Re: [Cluster-devel] GFS2: Update main gfs2 doc
On 5/10/2012 3:13 PM, Steven Whitehouse wrote: > Hi, > > On Thu, 2012-05-10 at 15:09 +0200, Fabio M. Di Nitto wrote: >> On 5/10/2012 2:11 PM, Steven Whitehouse wrote: >>> >From 49f30789fc33c4516fbe123f05ea4313866381d3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 >>> From: Steven Whitehouse >>> Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 11:45:31 +0100 >>> Subject: [PATCH 1/2] GFS2: Update main gfs2 doc >>> >>> Various items were a bit out of date, so this is a refresh to the >>> latest info. >>> >>> Signed-off-by: Steven Whitehouse >>> >>> diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/gfs2.txt >>> b/Documentation/filesystems/gfs2.txt >>> index 4cda926..cc4f230 100644 >>> --- a/Documentation/filesystems/gfs2.txt >>> +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/gfs2.txt >>> @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ >>> Global File System >>> -- >>> >>> -http://sources.redhat.com/cluster/wiki/ >>> +https://fedorahosted.org/cluster/wiki/HomePage >>> >>> GFS is a cluster file system. It allows a cluster of computers to >>> simultaneously use a block device that is shared between them (with FC, >>> @@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ needed, simply: >>> >>> If you are using Fedora, you need to install the gfs2-utils package >>> and, for lock_dlm, you will also need to install the cman package >>> -and write a cluster.conf as per the documentation. >>> +and write a cluster.conf as per the documentation. For F17 and above >>> +cman has been replaced by the dlm package. >> >> ^^^ cman has been replaced by corosync 2.0 (or higher) in combination >> with votequorum provide (see votequorum.5). >> > corosync was always a requirement though, it gets pulled in through the > deps No disagreement on the dependency here, but cman is not replaced by dlm in terms of functionality, that would be incorrect. > >> gfs2 still requires dlm for it´s dependencies but it´s not a replacement. >> > Well it is kind of, since thats where dlm_controld resides and that now > deals with all the recovery stuff now that gfs_controld is gone, so > maybe it could have been worded better, but it at least is correct in > terms of what needs to be installed package-wise, Right, package wise you are right, you install dlm and you get corosync indirectly. I was only pointing out the functionality chain here vs package chain. It might be better to express both in a doc since the landscape has changed substantially. Fabio
Re: [Cluster-devel] GFS2: Update main gfs2 doc
Hi, On Thu, 2012-05-10 at 15:09 +0200, Fabio M. Di Nitto wrote: > On 5/10/2012 2:11 PM, Steven Whitehouse wrote: > >>From 49f30789fc33c4516fbe123f05ea4313866381d3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 > > From: Steven Whitehouse > > Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 11:45:31 +0100 > > Subject: [PATCH 1/2] GFS2: Update main gfs2 doc > > > > Various items were a bit out of date, so this is a refresh to the > > latest info. > > > > Signed-off-by: Steven Whitehouse > > > > diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/gfs2.txt > > b/Documentation/filesystems/gfs2.txt > > index 4cda926..cc4f230 100644 > > --- a/Documentation/filesystems/gfs2.txt > > +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/gfs2.txt > > @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ > > Global File System > > -- > > > > -http://sources.redhat.com/cluster/wiki/ > > +https://fedorahosted.org/cluster/wiki/HomePage > > > > GFS is a cluster file system. It allows a cluster of computers to > > simultaneously use a block device that is shared between them (with FC, > > @@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ needed, simply: > > > > If you are using Fedora, you need to install the gfs2-utils package > > and, for lock_dlm, you will also need to install the cman package > > -and write a cluster.conf as per the documentation. > > +and write a cluster.conf as per the documentation. For F17 and above > > +cman has been replaced by the dlm package. > > ^^^ cman has been replaced by corosync 2.0 (or higher) in combination > with votequorum provide (see votequorum.5). > corosync was always a requirement though, it gets pulled in through the deps > gfs2 still requires dlm for it´s dependencies but it´s not a replacement. > Well it is kind of, since thats where dlm_controld resides and that now deals with all the recovery stuff now that gfs_controld is gone, so maybe it could have been worded better, but it at least is correct in terms of what needs to be installed package-wise, Steve. > Fabio >
Re: [Cluster-devel] GFS2: Update main gfs2 doc
On 5/10/2012 2:11 PM, Steven Whitehouse wrote: >>From 49f30789fc33c4516fbe123f05ea4313866381d3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 > From: Steven Whitehouse > Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 11:45:31 +0100 > Subject: [PATCH 1/2] GFS2: Update main gfs2 doc > > Various items were a bit out of date, so this is a refresh to the > latest info. > > Signed-off-by: Steven Whitehouse > > diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/gfs2.txt > b/Documentation/filesystems/gfs2.txt > index 4cda926..cc4f230 100644 > --- a/Documentation/filesystems/gfs2.txt > +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/gfs2.txt > @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ > Global File System > -- > > -http://sources.redhat.com/cluster/wiki/ > +https://fedorahosted.org/cluster/wiki/HomePage > > GFS is a cluster file system. It allows a cluster of computers to > simultaneously use a block device that is shared between them (with FC, > @@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ needed, simply: > > If you are using Fedora, you need to install the gfs2-utils package > and, for lock_dlm, you will also need to install the cman package > -and write a cluster.conf as per the documentation. > +and write a cluster.conf as per the documentation. For F17 and above > +cman has been replaced by the dlm package. ^^^ cman has been replaced by corosync 2.0 (or higher) in combination with votequorum provide (see votequorum.5). gfs2 still requires dlm for it´s dependencies but it´s not a replacement. Fabio
[Cluster-devel] GFS2: Update main gfs2 doc
>From 49f30789fc33c4516fbe123f05ea4313866381d3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Steven Whitehouse Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 11:45:31 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] GFS2: Update main gfs2 doc Various items were a bit out of date, so this is a refresh to the latest info. Signed-off-by: Steven Whitehouse diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/gfs2.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/gfs2.txt index 4cda926..cc4f230 100644 --- a/Documentation/filesystems/gfs2.txt +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/gfs2.txt @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ Global File System -- -http://sources.redhat.com/cluster/wiki/ +https://fedorahosted.org/cluster/wiki/HomePage GFS is a cluster file system. It allows a cluster of computers to simultaneously use a block device that is shared between them (with FC, @@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ needed, simply: If you are using Fedora, you need to install the gfs2-utils package and, for lock_dlm, you will also need to install the cman package -and write a cluster.conf as per the documentation. +and write a cluster.conf as per the documentation. For F17 and above +cman has been replaced by the dlm package. GFS2 is not on-disk compatible with previous versions of GFS, but it is pretty close. @@ -39,8 +40,6 @@ The following man pages can be found at the URL above: fsck.gfs2to repair a filesystem gfs2_growto expand a filesystem online gfs2_jaddto add journals to a filesystem online - gfs2_toolto manipulate, examine and tune a filesystem - gfs2_quota to examine and change quota values in a filesystem + tunegfs2 to manipulate, examine and tune a filesystem gfs2_convert to convert a gfs filesystem to gfs2 in-place - mount.gfs2 to help mount(8) mount a filesystem mkfs.gfs2to make a filesystem -- 1.7.4
