaluation of tracker name
>>>>>>>>>> * Added feature: ability to pass noverify parameter to tracker
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> The first 2 features were commissioned by GG Network SA 
>>>>>>>>>> (gadu-gadu.pl
>>>>>>>>>> ).
>>>>>>>>>> These features allow write access to MogileFS using nginx, as 
>>>>>>>>>> well
>>>>>>>>>> as
>>>>>>>>>> locating of tracker dynamically. The Gadu-Gadu developers were
>>>>>>>>>> very kind to
>>>>>>>>>> test these features. Hopefully there are no major issues.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> The noverify parameter instructs MogileFS tracker to avoid
>>>>>>>>>> querying the
>>>>>>>>>> database for location of files if possible and use cached 
>>>>>>>>>> results,
>>>>>>>>>> thus
>>>>>>>>>> eliminating some of the database server load.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> The details on the following page:
>>>>>>>>>> http://www.grid.net.ru/nginx/mogilefs.en.html
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Feel free to contact me if you have problems with this!
>>>>
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Best regards,
>> Valery Kholodkov
>>
> 


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Best regards,
Valery Kholodkov