Hi john, Thanks for your answer I will try it, and tell you the shared folder wich i mounted is in nfs wich doesn't support xattrs I wonder if i can mount a shared folder in a file system that supports xattrs
Best regards Khaled > Subject: Re: [Openstack] Swift supported file system > From: m...@not.mn > Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:30:28 -0600 > CC: florian.hi...@gmail.com; openstack@lists.launchpad.net > To: khaled-...@hotmail.com > > The storage volumes referenced in the ring are identified by an IP, port, and > mount point. So, it is possible to use network attached storage for swift (as > long as it still supports xattrs). However, I don't know if this has ever > really been tried (especially in production), and I'd be surprised if you get > any benefits doing this (rather than using local hard drives). > > --John > > > On Jan 23, 2012, at 8:04 AM, Khaled Ben Bahri wrote: > > > Thanks a lot > > > > and for using a shared folder mounted on nfs as the storage backend for > > swift? is it possible?? > > > > best regards > > Khaled > > > > > Subject: Re: [Openstack] Swift supported file system > > > From: m...@not.mn > > > Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:47:44 -0600 > > > CC: florian.hi...@gmail.com; openstack@lists.launchpad.net > > > To: khaled-...@hotmail.com > > > > > > That functionality is left up to a client. For example, you could use > > > FUSE to spoof swift as a filesystem or you could use a client like > > > Cyberduck or even write your own. Last week someone on this mailing list > > > talked about adding webDAV support to swift. > > > > > > All of these "work" in that they present swift to the user as a > > > filesystem. However, swift doesn't follow POSIX semantics and therefore > > > any attempt to force swift into such a model will have drawbacks (mostly > > > with regards to performance). > > > > > > --John > > > > > > > > > On Jan 23, 2012, at 4:47 AM, Khaled Ben Bahri wrote: > > > > > > > Thanks for your answer, > > > > > > > > For the first question I meant, tha i wish to mount a shared forlder > > > > that uses swift for storage > > > > > > > > Best Regards > > > > Khaled > > > > > > > > Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:59:56 -0600 > > > > From: florian.hi...@gmail.com > > > > To: openstack@lists.launchpad.net > > > > Subject: Re: [Openstack] Swift supported file system > > > > > > > > On Friday, January 20, 2012 at 12:47 PM, Khaled Ben Bahri wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > Can any one please tell me if we can mount and use for openstack swift > > > > a mounted shared folder as a storage device > > > > > > > > Do you mean use shared storage as the storage backend for swift? Or do > > > > you wish to mount a shared folder that uses swift for storage (ala > > > > dropbox/jungledisk/fuse) ? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Is it necessary that storage devices have to be mounted on /srv/node?? > > > > > > > > You can change where you mount devices with the "devices" config option > > > > in the default section of your config. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Florian Hines | @pandemicsyn > > > > http://about.me/pandemicsyn > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: > > > > https://launchpad.net/~openstack Post to : > > > > openstack@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : > > > > https://launchpad.net/~openstack More help : > > > > https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openstack > > > > Post to : openstack@lists.launchpad.net > > > > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openstack > > > > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > > >
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