Re: [Users] How to configure sharedFS ?

On 06/17/2012 03:50 PM, Deepak C Shetty wrote: > On 03/19/2012 03:07 PM, Dan Kenigsberg wrote: >> On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 07:04:47PM +0530, Deepak C Shetty wrote: >>> On 02/29/2012 08:06 PM, Dan Kenigsberg wrote: >>>> Let us know if you need further assistance.. >>>> If you have that python script working for LOCALFS, I'd suggest you try >>>> making it work for SHAREDFS too. >>>> >>>> >>> I was able to use the VDSM_Standalone example, and modify it to use >>> SHAREDFS >>> and export glusterfs as a DATA_DOMAIN and invoke VM backed by >>> gluster storage. >>> >>> I edited http://www.ovirt.org/wiki/Vdsm_Standalone (scroll below)& >>> added it as >>> a SHAREDFS example. >> Thanks! It is great news that all you need is O_DIRECT in fuse, and that >> Vdsm's SHAREDFS interface works as it is for gluster. >> >> Regards, >> Dan. >> > Hello, > Got more questions on this, now that I am re-visiting this. > The last time i tried using SHAREDFS, i started from createStorageDomain > verb, and it works fine. > > But now we have connectStorageServer verb... which i believe is the new > way of doing things ? > If i start from connectStorageServer verb to mount using SHAREDFS ( > which goes via PosixFs... MountConnection flow), that won't help me > entirely here, right ? > Because it only mounts based on the dict sent, but does not do anything > with the image and metadata stuff ( which createStorageDomain flow did ). > > I am wondering if its too early to start using connectStorageServer ? If > not, how can i re-write the above vdsm standalone example using > connectStorageServer instead of createStorageDomain flow ? Will a solution via engine (i.e - create PosixFS storage domain) be good for you?