Clustering in GSX I think works. I'm running GFS and RedHats Cluster Suite on a VMWorkstation 5 beta ok. Carl Bavington mob +44 (0)7793 758327 -----Original Message----- From: linux-cluster-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:linux-cluster-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joerg Wendland Sent: 18 March 2005 10:01 To: linux-cluster@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [Linux-cluster] GFS-Cluster and Virtualization On Thu, Mar 17, 2005 at 11:38:03AM -0800, Mike Fedyk wrote: > Theoretically, you could use GFS to let your VMs running Linux access > the same storage on one system also. It depends on whether VMWare will > allow the separate VMs use the same storage device for GFS. It will, we have a 12-node GFS-cluster running atop 4 VMware ESX-Server. One has to use a seperate LUN attached as "System LUN" to a seperate virtual SCSI-controller in each VM for the GFS. Using a virtual disk on VMFS will cause lots of trouble (regarding SCSI-resets and such). HTH, Joerg -- | ScanPlus GmbH F&E fon +49-731-92013-0 | | Griesbadgasse 7, 89073 Ulm, Germany fax +49-731-92013-159 | | Geschaeftsfuehrer: Juergen Hoermann HRB 3220 Amtsgericht Ulm | | PGP-key: 51CF8417 (FP: 79C0 7671 AFC7 315E 657A F318 57A3 7FBD 51CF 8417) | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------- Diese E-Mail koennte vertrauliche und/oder rechtlich geschuetzte Informationen enthalten. Wenn Sie nicht der richtige Adressat sind oder diese E-Mail irrtuem- lich erhalten haben, informieren Sie bitte sofort den Absender und vernichten Sie diese Mail. Das unerlaubte Kopieren sowie die unbefugte Weitergabe dieser Mail ist nicht gestattet. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------- This e-mail may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient (or have received this email in error) please notify the sender immediately and destroy this e-mail. Any unauthorised copying, dis- closure or distribution of the material in this e-mail is strictly forbidden. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------
