[Ocfs2-users] OCFS 1.2.4 and extended attributes

[HAWKER, Dan]

> 
> 
> I suppose it is a matter of personal preference, as well as 
> what you are trying to accomplish.  GFS requires redhat 
> cluster suite, which is a full blown cluster set up.  You 
> don't have to set it up like that, you can do a minimal setup 
> which will only do a filesystem share, but its still a lot of 
> complexity, multiple lock managers and things.  I prefer the 
> way OCFS2 is setup, where the setup is a little less 
> invasive, but the setup is the same.  I only have a need for 
> a shared file system, I don't have a cluster-aware 
> application, nor does it need to be.  So for me, OCFS2 was 
> the way to go.  
> 
Hi Ernest,

What kind of files are you serving up from you OCFS2 shared filesystem and
the services that access it??? Am in the process of deciding on a Cluster FS
for a mixed development network here, and although I like the lack of
complexity in OCFS2 (as you have rightly mentioned, its much simpler than
GFS), I am more concerned with performance, as OCFS2 is more targetted
(obviously) at database access rather than as a regular filesystem. Most of
my guys will be developing code (directly via ssh, eclipse, etc) on a series
of servers that will directly access the shared filesystem.

What performance figures are you getting??? If OCFS2 is comparable to GFS
(of course all have a performance penalty due to locks and things), I'd be
willing to take a small hit for the ease of use.

Regards

Dan 

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