[Linux-cluster] unable to mount gfs partition

[John Newbigin]

AFAIK, it is a bug.  The Red Hat 6.0.0-15 RPMS solve that problem (I had 
it too).

John.

Chicago Boy wrote:

> Thank you, I solved the problem. I used hostdata
> parameter to set a different name
> 
> mount -t gfs /dev/pool/pool0 /mnt/gfs1 -o
> hostdata=duplnode
> 
> The mount now uses duplnode instead of hostname
> returned by uname -n
> 
> This parameter is described in 
> http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/csgfs/admin-guide/s1-manage-mountfs.html
> 
> (but I am still wondering where is this 8 bytes
> limitation specified- I just want to know for
> reference).
> 
> Thanks again for your help!!
> SD
> --- Chicago Boy <chicagoboy12001 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> 
>>Thanks much! I just tried and node2 can mount the
>>GFS
>>file system. But, only one node can mount the
>>filesystem anytime. For instance if node1 already
>>mounted the file system and mount issued on node2
>>waits until umount is done on node1. I read about a
>>similar problem in the list archives:
>>
>>
> 
> https://www.redhat.com/archives/linux-cluster/2004-July/msg00205.html
> 
>>The first 8 bytes of my nodes are the same:
>>testnode1
>>and testnode2. Is this the problem? (I will
>>appreciate
>>if you tell me the document I should look into for
>>these details.)
>>
>>Thanks again!!
>>SD
>>
>>--- Michael Conrad Tadpol Tilstra
>><mtilstra at redhat.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>On Thu, Nov 18, 2004 at 02:36:19PM -0800, Chicago
>>>Boy wrote:
>>>
>>>>It looks like node1 that is running lock_server
>>>
>>>picked
>>>
>>>>up 127.0.0.1. Could this be the problem?
>>>
>>>yeah, that would be exatly your problem.  Go fix
>>>/etc/hosts (remove the
>>>node's name from teh loopback line.)
>>>
>>>-- 
>>>Michael Conrad Tadpol Tilstra
>>>God is the tangential point between zero and
>>>infinity.
>>>
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Swinburne University of Technology
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