> If you are using CentOS 3.5 then you want the el3 version of GFS from > here: > http://mirror.centos.org/centos-3/3/csgfs/ > > This is only GFS 6.0 but it works well. It looks like there are lots of > differences in 6.1 so I don't think it will work out of the box on CentOS- > 3. > > I use GFS with GNBD and it works OK. Some of the nodes are 2 hops away > over the ethernet and they can sometimes be a bit slow. They also lock > up if the network goes down (no hardware fencing). > > The servers are in the same rack and work well together. > > I don't know the maximum filesystem size, or if your hardware is > supported but read the docs and it won't cost you anything to try it. >From another thread: "From what I've been reading, there's an 8TB limit of all GFS file systems in a cluster. http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/csgfs/browse/rh-gfs-en/s1-sysreq-fibredev ice.html Matt" > > Bowie Bailey wrote: > > > I am considering building a pair of storage servers that will be using > > CentOS and GFS to share the storage from a Coraid (SATA+Raid) EtherDrive > > shelf. Has anyone else tried such a setup? > > > > Is GFS stable enough to use in a production environment? > > > > There is a build of GFS 6.1 at http://rpm.karan.org/el4/csgfs/. Has > anyone > > used this? Is it stable? > > > > Will I run into any problems if I use CentOS 3.5 with it's GFS package > to > > access a shared 5TB filesystem? > > > > I've been googling on this stuff off and on for a month now. I've found > a > > bunch of conflicting and confusing information, but no clear answers. > I've > > been kind of hoping that the new GFS 6.1 packages would be released > while I > > was waiting... :) > > > > I appreciate any suggestions or pointers. > > > > Bowie > > _______________________________________________ > > CentOS mailing list > > CentOS at centos.org > > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > > > > > > > > -- > John Newbigin > Computer Systems Officer > Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies > Swinburne University of Technology > Melbourne, Australia > http://www.ict.swin.edu.au/staff/jnewbigin > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos