[Linux-cluster] GFS as a service

[Mikko Partio]

On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 8:50 PM, Bob Peterson <rpeterso at redhat.com> wrote:
>
> Yes, the gfs init script reads fstab.  It's the "as a service"
> qualifier that is confusing.  To clarify: For mounting gfs file
> systems automatically, you have two choices:
>
> 1. Put your gfs mount points into /etc/fstab and enable /etc/init.d/gfs
>   so that it runs at startup.  You can do this on all nodes because
>   gfs is cluster-aware, so all your nodes may mount it at the same time.
> 2. Put your gfs mounts in your cluster configuration (cluster.conf) as
>   services, and let rgmanager take care of mounting and unmounting as
>   necessary on the nodes where you have the service defined.
>   (This may or may not be done via conga/ricci/luci--I always do it by
>   hand).



This was how I had figured it out too, thanks for the clarification.

On a side note: we do exactly like Jeremy Lyon is describing and it seems to
be the easiest and most flexible way of handling the mounts.

Regards

Mikko
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