[Gluster-devel] RFC - "Connection Groups" concept

[Justin Clift]

On 28/06/2013, at 3:56 AM, Ian Latter wrote:
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> Let's take the grouping proposal for example - what's the difference between the proposed (a host UUID plus a group/interface identifier) and a per-interface alias?  
> 
>  node1.gluster.org 10.1.1.100 6b481ebb-859a-4c2b-8b5f-8f0bba7c3b9a-group1
> 
>  Perhaps gluster should drive toward something that already exists in storage - like World Wide Names (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wide_Name) for the internal uniqueness required at the storage management layer that is independent of the transport (don't implement WWPN, since you're already on a dynamic/IP network): a virtual HBA - something unrelated to the networking of the device at both the consumption and administration layers;
>  http://geekswing.com/geek/linux/how-to-find-fiber-host-bus-adapter-fiber-hba-wwn-on-linux/


Reading through this again, interesting idea.  Worthing
considering / thinking through. :)

+ Justin

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