SharedStorage design docs or examples

[tylerwilliams]

Hi, we currently use pebble on large NAS ssd-like drives. Have been watching the development of the SharedStorage feature with interest, but I'm having trouble getting a big picture description of how it's used and the tradeoffs involved outside of just reading the code.

Is there anything you can share here about this new addition, it's purpose, production readiness, performance, etc?

Thanks! (pebble rocks btw)

[RaduBerinde]

Hi,

Thanks for the interest. This feature is currently in development and is not ready to use. The goal is to be able to store SSTs on systems like S3, either permanently or temporarily. This can allow faster restores from backup, or faster rebalancing of ranges between cockroach nodes.