Re: which FIle server for pvfs

["dinesh Icenet acct" <dksiwal@xxxxxxxxxx>]

 

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From: Mark Hlawatschek

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Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 12:02 PM

Subject: Re: which FIle server for pvfs

dinesh Icenet acct wrote:

Juri Haberland wrote:

Just one addition:
GFS is also worth trying (http://www.globalfilesystem.org/)

Hi all,
we made some good experiences with the use of GFS.

One more querry , what is the maximum throughput (in Mbps)  we can get from
the GFS file system , and what is the maximum no of clients which can be
connected to the GFS server.
Is it necessary to have fiberoptic/SCSI  for that , since i just want to
test it , can you give me a link from where i can check out , how to build
it . Or can i get the binaries from the not .
Thanks
Dinesh

The GFS is a symetric shared file system. That means, in theory there is no bottleneck und therefore no limitation in scalability. Sistina tested GFS in version 3 with a 16 node Cluster (see http://www.sistina.com/cgi-bin/gfs-faqprocessor.cgi  for more information)
GFS works best with a SCSI or Fibre Channel environment. But you can also use it with a network block device (If you don't have the appropriate SCSI/FC hardware)
But have a look at the GFS Homepage for more information (As Juri mentioned before)

Have a nice day, Mark

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One more thing ,

                        Are all the hosts in the clients have to store the files , since i want some members of the cluster just to be the clients . Is it possible .

Any pointers will be appriciated.

Thanks

dinesh