Hi list, I hope you can help me with my questions. ATM I'm trying to rebuild our infrastructure and I stumbled upon GlusterFS which seems to be ideal for what I've planned, or trying to do. Here is a small gif which might be useful. http://www.ics-ag.de/ics/tl_files/ics/bilder/datacenter.gif I'd like to use the Gluster-Cluster to provide data nfs-shares for the ganeti xen cluster BUT ALSO Windows-Shares for our Users at the same time. Questions: I guess there are some ppl. out there who have a similar setup running in their datacenter. 1) What's the best approach to achieve above setup? It's crucial for me that the W2K8-DC has control over the shares and denies or grands access to the shares. Any tips? Maybe a link for a HowTo? 2) What are the pitfalls and/or caveats here? Anything important that I need to know? Ah, BTW I plan on using Ubuntu or Debian for my Gluster-Cluster. Thanks in advance for your help. Mit freundlichen Gr??en, Jens Simmoleit System Administration - ICS Tel:??????+49 711 21037-623 Fax:??????+49 711 21037-653 E-Mail:? ?? Jens.Simmoleit at ics-ag.de Internet:?? www.ics-ag.de Informatik Consulting Systems AG Postanschrift / Mailing Adress: Postfach 102431, 70020 Stuttgart, Deutschland / Germany Sitz und Registergericht / Domicile and Court of Registry: Stuttgart / HRB-Nr. / Commercial Register No.: 18569 Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrat / Chairman: Dr. J?rg Kees Vorstand / Management Board: Franz-Josef Winkel, Cid Kiefer This e-mail message may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not an addressee or otherwise authorized to receive this message, you should not use, copy, disclose or take any action based on this e-mail or any information contained in the message. If you have received this material in error, please advise the sender immediatelyby reply e-mail and delete this message. Thank you.