Re: [Xen-users] Shared File System

["isplist@xxxxxxxxxxxx" <isplist@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

If all you need is a shared file area, then CIFS/NFS are the simpler choices.

Note that using a regular Linux server as a file server is not the greatest 
idea if you need this to be highly reliable. There are filer projects out there 
which turn a 'regular' server into a much higher end, more reliable storage 
server. Or of course, hardware filers.

GFS is a true shared disk file system. GFS allows all servers direct concurrent 
access to the shared block storage. It can get rather complex and does involve 
a cluster of machines so it might be overkill for what you seek, I don't know 
so, here's a link to it, you can decide.

http://www.redhat.com/gfs/

Mike


On Thu, 5 Jun 2008 01:20:59 +0200, Emre ERENOGLU wrote:
>�Why don't you use CIFS? (samba?)
>�
>�Emre
>�
>�On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 1:17 AM, isplist@xxxxxxxxxxxx <isplist@xxxxxxxxxxxx>�
>�wrote:
>>�One fairly easy way that I use is GFS. It allows simultaneous read/write
>>�from all connected servers. It ads complexity to your setup but it's very
>>�powerful at what it does.
>>�
>>�Mike
>>�
>>�
>>�On Wed, 4 Jun 2008 15:54:22 -0700 (PDT), MikeyCarter wrote:
>>�
>>>�
>>>�I have a few cases where I need to share a filesystem (Read/Write) with
>>>�multiple DomUs. ��Currently I use NFS to accomplish this task. �
>>>�However, NFS
>>>�on Fedora 7 locks up under heavy traffic from time to time, forcing a
>>>�reboot. �Wouldn't want that on the Dom0.
>>>�
>>>�Any one recommend a good way of sharing a file system in read/write with
>>>�multiple DomUs?
>>�
>>�
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