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Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2007 18:29:03 -0400 (EDT)
From: Brent A Nelson <brent@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Dale Dude <dale@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: nfs over glusterfs/fuse
I tinkered with nfs-user-server and unfs3 when I was trying Lustre a couple of
years ago. I don't think either was really usable (I think unfs3 had some
serious limitations, although the project looked rather promising)...
I see the unfs3 project hasn't stood still since I tried it, however, with a
new release in January.
I see (recent) messages in fuse-dev which basically say that nfs-kernel-server
should work; where did you see the message about them not recommending it and
to use unfs3, instead?
Thanks,
Brent
On Thu, 14 Jun 2007, Dale Dude wrote:
I didnt run it long enough to notice if memory grew. Fuse-dev says
nfs-kernel-server is depricated and suggested unfs3 which also didnt work. I
was hoping its 'removable' option would help, but no. nfs-user-server had an
interesting option of re-exporting other nfs mounts, but damn if I couldnt
get the client to even mount using it without permission denied no matter
what I did.
Odd that the userspace nfsd's have the same issue. Samba is the only thing
that works. I cant put glusterfs on these boxes either. Hurts.
Brent A Nelson wrote:
I get the same and a host of other symptoms (I've only tried
nfs-kernel-server); it's not really usable. Do you also see significant
growth in the memory consumed by the glusterfs process that is being
reexported?
I wonder if the new inode-based release tomorrow will fix the NFS reexport
issue...
On Thu, 14 Jun 2007, Dale Dude wrote:
This may be more for fuse but I thought Id post here first since it seems
someone is/has done this.
Ubuntu Feisty Kernel 2.6.20-16. Fuse 2.6.5.
I tried these userspace servers: unfs3, nfs-user-server
I tried the nfs-kernel-server
With each of the above nfs servers I get spuradic Input/Output errors when
I try to 'ls' or 'find' on some directories on the nfs client. I tried fsid
option without success. Im using samba/cifs now which works but proving to
be way to slow.
Any advice would greatly appreciated.
Regards,
Dale
