In the current Lustre manual (v. 1_12), section 3.2.2 is Lustre Tools. Section 21.3.2 is Calculating MDT Size, which includes an inode calculation example and does not refer to the MDS.
http://manual.lustre.org/manual/LustreManual16_HTML/LustreTuning.html#50446384_pgfId-1291157 Please clarify which Lustre manual version you are referring to. Sheila Brian J. Murrell wrote: > On Wed, 2008-06-25 at 14:29 +0200, Heiko Schroeter wrote: > >> Well yes ok, but what about the sizes of the partitions ? >> >> The docs present an example calculating the inode space needed on an 'MDS'. >> (3.2.2 Calculating MDS Size) >> > > That should technically be "MDT Size", not MDS size. > > >> So when the MDS partitions >> > > AKA MDTs. > > >> holds the inodes of the lustre system what will be >> the partition size of the MDT device ? >> > > You are talking about two things that are in fact one and the same. The > "MDS partition" is the MDT. > > >> Or should it read 'MDT' partition size in the docs and the MDS partition >> size >> doesn't matter at all ? >> > > Indeed. Can you file a bugzilla ticket regarding that that bad use of > MDS? I will see that it gets to the documentation team. > > Thanx, > b. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Lustre-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.lustre.org/mailman/listinfo/lustre-discuss > _______________________________________________ Lustre-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.lustre.org/mailman/listinfo/lustre-discuss
