Re: [Users] How to configure sharedFS ?

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.

Dan.