> > In my /etc/glusterfs/glusterfs.vol file on the clients (which are also > > glusterfsd servers) I had to raise the ping-timeout to 120 seconds before the > > problem would go away for me: > > > > volume backupserver01 > > type protocol/client > > option transport-type tcp > > option remote-host 10.5.6.19 > > option remote-subvolume brick > > option ping-timeout 120 > > end-volume > > Thanks Ian, I'll give it a go. and yes, upping that ping-time to 120 fixed the problem. seems like a crazy large timeout (that is seconds right?!). but anyway, much thanks Ian. Matt