[Gluster-users] [ovirt-users] FW: gluster and multipath

[Kanagaraj Mayilsamy]

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> From: "Bill Dossett" <Bill.Dossett at pb.com>
> To: users at ovirt.org
> Sent: Thursday, April 9, 2015 11:07:36 PM
> Subject: [ovirt-users] FW: gluster and multipath
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> From: Bill Dossett
> Sent: 09 April 2015 11:33
> To: users at ovirt.org
> Subject: gluster and multipath
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> Hi,
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> Just got very confused trying to add create an additional brick on my gluster
> node (I had created one yesterday and all was fine0
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> I had already created a partition on my /dev/sdb called sdb1
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> But when I tried mkfs.xfs (I am using xfs as that was in the example I was
> following – if LVM or something else would be better I am open to
> suggestions!)
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> It said /dev/sdb1 no such file or directory – which confused me as this
> worked yesterday.
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> I deleted the partition recreated it and tried and then it said that the
> device was busy.
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> It appears that multipathd is the culprit… but what I am struggling with is
> why it worked yesterday?? I may have created the partition before I pushed
> the gluster install to it from the ovirt-engine? And does that install multi
> pathd and it is now grabbing my devices? It is the only thing I can think
> of.
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> And if that is the case – I guess I have to blacklist these devices in
> multipath.conf while I create the partitions? And reboot and then remove the
> blacklist and reboot – seems a bit clunky, is there a better way to add
> partitions and bricks?
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> Or I am just in a vortex wormhole of misunderstanding and grasping at stars
> to try and pull myself out ?
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> Thankyou for any advice – especially as this may not be so ovirt or a
> question, but it’s what I am working on.
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