Do I need to use self hosted engine with a GlusterFs three node setup

Every piece of documentation I read regarding the setup of Gluster seems to suggest using at least one of the the nodes to host the engine. Is this a requirement of can I use an engine that is deployed on a VM on another server in the same network? Any info would be much appreciated.

Hi,
Every piece of documentation I read regarding the setup of Gluster seems to suggest using at least one of the the nodes to host the engine. Is this a requirement of can I use an engine that is deployed on a VM on another server in the same network?
yes, this is definitely possible, you can create Gluster storage domain and use it no matter there your engine runs
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Hi Vojtech Thanks for the info, I have been looking for a method of creating the gluster cluster via cockpit on one of my three hosts but the only way I can see is via the hosted engine setup. Is it a case that we need to configure the hosts to use gluster storage with the cli commands prior to adding it to a pre-existing non hosted engine? Donagh

Hi Vojtech
Thanks for the info, I have been looking for a method of creating the gluster cluster via cockpit on one of my three hosts but the only way I can see is via the hosted engine setup. Is it a case that we need to configure the hosts to use gluster storage with the cli commands prior to adding it to a pre-existing non hosted engine?
you have to setup Gluster cluster first and then you can connect it as a storage domain via engine UI (select Gluster in drop down menu when creating new storage). Some documentation (with little bit outdated UI) can be found on [1], section "Attaching a Gluster Storage Volume as a Storage Domain". Check Gluster documentation how to setup Gluster cluster. For quick test you can use scripts [2, 3, 4] - but please note these are not intended for production use (e.g. turned off firewall etc, also use VDO which you may not want to use). HTH Vojta [1] https://www.ovirt.org/documentation/admin-guide/chap-Working_with_Gluster_St... [2] https://github.com/oVirt/vdsm/blob/master/contrib/deploy-gluster.sh [3] https://github.com/oVirt/vdsm/blob/master/contrib/create-vdo-brick.sh [4] https://github.com/oVirt/vdsm/blob/master/contrib/create-gluster-volume.sh
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Hi Vojtech This is very useful. I am just setting up the gluster storage in Ovirt for test purposes, thanks for again for the support much appreciated. Donagh
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