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Anand,

I also agree completly with Gerry. I'll start using GlusterFS in production
for a mail server farm soon and this hot-add/remove is desirable as long as
it doesn't delay the first production ready GlusterFS version. The
self-healing is also a must have. I can't wait to see the 1.4 version ready.

Best regards,
Daniel Colchete

On 4/5/07, Anand Babu Periasamy <ab@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Gerry Reno writes:

> Anand Babu Periasamy wrote:
>> Gerry Reno writes:
>>> =================================
>>> Expand/Contract a GlusterFS cluster.
>>> ACTUAL BEHAVIOR:
>>>
>>> DESIRED BEHAVIOR:
>>> GlusterFS allows cluster members to be dynamically
>>> hot-added/hot-removed from a running cluster.
>>>
>>> =================================
>> As of adding bricks requires restart of GlusterFS.
>>
http://www.gluster.org/docs/index.php/GlusterFS_FAQ#How_do_I_add_a_new_node_to_an_already_running_cluster_of_GlusterFS
>>
>>
>> Hot-add/remove functionality is part of our road map. We are
>> introducing server-notification framework in 1.4. With this feature,
>> implementing hot-add/remove is a cake-walk.
>>
>> Do you think this feature is important for 1.4?. I want to have 1.4
>> released as soon as possible..
>>
> For us hot-add/remove is very desirable. Just like with a RAID array, we
> would like to be able to add/remove gluster servers at will from a
> running cluster for things like maintenance, hardware replacements, etc.
> This is very essential in a production environment so that our field
> workforce is not idle whenever such tasks need to occur. If it will
> cause a big delay then postpone it to later but if a small delay then it
> would be good to have it in 1.4.
>
> Gerry

Ok, Let me plan for it in 1.4. I am curious what you are using
GlusterFS for?

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