<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1256"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.3790.259" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Hello again, Thank you alot for your reply , but i want to ask a final question about the gfs which is : i have 2 nodes and a shared and now the lock server ----> and as our supplier said that we have to have three GFS packages , ....... my question is : can i use only one GFS package to implement on the 2 nodes and the lock server at the same time ? i mean is it enough to use only one package for my environment now for testing without having any problem with the license in this case ???????????????????????????????????? and thank you again for your help . Regards ------------------------------------------------- Yazan ----- Original Message ----- From: Raj Kumar To: linux clustering Cc: Yazan Al-Sheyyab ; <A href="mailto:nabil@ccs.com.jo">nabil@ccs.com.jo</A> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 12:00 AM Subject: Re: [Linux-cluster] GFS questions to have a final decision IMHO, you don't need a third server just to run the "lock server". You can run the lock server on one of the two nodes... this is the configuration I use: two HP DL380 G3 servers running GFS to simultaneously access MSA 1000... I dont know whether ML370 is supported by V3... On Sun, 05 Jun 2005 Yazan Al-Sheyyab wrote : >Hello, > > I want to rebuilt our cluster environment again using the newest version of GFS (6) , and > I asked a Technical solution provider about that giving him the HardWare i have which is : > >--------------------------------- > ( HP ML370 G3 ) ( 2 servers ) using an external storage which is > ( HP/Compaq MSA500 , SCSI ) and the kind of RHEL OS that wil be > run the clusters on is ( ES V3 update 2) >--------------------------- > > then he answered me the following : > >-------------------------------- > In your case you will need Three (3) GFS entitlements, One(1) for each > Node which makes it two and One (1) for the lock server, in other words > you will also need a third server. >------------------------------------------------ > > and after asking why ---> he answered the following : > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > The hardware you are to use ( HP ML370 G3) is only supported by RHEL > V4, and not by RHEL V3 > - The external storage HP/Compaq MSA500, SCSI is certified. > - The lock sever is a system that will be managing access to the shared > data, all "writes" to the shared device are controlled by it to avoid > file system inconsistency. > > Since there will be many systems accessing the same physical device, > there is a need for coordination to avoid overwriting some blocks, > hence the need for a lock server. >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > that was the questions and the answers . > > > **** and now i just wanted to know IF THIS IS TRUE ????????? > > **** and can i use only one version insted of three for the 2 nodes and the LOCK Server ? > > **** and can i use a software like MC service guard with RedHat as used with the UNIX and HP-UX systems ? > > > **** any respond please to take the right decision cause i am in a hurry. > > > > > > >Regards >------------------------------------------------- > >Yazan >-- >Linux-cluster mailing list >Linux-cluster@redhat.com >http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-cluster </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> Regards -------------------------------------------------</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Yazan </DIV></BODY></HTML>