Ok, here is what I did (I am also using CentOS): 1. mkdir /usr/src/glusterfs on my primary data server. 2. wget the following packages: glusterfs-client-3.0.2-1.x86_64.rpm glusterfs-common-3.0.2-1.x86_64.rpm glusterfs-debuginfo-3.0.2-1.x86_64.rpm glusterfs-devel-3.0.2-1.x86_64.rpm glusterfs-server-3.0.2-1.x86_64.rpm 3. rsync the /usr/src/glusterfs dir to all server and client machines 4. On the servers install everything, on the clients install glusterfs-client, glusterfs-common, and glusterfs-debuginfo 5. mkdir /etc/glusterfs on all machines 6. Create a partition to share 7. run the following (if you have more data servers you can list more than 2): /usr/bin/glusterfs-volgen -n <cluster_name> -r 1 -c /etc/glusterfs <ip of the primary server>:<path to mount point of the partition to share> <ip of the secondary server>:<path to mount point of the partition to share> 7. rsync the .vol files to all machines. 8. Start glusterfsd on the servers (I have 2) 9. add this to your /etc/fstab (even on the servers if you want access to the partitions from the servers) /etc/glusterfs/<cluster_name>.vol /<gluster client mount_point> glusterfs defaults 0 0 10. run mount -a That is it. Please feel free to ask me more questions if this is to terse or unclear in some way. ^C m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote: >> Mark, >> Wow this is a really aggressive e-mail. > > Well, the documentation is insufficient. And I would have assumed that > there would be a man page for glusterfs-volgen, not just a usage. > <snip> >> They have been releasing new versions and probably have not had the time >> needed to create the documentation yet. >> I hope you will get the answers you need, but you did not really ask any >> questions. > > Excuse me? > a) what do I do with the option --export-directory? > b) I installed via package - on each server, do I have to edit a > configuration file, or will glusterfs-volgen do that for me? > > In short, I was trying to follow the directions the community has up, and > I can't get to generate the volume. Therefore, since my manager wants to > play with it asap, I'm somewhat irritated that I can't just follow the > directions... which was why I was assuming that people had complained > about this before, and so I asked for a link to either documentation or a > thread that told me what to do. > > mark > > >
