[Users] How to configure sharedFS ?

[Deepak C Shetty]

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.
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