[Gluster-users] Testing Gluster 3.2.4 in VMware

[Daniel Baker]

Hi Carlos,


Thanks for the  advice. I will try those things today and let you know
the outcome.



Best Regards,

Dan


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> Message: 4
> Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2014 17:56:08 +0100
> From: Carlos Capriotti <capriotti.carlos at gmail.com>
> To: Daniel Baker <info at collisiondetection.biz>
> Cc: gluster-users <gluster-users at gluster.org>
> Subject: Re: [Gluster-users] Testing Gluster 3.2.4 in VMware
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> Hello, Daniel.
> I am also testing gluster on vmware; in my application, it will be a
> secondary datastore for VM images.
> 
> So far, I've hit a couple of brick walls, like, for instance, VMware not
> reading volumes created as striped, or striped + replicated. It simply sits
> there, trying, four hours, without errors on either sides.
> 
> But your current configuration WILL work.
> 
> As a suggestion, to begin with your troubleshooting, try disabling firewall
> and SElinux. nothing to do with your current problem, BUT will matter in
> the near future. After you are sure all works, go back an re-enable/ fine
> tune them.
> 
> Now to your problem...
> 
> Your first syntax seem to be a bit off,unless it is a typo;
> 
> sudo mount.glusterfs 192.168.100.170:gv0 /mnt/export
> 
> you see, there is a slash missing after. It should read
> 
> sudo mount.glusterfs 192.168.100.170:/gv0 /mnt/export
> 
> For the second case, you did not post the error message, so I can only
> suggest you try copying/pasting this:
> 
> sudo mount -t glusterfs 192.168.100.170:/gv0 /mnt/export
> 
> Now, here is another trick: try mounting wit nfs:
> 
> First, make sure your NFS share is really being shared:
> 
> # showmount -e 192.168.100.170
> 
> Alternatively, if you are on one of the gluster servers, just for testing,
> you may try:
> 
> # showmount -e localhost
> 
> Make sure your gluster volume is REALLY called gv0.
> 
> Now you can try mounting with:
> 
> sudo mount -t nfs 192.168.100.170:/gv0 /mnt/export
> 
> Again, if you are on one of the servers, try
> 
> sudo mount -t nfs localhost:/gv0 /mnt/export
> 
> You might want to "sudo su" to run everything all commands as root, without
> the hassle of sudoing everything.
> 
> Give it a try. If nfs works, go for it anyway; It is your only option for
> VMware/esxi anyway.
> 
> There are a few more advanced steps on esxi and on gluster, but let's get
> it to work first, right ?
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 9:15 AM, Daniel Baker <info at collisiondetection.biz>wrote:
> 
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have followed your tutorial to set up glusterfs 3.4.2 in vmware.
>>
>> http://www.gluster.org/community/documentation/index.php/Getting_started_configure
>>
>> My  gluster volume info is the same as this:
>>
>>
>> Volume Name: gv0
>> Type: Replicate
>> Volume ID: 8bc3e96b-a1b6-457d-8f7a-a91d1d4dc019
>> Status: Created
>> Number of Bricks: 1 x 2 = 2
>> Transport-type: tcp
>> Bricks:
>> Brick1: node01.yourdomain.net:/export/sdb1/brick
>> Brick2: node02.yourdomain.net:/export/sdb1/brick
>>
>> In order to test replication I have installed the glusterfs-client on my
>> ubuntu 12.04  laptop.
>>
>> I issue this command:
>>
>> sudo mount.glusterfs 192.168.100.170:gv0 /mnt/export
>>
>> but I receive this  error :
>>
>> Usage:  mount.glusterfs <volumeserver>:<volumeid/volumeport> -o
>> <options> <mountpoint>
>> Options:
>> man 8 mount.glusterfs
>>
>> To display the version number of the mount helper:
>> mount.glusterfs --version
>>
>>
>>
>> I have also tried this variant :
>>
>>  # mount -t glusterfs HOSTNAME-OR-IPADDRESS:/VOLNAME MOUNTDIR
>>
>>
>>
>> So how do I mount the volumes and test the replication. Your getting
>> started tutorial doesn't detail that ?
>>
>> Thanks for your help
>>
>> Dan
>>
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