Thanks Bryn! - Bernard -----Original Message----- From: linux-cluster-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:linux-cluster-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bryn M. Reeves Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 10:55 PM To: linux clustering Subject: Re: create GFS file system on imported iSCSI disk -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Bernard Chew wrote: > May I know if we need to set up logical volumes on the imported iSCSI > disk before creating GFS or we can immediately run "gfs_mkfs -p lock_dlm > -t alpha_cluster:gfs01 -j 8 /dev/sdb" (where /dev/sdb refers to the > imported iSCSI disk) on one node and all nodes to "mount -t gfs /dev/sdb > /test"? > There aren't any special steps needed for iSCSI over any other kind of shared storage (once you've configured the initiators & the devices are visible to the OS). Creating volume groups and using logical volumes for GFS is a good idea if you are likely to want to resize your devices at a later time but is not strictly necessary. Other than that, the steps you detailed should work fine. Kind regards, Bryn. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGrfvT6YSQoMYUY94RAgGFAJ96WnspeUgKHKiBwHRh71aluGcoUgCfXvrB fg2wFdqf96s6kciF0ypfzB0= =cTyA -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Linux-cluster mailing list Linux-cluster@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-cluster -- Linux-cluster mailing list Linux-cluster@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-cluster
