[Gluster-users] novice kind of question.. replication(raid)

[RW]

Sorry, there is a bug:

> ##########################
> # glusterfsd.vol (server):
> ##########################
> volume posix
>   type storage/posix
>   option directory /storage_for_some_folder
> end-volume

The directory (server) must of course be located in a
different directory as the client directory you
mount.

- Robert


On 04/16/10 14:42, RW wrote:
> This is basically the config I'm using for replicate
> a directory between two hosts (RAID 1 if you like ;-) )
> You need server and client even both are on the same
> host:
> 
> ##########################
> # glusterfsd.vol (server):
> ##########################
> volume posix
>   type storage/posix
>   option directory /some_folder
> end-volume
> 
> volume locks
>   type features/locks
>   subvolumes posix
> end-volume
> 
> volume server
>   type protocol/server
>   option transport-type tcp
>   option transport.socket.bind-address .......
>   option transport.socket.listen-port 6996
>   option auth.addr.locks.allow *
>   subvolumes locks
> end-volume
> 
> #########################
> # glusterfs.vol (client):
> #########################
> volume remote1
>   type protocol/client
>   option transport-type tcp
>   option remote-host <ip_or_name_of_box_a>
>   option remote-port 6996
>   option remote-subvolume locks
> end-volume
> 
> volume remote2
>   type protocol/client
>   option transport-type tcp
>   option remote-host <ip_or_name_of_box_b>
>   option remote-port 6996
>   option remote-subvolume locks
> end-volume
> 
> volume replicate
>   type cluster/replicate
>   # optionally but useful if most is reading
>   # !!!different values for box a and box b!!!
>   # option read-subvolume remote1
>   # option read-subvolume remote2
>   subvolumes remote1 remote2
> end-volume
> 
> #####################
> # /etc/fstab
> #####################
> /etc/glusterfs/glusterfs.vol /some_folder  glusterfs  noatime  0  0
> 
> "noatime" is optional of course. Depends on your needs.
> 
> - Robert
> 
> 
> On 04/16/10 14:18, pawel eljasz wrote:
>> dear all, I just subscribed and started reading docs,
>> but still not sure if I got the hung of it all
>> is GlusterFS for something simple like:
>>
>> a box <->        b box
>> /some_folder                      /some_folder
>>
>> so /some_folder on both boxes would contain same data
>>
>> if yes, then does setting only the servers suffice? or client side is
>> needed too?
>> can someone share a simplistic config that would work for above simple
>> design?
>>
>> cheers
>>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Gluster-users mailing list
>> Gluster-users at gluster.org
>> http://gluster.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gluster-users
> _______________________________________________
> Gluster-users mailing list
> Gluster-users at gluster.org
> http://gluster.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gluster-users