[Gluster-users] Gluster 3.0 with VMware ESX 4

[Harshavardhana]

Nicola,

   Also we would need log files and volume configuration.
   Was is generated using "glusterfs-volgen" or handwritten?

Regards
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Harshavardhana
Gluster - http://www.gluster.com


On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 2:13 PM, Harshavardhana <harsha at gluster.com> wrote:

> Does the Glusterfs just hangs without responding?. Does the hang go on
> infinitely or are you able to interrupt in the middle?.
>
> Regards
> --
> Harshavardhana
> Gluster - http://www.gluster.com
>
>
> On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 12:11 PM, Nicola Moresi <nicola at moresi.com> wrote:
>
>>  Hello Harshavardhana
>>
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>> Nope, the ESX Server are installed with Linux and I place the virtual hard
>> disk files on gluster.
>>
>> So I can use Gluster to host the Virtual Machines.
>>
>>
>>
>> Nicola Moresi
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>> www.moresi.com
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>> *Da:* harshavardhanacool at gmail.com [mailto:harshavardhanacool at gmail.com]
>> *Per conto di *Harshavardhana
>> *Inviato:* giovedì, 17. dicembre 2009 23:49
>> *A:* Nicola Moresi
>> *Cc:* gluster-users at gluster.org
>> *Oggetto:* Re: [Gluster-users] Gluster 3.0 with VMware ESX 4
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi Nicola,
>>
>>     Are you using NFS export on windows machines?.
>>
>> Regards
>> --
>> Harshavardhana
>> Gluster - http://www.gluster.com
>>
>>  On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 12:58 AM, Nicola Moresi <nicola at moresi.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Dear All,
>>
>> I'm evaluating Gluster 3.0 with VMware ESX 4.
>> I have one physical server (with 1 SATA HD) installed with Gluster.
>> It's connected on a Gbit Switch with the port VMKernel of VMware. A single
>> switch only for this storage.
>> I create the volume and on Gluster everything works perfect. The logs are
>> clear with the startup. Also do a reboot.
>>
>> I connect the NFS volume with the GUI of VMware. Works perfect.
>> I browse the empty store from the GUI and works. I create a directory and
>> it works.
>> I try to browse the directory and the GUI hags... it take minutes for
>> displaying the empty folder.
>>
>> I created a new VM and placed on this Store. Works great
>> As soon as the machine start and start allocating space, it hang and is
>> unresponsive.
>>
>> I connect with SSH to the console of my VMware server.
>> I try to copy one virtual machine image file from another store, to the
>> store assigned to Gluster.
>> It hangs, take minutes to browse and hang on copying.
>> No error on the Gluster log
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> To have VMware work also with VMotion I have to setup the NFS with the
>> GUI, I can mount normal on the file system.
>>
>> Thanks for the Help.
>> Nicola
>>
>> Nicola Moresi
>> http://www.moresi.com
>>
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