>> i've tested layout 1 with 4 nodes, shutdown GLFS, added >> node5-replicate-node6 to the distrubite translator and started >> again. files were ok but i got alot of GLFS errors in the log files. >> can i safely ignore them? > > it depends on which errors they are.. you'd have to use your judgement. > whenever I know a node has failed in an AFR pair, I typicall turn on > "favorite-child" in the other one, remount, then bring up the down > server. then run ls -lR on the server that didn't crash. > once done, remount without favorite child. but this way you don't get > the i/o errors (although I think those are fixed in Rc3 or 4) you might > be seeing. ah ok... i will try this. another question for my testing: - i start GLFS with 4 nodes (dist - repl+repl) - on node5 and 6 i change the volume file - then i start node5 and 6 (now the layout is dist - repl+repl+repl) i guess that's not recommended :) although it seem to work somehow. btw. the manual says with GLFS 1.3.x and higher server and client binary are the same file. does that mean i can write everything in one volumen file and start only one glusterfs binary? thanks
