In researching the creation of a block device to my Ceph object store, I see there are two options for getting hold of the RBD module in RHEL (until RedHat includes the necessary modules by default). Please correct me if I’m wrong. - Use an EPEL repo We don’t have external internet access from our production servers for security reasons unless such access is severely restricted and carefully managed. Using an external repo for this is not an option I would like to pursue. - Use a version of the kernel that has these modules compiled it in We will not be able to deploy anything other than a fully supported RedHat kernel, which I believe this would not be. It would also have to be certified and standardized by our Unix team before it could go anywhere near production and this will be nigh on impossible. So a number of questions: - Is there a way to easily get the required modules without using the external EPEL repo? Can one download just the necessary ones and install as required? Are there implications in doing this? - Do we know when the modules will be available by default within RedHat? We will be moving to RHEL 6.5 soon. - Is there a third party mechanism other than EPEL that can be used instead of relying on the Linux kernel for this connectivity? Thanks _______________________________________________ This message is for information purposes only, it is not a recommendation, advice, offer or solicitation to buy or sell a product or service nor an official confirmation of any transaction. It is directed at persons who are professionals and is not intended for retail customer use. Intended for recipient only. This message is subject to the terms at: www.barclays.com/emaildisclaimer. For important disclosures, please see: www.barclays.com/salesandtradingdisclaimer regarding market commentary from Barclays Sales and/or Trading, who are active market participants; and in respect of Barclays Research, including disclosures relating to specific issuers, please see http://publicresearch.barclays.com. _______________________________________________ |
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