[Users] How to configure sharedFS ?

Deepak C Shetty deepakcs at linux.vnet.ibm.com
Thu Feb 23 05:24:26 UTC 2012


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 ?

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