http://zookeeper.apache.org/doc/trunk/zookeeperAdmin.html#sc_advancedConfiguration
Having a dedicated log device has a large impact on throughput and stable latencies. It is highly recommened to dedicate a log device and set dataLogDir to point to a directory on that device, and then make sure to point dataDir to a directory not residing on that device.
http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg07646.html
etcd would get separate wal, data dir as well.
TBD: Consul?