Is anyone using GFS with Slack?

DAve.list · 09-11-2007, 08:57 AM

I just got slapped in the face (PHBs) with an expectation that we could setup a new client with a web server, a media server, a database server, and a SAN. The requirements are netboting all the servers and supporting a future move to virtualization, unknown when that may happen. Of course, they want OS recommendations by Friday so the techs can start installing.

I normally install FreeBSD but their iSCSI initiator support is too far behind. I've used Slackware in production, I have new mail gateways in testing now running Slackware, so if I need to go Linux I would prefer Slack over RHEL. I see where gfs2 is in the kernel but I do not see any packages for the gfs-utils. I would like to get in with GFS running so a move to virtualization would be a already supported.

So, anyone running GFS with Slack?

Thanks,

DAve

Spinlock · 09-12-2007, 11:48 AM

Well, the easiest way I see of using the gfs-utils would be to download the rpm and convert it. I'm having a lot of trouble finding the source code.

Anybody have any better suggestions?

truthfatal · 09-12-2007, 12:33 PM

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My preference would be to download the src.rpm (Ahem), install with something like:

bash-3.1$ mkdir -p /home/$USER/rpm/usr/src/rpm/{SPECS,SOURCES}
bash-3.1$ rpm -ivh --root /home/$USER/rpm --nodeps gfs-utils-0.1.11-3.el5.src.rpm

Then build a proper Slackware package for it. The source would be in the SOURCES directory... that's just because I don't really trust rpms, I think if you're going to have rpm packages on your system, you may as well just use the rpm tool that comes with Slackware.

I was pretty surprised that I couldn't find the source in Debians package browser...

Spinlock · 09-12-2007, 12:51 PM

I knew something like that would come to light. Source RPM... what's wrong with me?

DAve.list · 09-14-2007, 02:20 PM

at http://sources.redhat.com/cluster/

Thanks for the answers, looks like no one may be using it yet. I went ahead and grabbed the source, no luck getting it to compile. I need to get back to other issues for the time being but I will come back to GFS soon.

Thanks,

DAve

Slax-Dude · 05-28-2008, 12:54 PM

Anyone made it work on slackware yet? I'm most interested in a cluster FS for slackware 12

DAve.list · 05-29-2008, 03:43 PM

We never got that far, we were working on iscsi as well and the PHB, understanding technology as well as he does, pulled the plug and demanded Centos. So a stock Centos install is what we have.

I am actively looking for a new career, these PHBs are going to drive me to suicide, or murder.

DAve