[Linux-cluster] GFS installation

haydar Ali haydar2906 at hotmail.com
Thu Jul 7 02:44:47 UTC 2005


Hi Yazan,

But if the 3d node (lock server) will be down. will GFS offer the shared 
file system??

Thanks

Haydar

>From: "Yazan Al-Sheyyab" <yazan at ccs.com.jo>
>Reply-To: linux clustering <linux-cluster at redhat.com>
>To: "linux clustering" <linux-cluster at redhat.com>
>Subject: Re: [Linux-cluster] GFS installation
>Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2005 08:37:57 +0200
>
>hi haydar,
>
>  my friend i was having the same case : which is a two ml 370 hp proliant 
>nodes and a shared storage msa500 and the two nodes connected to the shared 
>by SCSI cable , the problem was with the lock server when implementing the 
>GFS.
>
>im using RHEL_ES_V3_U4 and a GFS for V3 U4 also,  but here in this GFS 
>release you have to have an odd number of lock server , i mean that when 
>you have two server so you have to have a three lock server , but in my 
>case i have used only the first node as lock server and then i reached a 
>poor redunduncy in the cluster cause i still studying the purchase of a 
>third server., i heared that there is a release of GFS which is GFS 6.1 
>working with RHEL_V4 which will work without the need of the locking 
>service  ..... some body correct me if that is not right.
>
>but some body told me that i can use the third lock server as logical not 
>physical server  , he meant that i dont need another HardWare like a server
>
>but my question now is there any body on our list can explain me the use of 
>the third server as logical way , is it as unix and hp-ux  as an area of 
>the disk used for locking or what?
>
>can we manage one of the two cpu on the server as virtual to get a solution 
>without another server.
>
>Sorry for the long Email , but we have this last problem.
>
>
>
>Regards
>-------------------------------------------------
>
>Yazan
>---------------------------
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "haydar Ali" <haydar2906 at hotmail.com>
>To: <linux-cluster at redhat.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 6:22 PM
>Subject: Re: [Linux-cluster] GFS installation
>
>
>>Hi Igor,
>>
>>Thanks for this URL.
>>My question is: Have I to use 3 nodes to achieve GFS solution?
>>We have 2 servers HP Proliant 380 G3 (RedHat Advanced Server 2.1) attached 
>>by 2 fiber channels each to the storage area network SAN HP MSA1000 and we 
>>want to install and configure GFS to allow 2 servers to simultaneously 
>>read and write to a single shared file system (Word documents located into 
>>/u04) located on the Storage area network SAN HP MSA1000.
>>I read the example that you have sent to me and I see 3 nodes, 2 client 
>>nodes share a directory mounted on the 3d server node, but our solution 
>>the directory is located in the SAN.
>>
>>Have you any explanation or ideas for our request?
>>Thanks
>>
>>Haydar
>>
>>
>>>From: Igor <logastellus at yahoo.com>
>>>Reply-To: linux clustering <linux-cluster at redhat.com>
>>>To: linux clustering <linux-cluster at redhat.com>
>>>Subject: Re: [Linux-cluster] GFS installation
>>>Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 08:33:16 -0700 (PDT)
>>>
>>>Look at this URL that David suggested to me:
>>>
>>>http://sources.redhat.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/cluster/doc/min-gfs.txt?rev=1.3&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=cluster
>>>
>>>it's pretty good.
>>>
>>>--- haydar Ali <haydar2906 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> > Hi,
>>> >
>>> > I'm looking for an installing and configuring
>>> > procedure for GFS (examples).
>>> > We have 2 servers HP Proliant 380 G3 (RedHat
>>> > Advanced Server 2.1) attached
>>> > by fiber optic to the storage area network SAN HP
>>> > MSA1000 and we want to
>>> > install and configure GFS to allow 2 servers to
>>> > simultaneously read and
>>> > write to a single shared file system (Word documents
>>> > located into /u04) on
>>> > the SAN.
>>> >
>>> > Thanks.
>>> >
>>> > Haydar
>>> >
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