[Users] How to configure sharedFS ?

[Ayal Baron]

----- Original Message -----
> 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.

Any help on documenting this so people would not have to dig into the code would be greatly appreciated.

> >
> 
> Great, let me start and get back if i land up into issues.
> thanks for the pointer.

Let us know if you need further assistance..

> 
> > Dan.
> >
> >
> 
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