On 8/25/20 11:21 AM, Theodor Mittermair wrote: > Hello, > > I'd like to inquire about the status of the "dlm" package on Centos 8, > which is required for using 'lvmlockd', replacement of 'clvmd'. > I also asked on #centos irc channel and was directed to this mailing list > There is a corresponding bug ticket [2] for this issue for quite some > time, but since the end-of-life of CentOS 6 grows closer, some people > would like to replace their CentOS 6 Cluster with a CentOS 8 one, which > is why I ask on this mailing list now. > > With the release of CentOS 8.0 it seems there were some issues with > HighAvailability in general [1], but seem to have been resolved with > CentOS 8.1. > > However, as already mentioned there is a separate ticket [2], for the > dlm package, which is unresolved as far ( 2020-08-25, Centos8.2 ) as i > am aware. > This prevents the use of clustered lvm and gfs2 out of the box, not an > uncommon use when configuring a HA Cluster, also described by RedHat > documentation [3]. > In that tickets' conversation, it is mentioned that "that package is not > in RHEL .. we have released what is in RHEL", however someone else > seemed to have been in contact with RedHat and received information that > "...this package is in fact part of a RedHat repository and then CentOS > members should be able to take a look into it again...". > > I'd also like to bring attention to the following explicitly: > * dlm-lib and dlm seem to be built from the same source rpm, dlm-lib is > available while dlm is not. > * apparently at some point in time dlm could be downloaded from koji > [4], but no more. For testing purposes we built dlm ourselves, locally > as well as on copr [5], which seems to work thus far. > * fedora (however much this might mean) provides dlm. > * It might just be a configuration error on the build system, if I > understood correctly, there was/is larger amounts of restructuring. Also > see chders' post from 2020-08-21 [2], which provides a possible > explanation and solution. > > For completeness, you should be able reproduce the absence of that > package with: > "yum --disablerepo='*' > --enablerepo=BaseOS,AppStream,HighAvailability,epel,cr,centosplus,PowerTools,Devel,extras,fasttrack > list available | grep dlm" > or simply attempt to > "yum install dlm" > on your CentOS 8.x Installation. > > Therefore, I would like to ask: > Is this an error on my end, am I doing something wrong or missing a > configuration? > If no, is there actually any political/technical/administrative/law > based reason for the unavailability of the "dlm" package? > If no, according to recent posts on the ticket [2], there might be a > rather simple solution (simplified, declaring the package to be included > in a repository), is it valid and who could do this if applicable? > > with best regards > Theodor Mittermair > <https://koji.mbox.centos.org/koji/buildinfo?buildID=4801> > [1] https://bugs.centos.org/view.php?id=16553 > [2] https://bugs.centos.org/view.php?id=16939 > [3] > https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/8/html/configuring_and_managing_high_availability_clusters/assembly_configuring-gfs2-in-a-cluster-configuring-and-managing-high-availability-clusters > [4] https://koji.mbox.centos.org/koji/buildinfo?buildID=145 > [5] https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/astra/dlm/ I have already stated it several places. Resilient Storageis not base RHEL and not added to CentOS Linux 8. If you want Advance Platform items, subscribe to RHEL. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 195 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-devel/attachments/20200825/80008137/attachment-0006.sig>