Gluster users - Jul 2012 - Setting up a new gluster volume using a block device

I am new to gluster so please be a bit patient with me.

I am trying to setup a gluster volume with the bricks being /dev/sdb1 (or
/dev/sdb, I have tried both) ... etc. however I get an error message and the
operation fails.  I do not have the error message (sorry!) the only brick I have
available for testing is tied up at the moment so I cant rerun the test to get
the exact error.  If I can I will post it later.

However if I mount the partition I am able to create the volume no problem.  I
have read the admin guide several times but cannot find any reference to using a
block device only a mounted device.

Is it even possible, or am I crazy for even trying?

Jake Sallee
Godfather of Bandwidth
System Engineer
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
900 College St.
Belton TX. 76513
Fone: 254-295-4658
Phax: 254-295-4221
HTTP://WWW.UMHB.EDU

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Your gluster brick must be a directory, not a block device. The 
filesystem that directory is located on must supported xattr.

David

On 7/19/12 1:16 PM, Sallee, Stephen (Jake) wrote:
>
> I am new to gluster so please be a bit patient with me.
>
> I am trying to setup a gluster volume with the bricks being /dev/sdb1 
> (or /dev/sdb, I have tried both) ... etc. however I get an error 
> message and the operation fails. I do not have the error message 
> (sorry!) the only brick I have available for testing is tied up at the 
> moment so I cant rerun the test to get the exact error.  If I can I 
> will post it later.
>
> However if I mount the partition I am able to create the volume no 
> problem.  I have read the admin guide several times but cannot find 
> any reference to using a block device only a mounted device.
>
> Is it even possible, or am I crazy for even trying?
>
> Jake Sallee
>
> Godfather of Bandwidth
>
> System Engineer
>
> University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
>
> 900 College St.
>
> Belton TX. 76513
>
> Fone: 254-295-4658
>
> Phax: 254-295-4221
>
> HTTP://WWW.UMHB.EDU
>
>
>
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