[Users] How to configure sharedFS ?

[Dan Kenigsberg]

On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 02:32:35PM +0530, Deepak C Shetty wrote:
> Hi,
>     From vdsm code i can see support for storage domain of type SHARED_FS
> But when trying to configure a new storage domain, i don't see SHARED_FS
> as a available domtype filed in the dropdown.
> 
> I want to use shared FS to connect to try and connect to gluster mount
> point on my node, but unable to as I don't see that option.
> 
> From http://www.ovirt.org/wiki/Features/PosixFSConnection - I understand
> that its the same as sharedFS, so what is PosixFSConnection then, is it
> just a new interface that provides a wrapper for what is sharedFS now ?

Currently, the NAS the ovirt supports are local file system, and NFS.
> 
> The status of this says Done, but I don't see the UI part of this, am I
> missing something.

Look closer in
http://www.ovirt.org/wiki/Features/PosixFSConnection#Current_Status ..

Vdsm has API support for mounting any Posix file system. but this is not
yet available from oVirt Engine and GUI.

> 
> Also pls let me know if usign sharedFS to make the node use gluster mount
> is correct or not ?

I do not think that anyone has tried this.. be the first!