[Users] Importing an existing gluster setup

Nux! nux at li.nux.ro
Wed Aug 28 14:51:19 UTC 2013


On 28.08.2013 15:23, Sahina Bose wrote:
> On 08/28/2013 07:41 PM, Nux! wrote:
>> On 28.08.2013 14:54, Sahina Bose wrote:
>>> On 08/28/2013 06:36 PM, Kanagaraj wrote:
>>>> 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.
>>> 
>>> This is true for Ovirt version 3.3. Which version are you using?
>> 
>> I have installed 3.2, and only the "gluster" bit so I did not see any 
>> "Enable Virt Service".
>> Should I upgrade to 3.3?
> 
> Yes, since in 3.2 the hosts reboot even for gluster clusters.
> You might want to consider waiting till the 3.3 GA build is out.(next 
> week)

Thanks for that, I would have made a big booboo. :-)
We'll test 3.3. once it's out.

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