Luke Olson
2010-Jan-14 01:33 UTC
[Gluster-users] Possible to expand DHT volume with additional servers?
Hello, My name is Luke, this is my first time using the mailing list. I've got a 4 server cluster using the DHT translator setup with the gluster-volgen utility. If possible the plan is to add 2 more servers to the volume to make a new total of 6 servers. Looking through the documentation I wasn't able to find any definitive information about expanding a DHT volume. Is there a guide somewhere I've missed, pros, cons, how to do it right, is it even possible? If a guide doesn't exist somewhere suggestions would be greatly appreciated like is it better to just create a new volume and copy over the data. All the best, Luke
Kamal Varma
2010-Jan-14 15:50 UTC
[Gluster-users] Possible to expand DHT volume with additional servers?
Hi Luke, Today you would add the new servers to your configuration and re-start all Gluster proceses. Scripts are available for re-balancing files across new nodes. We are working on a dynamic volume management capability, to be delivered later this year, that will let you do this on the fly. Kamal ----- "Luke Olson" <luke.olson at cafefx.com> wrote:> Hello, > > My name is Luke, this is my first time using the mailing list. I've > got a 4 server cluster using the DHT translator setup with the > gluster-volgen utility. If possible the plan is to add 2 more servers > to the volume to make a new total of 6 servers. Looking through the > documentation I wasn't able to find any definitive information about > expanding a DHT volume. Is there a guide somewhere I've missed, pros, > cons, how to do it right, is it even possible? If a guide doesn't > exist somewhere suggestions would be greatly appreciated like is it > better to just create a new volume and copy over the data. > > All the best, > > Luke > > _______________________________________________ > Gluster-users mailing list > Gluster-users at gluster.org > http://gluster.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gluster-users
Kamal Varma
2010-Jan-14 18:27 UTC
[Gluster-users] Possible to expand DHT volume with additional servers?
Should have clarified - i ts available with?our support offerings, and our support dept. helps with the process.?? Kamal ----- "Roland Rabben" <roland at jotta.no> wrote:> Hi > Where can the re-balancing scripts be found? > Regards > Roland Rabben > > 2010/1/14 Kamal Varma < kamal at gluster.com > >Hi Luke,> > Today you would add the new servers to your configuration and re-start all Gluster proceses. Scripts are available for re-balancing files across new nodes. > > We are working on a dynamic volume management capability, to be delivered later this year, that will let you do this on the fly. > > Kamal >> > > ----- "Luke Olson" < luke.olson at cafefx.com > wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > My name is Luke, this is my first time using the mailing list. I've > > got a 4 server cluster using the DHT translator setup with the > > gluster-volgen utility. If possible the plan is to add 2 more servers > > to the volume to make a new total of 6 servers. Looking through the > > documentation I wasn't able to find any definitive information about > > expanding a DHT volume. Is there a guide somewhere I've missed, pros, > > cons, how to do it right, is it even possible? If a guide doesn't > > exist somewhere suggestions would be greatly appreciated like is it > > better to just create a new volume and copy over the data. > > > > All the best, > > > > Luke > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Gluster-users mailing list > > Gluster-users at gluster.org > > http://gluster.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gluster-users > _______________________________________________ > Gluster-users mailing list > Gluster-users at gluster.org > http://gluster.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gluster-users > >> -- > Roland Rabben > Founder & CEO Jotta AS > Cell: +47 90 85 85 39 > Phone: +47 21 04 29 00 > Email: roland at jotta.no >