Hi Carlos, Thanks for the advice. I will try those things today and let you know the outcome. Best Regards, Dan > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2014 17:56:08 +0100 > From: Carlos Capriotti <capriotti.carlos@xxxxxxxxx> > To: Daniel Baker <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: gluster-users <gluster-users@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Testing Gluster 3.2.4 in VMware > Message-ID: > <CAMShz32JK=B+O+cL3Ej-hxSsQ1s06U0JOiP9GgSkdjfq1=0s-Q@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hello, Daniel. > I am also testing gluster on vmware; in my application, it will be a > secondary datastore for VM images. > > So far, I've hit a couple of brick walls, like, for instance, VMware not > reading volumes created as striped, or striped + replicated. It simply sits > there, trying, four hours, without errors on either sides. > > But your current configuration WILL work. > > As a suggestion, to begin with your troubleshooting, try disabling firewall > and SElinux. nothing to do with your current problem, BUT will matter in > the near future. After you are sure all works, go back an re-enable/ fine > tune them. > > Now to your problem... > > Your first syntax seem to be a bit off,unless it is a typo; > > sudo mount.glusterfs 192.168.100.170:gv0 /mnt/export > > you see, there is a slash missing after. It should read > > sudo mount.glusterfs 192.168.100.170:/gv0 /mnt/export > > For the second case, you did not post the error message, so I can only > suggest you try copying/pasting this: > > sudo mount -t glusterfs 192.168.100.170:/gv0 /mnt/export > > Now, here is another trick: try mounting wit nfs: > > First, make sure your NFS share is really being shared: > > # showmount -e 192.168.100.170 > > Alternatively, if you are on one of the gluster servers, just for testing, > you may try: > > # showmount -e localhost > > Make sure your gluster volume is REALLY called gv0. > > Now you can try mounting with: > > sudo mount -t nfs 192.168.100.170:/gv0 /mnt/export > > Again, if you are on one of the servers, try > > sudo mount -t nfs localhost:/gv0 /mnt/export > > You might want to "sudo su" to run everything all commands as root, without > the hassle of sudoing everything. > > Give it a try. If nfs works, go for it anyway; It is your only option for > VMware/esxi anyway. > > There are a few more advanced steps on esxi and on gluster, but let's get > it to work first, right ? > > Cheers, > > On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 9:15 AM, Daniel Baker <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > >> >> Hi, >> >> I have followed your tutorial to set up glusterfs 3.4.2 in vmware. >> >> http://www.gluster.org/community/documentation/index.php/Getting_started_configure >> >> My gluster volume info is the same as this: >> >> >> Volume Name: gv0 >> Type: Replicate >> Volume ID: 8bc3e96b-a1b6-457d-8f7a-a91d1d4dc019 >> Status: Created >> Number of Bricks: 1 x 2 = 2 >> Transport-type: tcp >> Bricks: >> Brick1: node01.yourdomain.net:/export/sdb1/brick >> Brick2: node02.yourdomain.net:/export/sdb1/brick >> >> In order to test replication I have installed the glusterfs-client on my >> ubuntu 12.04 laptop. >> >> I issue this command: >> >> sudo mount.glusterfs 192.168.100.170:gv0 /mnt/export >> >> but I receive this error : >> >> Usage: mount.glusterfs <volumeserver>:<volumeid/volumeport> -o >> <options> <mountpoint> >> Options: >> man 8 mount.glusterfs >> >> To display the version number of the mount helper: >> mount.glusterfs --version >> >> >> >> I have also tried this variant : >> >> # mount -t glusterfs HOSTNAME-OR-IPADDRESS:/VOLNAME MOUNTDIR >> >> >> >> So how do I mount the volumes and test the replication. Your getting >> started tutorial doesn't detail that ? >> >> Thanks for your help >> >> Dan >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Gluster-users mailing list >> Gluster-users@xxxxxxxxxxx >> http://supercolony.gluster.org/mailman/listinfo/gluster-users >> > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: <http://supercolony.gluster.org/pipermail/gluster-users/attachments/20140307/1143f397/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Gluster-users mailing list Gluster-users@xxxxxxxxxxx http://supercolony.gluster.org/mailman/listinfo/gluster-users
