Re: [Users] How to configure sharedFS ?

On 02/23/2012 04:54 PM, Dan Kenigsberg wrote: > On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 10:54:26AM +0530, Deepak C Shetty wrote: >> On 02/22/2012 06:37 PM, Dan Kenigsberg wrote: >>> 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! >> Sure :), but how ? since there is no UI support yet. >> Is there a way I can use the vdsm cli to drive, any ovirt wiki >> page >> that helps provide insight on how to use vdsm cli ? > I'd start from http://www.ovirt.org/wiki/Vdsm_Standalone > and tweak it to use SHAREDFS_DOMAIN instead of LOCALFS_DOMAIN > > You'd have to do some digging into > vdsm/storage/storage_connection.py > for the right params to connectStorageServer.

> Great, let me start and get back if i land up into issues. thanks for the pointer.

> Dan. > > _______________________________________________ Users mailing list Users(a)ovirt.org http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users