Gfs2 it self can be mounted as nfs share on the client side you dont even need to run nfs underneath. On 27/06/2013 7:18 AM, "Joel Wirāmu Pauling" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I successfully run nfsv4 and drbd in clustered mode. > > The main thing to do wrt config files for nfs is pin down port numbers > to specific (rather than dynamic ones) at startup for the rpc suite. > And also switch to UDP rather than transport (solves session issues > during failover) - your clients all need to explicitly ensure they are > mounting with udp options. > > Also you need to have the rpc socket file handles on a clustered > filesystem somewhere mounted on both nodes (I use GFS2 for this > purpose as it's easier). > > I have heard great things about ceph instead of drbd but haven't tried > it myself yet. > > On 27 June 2013 09:06, Stan Hoeppner <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 6/26/2013 2:54 PM, David Parker wrote: > > > >> As you both pointed out, it > >> would be easier and safer to use a clustered filesystem instead of NFS > for > >> this project. I'll check out GlusterFS, it looks like a great option. > > > > It may be worth clarification to note GlusterFS is not a cluster > > filesystem. It is a distributed filesystem. There is a significant > > difference between clustered and distributed. > > > > A distributed filesystem such as Gluster is applicable to your needs as > > you can add/remove clients in an ad hoc manner without issue. A cluster > > filesystem is probably not suitable, because you simply can't connect > > new nodes in a willy nilly fashion. None of OCFS, GFS, GPFS, CXFS, etc > > handle this very well, if at all. Cluster filesystems require hardware > > fencing between nodes. One doesn't setup hardware fencing willy nilly. > > > > -- > > Stan > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [email protected] > > Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected] > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [email protected] > Archive: > http://lists.debian.org/CAKiAkGQZ0K0oZpy=W0G6D8KFgPZapsL90=EPvBygFRb=one...@mail.gmail.com > >
