[ovirt-users] Re: Adding a Ubuntu Host's NFS share to oVirt

On Wed, Jun 2, 2021 at 3:08 AM Nir Soffer nsoffer(a)redhat.com wrote:

> On Sat, May 22, 2021 at 8:20 PM David White via Users users(a)ovirt.org wrote: >

> > Hello, > > Is it possible to use Ubuntu to share an NFS export with oVirt? > > I'm trying to setup a Backup Domain for my environment. > > I got to the point of actually adding the new Storage Domain. > > When I click OK, I see the storage domain appear momentarily before disappearing, at which point I get a message about oVirt not being able to obtain a lock. >

> It may be he issue describe here: > https://github.com/oVirt/ovirt-site/pull/2433

This is the relevant thread: https://lists.ovirt.org/archives/list/users@ovirt.org/thread/G2TQC6XTJTIB...

> The fix is to change this on the serve side: >

> grep RPCMOUNTDOPTS /etc/default/nfs-kernel-server >

> ================================================== >

> --manage-gids is not compatible with oVirt. >

> ============================================ >

> #RPCMOUNTDOPTS="--manage-gids" > RPCMOUNTDOPTS="" >

> > It appears I'm running into the issue described in this thread: https://lists.ovirt.org/archives/list/users@ovirt.org/thread/BNVXUH5B26FB... ... Although the actual export is ext4, not xfs. >

> The issue is not related to the file system, and it is likely the same > issue described > in this thread. >

> > From what I'm reading on that thread and elsewhere, it sounds like this problem is a result of SELinux not being present, is that correct? >

> This seems to be incompatible NFS server defaults on Ubuntu. >

> > Is my only option here to install an OS that supports SELinux? >

> This is another option, RHEL (like) server is a safe bet. > Nir