Brandon Lamb wrote:
On Thu, May 1, 2008 at 1:49 PM, John Marshall <John.Marshall@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
My question comes from wanting to export multiple, differently named,
directories from different hosts (assume 1 dir/host). Must I create a
separate server volume spec for each host, or can I simply put all the
information into one spec file and ignore the errors?
Thanks,
John
If the directory names are different on all of your servers, then yes
they will all have different spec files. Using a single spec file that
is identical on all servers would assume that the volume you are
exporting has the same exact directory name on all servers.
So in your case, your server spec files will be *mostly* identical
except for the "option directory <DIRECTORY>" line which will point to
the volume directory for the given server.
Are separate spec files a _must_? Now and in the future? I'd prefer to
manage a single file (even if there are non-fatal errors) than many. Of
course, the examples allow for a brick and brick-ns in the specification,
which makes them simple.
Might there be any interest in supporting an option which allows for a
single server volume spec file to be used but to not cause errors? E.g.,
-----
volume a
...
option directory /data/a
option hosts host-a1, host-a2
end-volume
volume b
...
option directory /data/b
option hosts host-b1, host-b2
end-volume
...
-----
The default for such stanzas would be: "option hosts *".
Thanks,
John
