[Gluster-users] Possible to expand DHT volume with additional servers?

[Roland Rabben]

Hi
Where can the re-balancing scripts be found?

Regards
Roland Rabben

2010/1/14 Kamal Varma <kamal at gluster.com>

> Hi Luke,
>
> Today you would add the new servers to your configuration and re-start all
> Gluster proceses. Scripts are available for re-balancing files across new
> nodes.
>
> We are working on a dynamic volume management capability, to be delivered
> later this year, that will let you do this on the fly.
>
> Kamal
>
>
> ----- "Luke Olson" <luke.olson at cafefx.com> wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > My name is Luke, this is my first time using the mailing list. I've
> > got a 4 server cluster using the DHT translator setup with the
> > gluster-volgen utility. If possible the plan is to add 2 more servers
> > to the volume to make a new total of 6 servers. Looking through the
> > documentation I wasn't able to find any definitive information about
> > expanding a DHT volume. Is there a guide somewhere I've missed, pros,
> > cons, how to do it right, is it even possible? If a guide doesn't
> > exist somewhere suggestions would be greatly appreciated like is it
> > better to just create a new volume and copy over the data.
> >
> > All the best,
> >
> > Luke
> >
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