[Linux-cluster] Different Distros: GFS
Robert Peterson
rpeterso at redhat.com
Sun Apr 1 05:42:08 UTC 2007
isplist at logicore.net wrote:
> I thought I read long ago when starting with GFS that in order to make a
> cluster function, you needed to have the same versions across the nodes.
>
> However, does that also mean that I could use different distributions?
>
> I have cases where I need to use different Linux versions, RHEL and CentOS but
> need them all to be in the cluster. Is that an issue?
>
> Mike
Hi Mike,
In theory, mixing distros shouldn't matter. It's also okay to mix
architectures (some 32-bit, some 64-bit, etc)...of course, if you
have some 32-bit nodes, your GFS would then be limited to 16TB.
Regards,
Bob Peterson
Red Hat Cluster Suite
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