[Gluster-users] Configuring Ganesha and gluster on separate nodes?

[Soumya Koduri]

On 11/17/2015 10:21 PM, Surya K Ghatty wrote:
> Hi:
>
> I am trying to understand if it is technically feasible to have gluster
> nodes on one machine, and export a volume from one of these nodes using
> a nfs-ganesha server installed on a totally different machine? I tried
> the below and showmount -e does not show my volume exported. Any
> suggestions will be appreciated.
>
> 1. Here is my configuration:
>
> Gluster nodes: glusterA and glusterB on individual bare metals - both in
> Trusted pool, with volume gvol0 up and running.
> Ganesha node: on bare metal ganeshaA.
>
> 2. my ganesha.conf looks like this with IP address of glusterA in the FSAL.
>
> FSAL {
> Name = GLUSTER;
>
> # IP of one of the nodes in the trusted pool
> *hostname = "WW.ZZ.XX.YY" --> IP address of GlusterA.*
>
> # Volume name. Eg: "test_volume"
> volume = "gvol0";
> }
>
> 3. I disabled nfs on gvol0. As you can see, *nfs.disable is set to on.*
>
> [root at glusterA ~]# gluster vol info
>
> Volume Name: gvol0
> Type: Distribute
> Volume ID: 16015bcc-1d17-4ef1-bb8b-01b7fdf6efa0
> Status: Started
> Number of Bricks: 1
> Transport-type: tcp
> Bricks:
> Brick1: glusterA:/data/brick0/gvol0
> Options Reconfigured:
> *nfs.disable: on*
> nfs.export-volumes: off
> features.quota-deem-statfs: on
> features.inode-quota: on
> features.quota: on
> performance.readdir-ahead: on
>
> 4. I then ran ganesha.nfsd -f /etc/ganesha/ganesha.conf -L
> /var/log/ganesha.log -N NIV_FULL_DEBUG
> Ganesha server was put in grace, no errors.
>
> 17/11/2015 10:44:40 : epoch 564b5964 : ganeshaA:
> nfs-ganesha-26426[reaper] fridgethr_freeze :RW LOCK :F_DBG :Released
> mutex 0x7f21a92818d0 (&fr->mtx) at
> /builddir/build/BUILD/nfs-ganesha-2.2.0/src/support/fridgethr.c:484
> 17/11/2015 10:44:40 : epoch 564b5964 : ganeshaA:
> nfs-ganesha-26426[reaper] nfs_in_grace :RW LOCK :F_DBG :Acquired mutex
> 0x7f21ad1f18e0 (&grace.g_mutex) at
> /builddir/build/BUILD/nfs-ganesha-2.2.0/src/SAL/nfs4_recovery.c:129
> *17/11/2015 10:44:40 : epoch 564b5964 : ganeshaA :
> nfs-ganesha-26426[reaper] nfs_in_grace :STATE :DEBUG :NFS Server IN GRACE*
> 17/11/2015 10:44:40 : epoch 564b5964 : ganeshaA :
> nfs-ganesha-26426[reaper] nfs_in_grace :RW LOCK :F_DBG :Released mutex
> 0x7f21ad1f18e0 (&grace.g_mutex) at
> /builddir/build/BUILD/nfs-ganesha-2.2.0/src/SAL/nfs4_recovery.c:141
>

You shall still need gluster-client bits on the machine where 
nfs-ganesha server is installed to export a gluster volume. Check if you 
have got libgfapi.so installed on that machine.

Also, ganesha server does log the warnings if its unable to process the 
EXPORT/FSAL block. Please recheck the logs if you have got any.

Thanks,
Soumya

> 5. [root at ganeshaA glusterfs]# showmount -e
> Export list for ganeshaA:
> <empty>
>
> Any suggestions on what I am missing?
>
> Regards,
>
> Surya Ghatty
>
> "This too shall pass"
> ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
> Surya Ghatty | Software Engineer | IBM Cloud Infrastructure Services
> Development | tel: (507) 316-0559 | ghatty at us.ibm.com
>
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