From e7a077b820317b27f6e9919086276312d7f00658 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Olivier Lambert Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2017 12:54:36 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] add doc on which mode to use (#116) --- docs/xosan_types.md | 16 ++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/xosan_types.md b/docs/xosan_types.md index 8070eed24..c46654b43 100644 --- a/docs/xosan_types.md +++ b/docs/xosan_types.md @@ -10,3 +10,19 @@ Here is those 2 types: * [Replicated](xosan_replicated.md) * [Disperse](xosan_disperse.md) + +## Which mode to choose + +In the vast majority of cases, **replicated is better**, because: + +* it's almost ALWAYS faster +* it's easier to manage +* it's easier to grow + +The only downside is that replicated will "waste" more space. + +Using disperse makes sense only if: + +* you have big HDDs and you want use the space at most +* you don't use database (or don't care about performances) +* you store big files and you don't need ultra fast data access \ No newline at end of file