I finally got the servers transported 2000 miles, set-up, wired, and booted.
Here are the vol files.
Just to reiterate, the issues are slow performance on read/write, and clients 
hanging when 1 server goes down.


### glusterfs.vol ###
############################################
# Start tcb_cluster
############################################
# the exported volume to mount                    # required!
volume tcb_cluster
        type protocol/client
        option transport-type tcp/client
        option remote-host glustcluster
        option remote-port 50001
        option remote-subvolume tcb_cluster
end-volume

############################################
# Start cs_cluster
############################################
# the exported volume to mount                    # required!
volume cs_cluster
        type protocol/client
        option transport-type tcp/client
        option remote-host glustcluster
        option remote-port 50002
        option remote-subvolume cs_cluster
end-volume

############################################
# Start pbx_cluster
############################################
# the exported volume to mount                    # required!
volume pbx_cluster
        type protocol/client
        option transport-type tcp/client
        option remote-host glustcluster
        option remote-port 50003
        option remote-subvolume pbx_cluster
end-volume


---------------------------------------------------
### glusterfsd.vol ###
#############################################
# Start tcb_data cluster
#############################################
volume tcb_local
        type storage/posix
        option directory /mnt/tcb_data
end-volume

volume tcb_locks
        type features/locks
        option mandatory-locks on          # enables mandatory locking on all 
files
        subvolumes tcb_local
end-volume

# dataspace on remote machine, look in /etc/hosts to see that
volume tcb_locks_remote
        type protocol/client
        option transport-type tcp
        option remote-port 50001
        option remote-host 192.168.1.25
        option remote-subvolume tcb_locks
end-volume

# automatic file replication translator for dataspace
volume tcb_cluster_afr
        type cluster/replicate
        subvolumes tcb_locks tcb_locks_remote
end-volume

# the actual exported volume
volume tcb_cluster
        type performance/io-threads
        option thread-count 256
        option cache-size 128MB
        subvolumes tcb_cluster_afr
end-volume

volume tcb_cluster_server
        type protocol/server
        option transport-type tcp
        option transport.socket.listen-port 50001
        option auth.addr.tcb_locks.allow *
        option auth.addr.tcb_cluster.allow *
        option transport.socket.nodelay on
        subvolumes tcb_cluster
end-volume

#############################################
# Start cs_data cluster
#############################################
volume cs_local
        type storage/posix
        option directory /mnt/cs_data
end-volume

volume cs_locks
        type features/locks
        option mandatory-locks on          # enables mandatory locking on all 
files
        subvolumes cs_local
end-volume

# dataspace on remote machine, look in /etc/hosts to see that
volume cs_locks_remote
        type protocol/client
        option transport-type tcp
        option remote-port 50002
        option remote-host 192.168.1.25
        option remote-subvolume cs_locks
end-volume

# automatic file replication translator for dataspace
volume cs_cluster_afr
        type cluster/replicate
        subvolumes cs_locks cs_locks_remote
end-volume

# the actual exported volume
volume cs_cluster
        type performance/io-threads
        option thread-count 256
        option cache-size 128MB
        subvolumes cs_cluster_afr
end-volume

volume cs_cluster_server
        type protocol/server
        option transport-type tcp
        option transport.socket.listen-port 50002
        option auth.addr.cs_locks.allow *
        option auth.addr.cs_cluster.allow *
        option transport.socket.nodelay on
        subvolumes cs_cluster
end-volume

#############################################
# Start pbx_data cluster
#############################################
volume pbx_local
        type storage/posix
        option directory /mnt/pbx_data
end-volume

volume pbx_locks
        type features/locks
        option mandatory-locks on          # enables mandatory locking on all 
files
        subvolumes pbx_local
end-volume

# dataspace on remote machine, look in /etc/hosts to see that
volume pbx_locks_remote
        type protocol/client
        option transport-type tcp
        option remote-port 50003
        option remote-host 192.168.1.25
        option remote-subvolume pbx_locks
end-volume

# automatic file replication translator for dataspace
volume pbx_cluster_afr
        type cluster/replicate
        subvolumes pbx_locks pbx_locks_remote
end-volume

# the actual exported volume
volume pbx_cluster
        type performance/io-threads
        option thread-count 256
        option cache-size 128MB
        subvolumes pbx_cluster_afr
end-volume

volume pbx_cluster_server
        type protocol/server
        option transport-type tcp
        option transport.socket.listen-port 50003
        option auth.addr.pbx_locks.allow *
        option auth.addr.pbx_cluster.allow *
        option transport.socket.nodelay on
        subvolumes pbx_cluster
end-volume


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Smart Weblications GmbH - Florian Wiessner wrote:
Hi,

Am 16.02.2010 01:58, schrieb Chad:
I am new to glusterfs, and this list, please let me know if I have made
any mistakes in posting this to the list.
I am not sure what your standards are.

I came across glusterfs last week, it was super easy to set-up and test
and is almost exactly what I want/need.
I set up 2 "glusterfs servers" that serve up a mirrored raid5 disk
partitioned into 3 5oogb partitions to 6 clients.
I am using round robin DNS, but I also tried to use heartbeat and
ldirectord (see details below).
Each server has 2 NICs: 1 for the clients, the other has a cross over
cable connecting the 2 servers. Both NICs are 1000mbps.

There are only 2 issues.
#1. When one of the servers goes down the clients hang at least for a
little while (more testing is needed) I am not sure if the clients can
recover at all.
#2. The read/write tests I performed came in at 1.6 when using
glusterfs, NFS on all the same machines came in at 11, and a direct test
on the data server came
in at 111. How do I improve the performance?


please share your vol-files. i don't understand why you would need 
loadbalancers.

###############################################
My glusterfs set-up:
2 supermicro dual Xeon 3.0 ghz CPUs, 8gb ram, 4 @ 750gb seagate sata
HDs, 3 in raid5 with 1 hot spare. (data servers)

why not use raid10? same capacity, better speed..

6 supermicro dual AMD 2.8 ghz CPUs, 4gb ram, 2 @ 250gb seagate sata HDs
in raid 1. (client machines)
glusterfs is set-up with round robin DNS to handle the load balancing of
the 2 data servers.

afaik there is no need to setup dns rr nor loadbalancing for the gluster
servers, glusterfs should take care of that itself. but without your volfiles i
can't give any hints.


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