[WBEL-users] Red Hat GFS

Johnny Hughes mailing-lists@hughesjr.com
Tue, 06 Jul 2004 07:51:34 -0500


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I have completed building this for WBEL.  You can download files here:

GFS Downloads

See the RedHat Documentation on GFS for how to install.

The RPM files I have provided will only install on the 2.4.21-15.0.3.EL
kernel.

The src.rpm file will build on either the WBEL (or RHEL) 2.4.21-15.EL,
2.4.21-15.0.2.EL, or 2.4.21-15.0.3.EL (or any other clone where the
kernel name is exactly the same).  It will _not_ build on TaoLinux or
CentOS because the Kernel names have been modified.  I will make
TaoLinux and CentOS source RPMs later today.

If you are downloading rpms for install ... you need a GFS and
GFS-modules for your kernel type (normal, smp, hugemem) and your arch
(i386, i686, athlon).

Johnny Hughes
HughesJR.com

On Mon, 2004-07-05 at 19:10, Johnny Hughes wrote:

> On Mon, 2004-07-05 at 17:51, Raimo Koski wrote: 
> 
> > Ed wrote:
> > > Erik Williamson wrote:
> > > 
> > >> Hi,
> > >>
> > >> I saw in slashdot yesterday that Red Hat is releasing GFS 
> > >> (http://www.redhat.com/software/rha/gfs/) to the masses.  I was about 
> > >> to roll out 3 WBEL File servers here, but in light of this, I'm 
> > >> wondering of the chances that this would work with Whitebox - has 
> > >> anyone tried, or is anyone planning on trying?
> > > 
> > > 
> > > White box uses the RHEL kernel.  It is unlikely that RH will backport 
> > > GFS to their stable 3.0.  If you want to compile your own kernel, it 
> > > might work but the WBEL kernel is heavily patched and some of the 
> > > patches are needed by userland (there would be more work involved than 
> > > just patching a "vanilla" 2.4 or 2.6 kernel).  So maybe FC2 would be a 
> > > better option if you want to play with GFS.
> > 
> > RHGFS binaries ($2200) require RHEL 3.0 and 2.4.21-15.EL kernel. Red Hat 
> > doesn't support GFS on Fedora. Lineox has built GFS binaries for 
> > 2.4.21-15.0.2.EL and 2.4.21-15.0.3.EL kernels.
> 
> 
> For anyone interested in building / trying GFS, you can get the SRPMS
> from here:
> 
> ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/3/en/RHGFS/i386/SRPMS/
> 
> I am looking at it right now, and trying to build the SRPMS ... I'll
> post how it goes later. (I'm sure it's also on the redhat mirrors)

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I have completed building this for WBEL.&nbsp; You can download files here:<BR>
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<A HREF="http://www.hughesjr.com/component/option,com_docman/task,view_category/Itemid,34/subcat,1/catid,15/limitstart,0/limit,50/">GFS Downloads</A><BR>
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See the RedHat <A HREF="http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/csgfs/admin-guide/">Documentation</A> on GFS for how to install.<BR>
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The RPM files I have provided will only install on the 2.4.21-15.0.3.EL kernel.<BR>
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The src.rpm file will build on either the WBEL (or RHEL) 2.4.21-15.EL, 2.4.21-15.0.2.EL, or 2.4.21-15.0.3.EL (or any other clone where the kernel name is exactly the same).&nbsp; It will _not_ build on TaoLinux or CentOS because the Kernel names have been modified.&nbsp; I will make TaoLinux and CentOS source RPMs later today.<BR>
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If you are downloading rpms for install ... you need a GFS and GFS-modules for your kernel type (normal, smp, hugemem) and your arch (i386, i686, athlon).<BR>
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On Mon, 2004-07-05 at 19:10, Johnny Hughes wrote:
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    <FONT COLOR="#737373"><I>On Mon, 2004-07-05 at 17:51, Raimo Koski wrote: 
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<PRE>Ed wrote:
&gt; Erik Williamson wrote:
&gt; 
&gt;&gt; Hi,
&gt;&gt;
&gt;&gt; I saw in slashdot yesterday that Red Hat is releasing GFS 
&gt;&gt; (</FONT><A HREF="http://www.redhat.com/software/rha/gfs/"><U>http://www.redhat.com/software/rha/gfs/</U></A><FONT COLOR="#737373">) to the masses.  I was about 
&gt;&gt; to roll out 3 WBEL File servers here, but in light of this, I'm 
&gt;&gt; wondering of the chances that this would work with Whitebox - has 
&gt;&gt; anyone tried, or is anyone planning on trying?
&gt; 
&gt; 
&gt; White box uses the RHEL kernel.  It is unlikely that RH will backport 
&gt; GFS to their stable 3.0.  If you want to compile your own kernel, it 
&gt; might work but the WBEL kernel is heavily patched and some of the 
&gt; patches are needed by userland (there would be more work involved than 
&gt; just patching a &quot;vanilla&quot; 2.4 or 2.6 kernel).  So maybe FC2 would be a 
&gt; better option if you want to play with GFS.

RHGFS binaries ($2200) require RHEL 3.0 and 2.4.21-15.EL kernel. Red Hat 
doesn't support GFS on Fedora. Lineox has built GFS binaries for 
2.4.21-15.0.2.EL and 2.4.21-15.0.3.EL kernels.</PRE>
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    For anyone interested in building / trying GFS, you can get the SRPMS from here:<BR>
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    <A HREF="ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/3/en/RHGFS/i386/SRPMS/"><U>ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/3/en/RHGFS/i386/SRPMS/</U></A><BR>
    <FONT COLOR="#737373"><BR>
    I am looking at it right now, and trying to build the SRPMS ... I'll post how it goes later. (I'm sure it's also on the redhat mirrors)</I></FONT>
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