Dick, If you have just one server with data, then, yes, you can build a 'clustered fs around it' by starting with an empty namespace and adding empty extra subvolumes along with this server as one of the subvolumes of unify. avati On 10/10/07, Dick DiRisio <dick@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On the > http://www.gluster.org/docs/index.php/Understanding_Unify_Translator page > it says; > > > > "If one starts with an empty namespace export, but has data in storage > nodes, a 'find .>/dev/null' or 'ls -lR >/dev/null' should help to build > namespace in one shot. Even otherwise, namespace is built on demand when a > file is looked up for the first time." > > > > Does this imply that I can build up a cluster of bricks using filesystems > that have pre-existing data AND be able to keep that data intact after the > cluster is configured? > > > > Rgds > -- It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter's Law. -- Hofstadter's Law
