flashcachegroup 0.2.8

create cache for a group of disks

flashcachegroup (fcg)
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fcg makes fb's flashcache to cache a group of disks with one or multiple SSDs.

Group of hard disk(s) can be dynamically created , and caching can be applied
on the group instead of each individual disk.

Hard disk(s) can be dynamically added to or removed from the group on demand.

In case of a failure, SSD(s) can be replaced transparently, without interrupting
upper layers.


Requirements
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Python
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Python 2.6 and 2.7 (does **NOT** support Python 3.x)

Modules
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* flashcache

Install (Linux)
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The easiest way to install is with pip::

sudo pip install flashcachegroup

Or manually (assuming all required modules are installed on your system)::

sudo python ./setup.py install

Usage
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to create a new group by using hard disks:

fcg create [-h] [-g GROUP] [-d DISK [DISK ...]] [-c CACHEDEV [CACHEDEV ...]]

to delete an *UNUSED* group:

fcg delete [-h] [-g GROUP]

to replace broken SSDs:

fcg rep-ssd [-h] [-g GROUP] [-c CACHEDEV [CACHEDEV ...]]