[Users] Importing an existing gluster setup

Kanagaraj kmayilsa at redhat.com
Wed Aug 28 13:06:23 UTC 2013


On 08/28/2013 06:16 PM, Nux! wrote:
> On 28.08.2013 13:19, Sahina Bose wrote:
>> On 08/28/2013 05:44 PM, Nux! wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> I have an existing gluster cluster, it's in production and fully 
>>> functional. I'd like to be able to manage it from within Ovirt.
>>> Can anyone tell me if I can import this gluster setup as it is? I 
>>> don't want Ovirt to change anything on those hosts.
>> Yes, you can, using the Import cluster option when you create a
>> cluster with gluster services enabled (Do not enable virt services on
>> cluster)
>>
>> This will install vdsm on the hosts, but should not affect the
>> gluster setup in any other way.
>
> Hello Sahina,
>
> I've added my existing gluster hosts as well as the VM running the 
> ovirt-engine. It installed vdsm on this VM, set up a bridge called 
> ovirtmgmt and rebooted it. Can you assure me this will not happen with 
> the hosts I have in production. For the moment I cut access for ovirt 
> to the gluster hosts.. my heart just froze when I saw that reboot. :)
>

It is not supposed to reboot if you have created the cluster with 
'Enable Gluster service' checked and 'Enable Virt Service' un-checked.





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