So Gluster, at its core, uses rsync to copy the data to the other bricks. Why not let Gluster do the heavy lifting?
On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 7:35 PM, SINCOCK John <[email protected]> wrote: > > In a related question... it seems, if it is possible to add filesystems > already containing data, as new bricks, then it should also be possible to: > > 1) create empty bricks > 2) add them to the gluster volume while they are empty > 3) rsync data directly onto the underlying empty bricks, circumventing > gluster, ie not through the gluster mountpoint > 4) somehow get gluster to recognise the data that has been copied into the > bricks? > > How would you go about getting gluster to see the data you've rsynced > directly in? > My concern would be that all the data rsynced directly onto the bricks > will just sit there, invisible to glusterfs. > > Thanks again for any info! > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Franco Broi [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, 16 October 2014 10:06 AM > To: SINCOCK John > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Gluster-users] Is it ok to add a new brick with files > already on it? > > > I've never added a brick with existing files but I did start a new Gluster > volume on disks that already contained data and I was able to access the > files without problem. Of course the files will be out of place but the > first time you access them, Gluster will add links to speed up future > lookups. > > On Thu, 2014-10-16 at 09:57 +1030, SINCOCK John wrote: > > Hi Everyone, > > > > > > > > All the instructions I’ve been able to find on adding a brick to a > > gluster, seem to assume the brick is empty when it’s added. > > > > > > > > So my question is, is it possible for a new brick, loaded up with > > files, to be added to a gluster (and for all the files already on that > > brick, to be indexed and added into the gluster). Apologies if the > > question is answered elsewhere, but I couldn’t find anyone addressing > > this specific question, and certainty helps when you’re dealing with > > 10’s of terabytes of data... ;-) > > > > > > > > Thanks in advance for any info or tips! > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Gluster-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://supercolony.gluster.org/mailman/listinfo/gluster-users > > > _______________________________________________ > Gluster-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://supercolony.gluster.org/mailman/listinfo/gluster-users >
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