[Linux-cluster] GFS: GULM vs. DLM

[Eric Anderson]

Wendy Cheng wrote:
> Anthony Assi wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I would like to know which locking method you guys think is more 
>> preferable to implement on a 36 nodes Cluster (V20Z);
>> The Distributed Lock Manager (dlm) or the Grand Unified Locking 
>> Manager (gulm) ?
>>
> DLM without doubts (since gulm is mostly in maintenance mode)


I recently talked with someone at RedHat (can't recall his name 
unfortunately) through a salesperson, and he claimed anything over about 
20 nodes should use GULM instead.  Is that not true?  How about the max 
of 256 nodes?

Eric



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