----- Original Message ----- > From: "Venkatesh Gopal" <venkatesh_gopal@xxxxxxxxx> > To: gluster-users@xxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Friday, March 11, 2016 8:42:45 AM > Subject: Using GlusterFS with SoftLayer Endurance > > I have a Softlayer Endurance storage volume and have mounted it using NFS.. > > mount -t nfs4 -o hard,intr > nfsdal0902b.service.softlayer.com:/IBM01SEV330022_1 /mnt/slvol > > [root@mycentostester1 ~]# gluster volume create test-volume transport tcp > mycentostester1:/mnt/slvol/gvol > > volume create: test-volume: failed: Glusterfs is not supported on brick: > mycentostester1:/mnt/slvol/gvol. > Setting extended attributes failed, reason: Operation not supported. > > [root@mycentostester1 ~]# gluster volume create test-volume > mycentostester1:/mnt/slvol/gvol > > volume create: test-volume: failed: Glusterfs is not supported on brick: > mycentostester1:/mnt/slvol/gvol. > Setting extended attributes failed, reason: Operation not supported. > > So, can we not create a gluster volume on a NFS mount point directory? > Gluster brick needs extended attributes and AFAIK NFS does not support them. So in short gluster volume cannot use NFS mount as bricks. > Venkatesh. > > _______________________________________________ > Gluster-users mailing list > Gluster-users@xxxxxxxxxxx > http://www.gluster.org/mailman/listinfo/gluster-users _______________________________________________ Gluster-users mailing list Gluster-users@xxxxxxxxxxx http://www.gluster.org/mailman/listinfo/gluster-users