[Ocfs2-users] Problem installing OCFS 1.2.3

[Sunil Mushran]

theoretically yes... but for practical usage go with atleast iscsi

Lin Shen (lshen) wrote:
> So w/o shared disk, is it possible to make OCFS2 to work by utilizing
> GNBD or etc?
>
> lin 
>
>   
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Sunil Mushran [mailto:Sunil.Mushran at oracle.com] 
>> Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 2:48 PM
>> To: Lin Shen (lshen)
>> Cc: ocfs2-users at oss.oracle.com
>> Subject: Re: [Ocfs2-users] Problem installing OCFS 1.2.3
>>
>> Lin Shen (lshen) wrote:
>>     
>>> That worked, thanks.
>>>
>>> I'm a newbie to OCFS2, so bear with me if some of my 
>>>       
>> questions sound 
>>     
>>> too trivial. I couldn't find the answers either in FAQ or 
>>>       
>> User's Guide.
>>     
>>> 1. Does OCFS2 need gnbd (or similar thing) to work with 
>>>       
>> off-the-shelf 
>>     
>>> PC boxes like GFS does? If I have two nodes A and B, each 
>>>       
>> has a partition.
>>     
>>> How do I include both partitions into a single instance of 
>>>       
>> OCFS2 file 
>>     
>>> system?
>>>
>>>   
>>>       
>> you need a shared disk. you can use iscsi.
>>     
>>> 2. Does OCFS2 support cross-node RAID? 
>>>   
>>>       
>> no
>>     
>>> 3. How easy is it to port OCFS2 onto a different transport protocol 
>>> such as TIPC?
>>>       
>> o2net code is pretty well contained and isolated. while we 
>> have discussed tipc, not sure if we ever gave it a serious look.
>>
>>     
>>> lin      
>>>
>>>   
>>>       
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Sunil Mushran [mailto:Sunil.Mushran at oracle.com]
>>>> Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 1:21 PM
>>>> To: Lin Shen (lshen)
>>>> Cc: ocfs2-users at oss.oracle.com
>>>> Subject: Re: [Ocfs2-users] Problem installing OCFS 1.2.3
>>>>
>>>> depmod -a ?
>>>>
>>>> Lin Shen (lshen) wrote:
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>>>> Switched the kernel to 2.6.9-42.Elsmp, still got the same error.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> [root at cfs2 Desktop]# uname -a
>>>>> Linux cfs2 2.6.9-42.ELsmp #1 SMP Wed Jul 12 23:27:17 EDT 2006 i686
>>>>> i686
>>>>> i386 GNU/Linux
>>>>>
>>>>>   
>>>>>       
>>>>>           
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: Sunil Mushran [mailto:Sunil.Mushran at oracle.com]
>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 12:08 PM
>>>>>> To: Lin Shen (lshen)
>>>>>> Cc: ocfs2-users at oss.oracle.com
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Ocfs2-users] Problem installing OCFS 1.2.3
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Refer to the FAQ. The module's kernel version should match
>>>>>>         
>>>>>>             
>>>> the kernel
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>>>>> version.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Lin Shen (lshen) wrote:
>>>>>>     
>>>>>>         
>>>>>>             
>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The kernel I'm using is: 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> [root at cfs2 Desktop]# uname -a
>>>>>>> Linux cfs2 2.6.9-42.7.ELsmp #1 SMP Tue Sep 5 18:29:39 EDT
>>>>>>>           
>>>>>>>               
>>>> 2006 i686
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>>>>>> i686
>>>>>>> i386 GNU/Linux
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> So I installed ocfs2-2.6.9-42.ELsmp-1.2.3-1.i686.rpm.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> While trying to load the modules, I got the following error:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> [root at cfs2 Desktop]# /etc/init.d/o2cb load Loading module
>>>>>>>       
>>>>>>>           
>>>>>>>               
>>>>>> "configfs": 
>>>>>>     
>>>>>>         
>>>>>>             
>>>>>>> Unable to load module "configfs"
>>>>>>> Failed
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Any ideas?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>> lin
>>>>>>>
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