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Re: [Gluster-devel] Cannot run VMware Virtual Machines on GlusterFS
From: |
Fernando Frediani (Qube) |
Subject: |
Re: [Gluster-devel] Cannot run VMware Virtual Machines on GlusterFS |
Date: |
Wed, 20 Jun 2012 08:55:37 +0000 |
Hi Tomaoaki,
Thanks for investigating it.
I believe that behaviour you see on your environment is exactly the same here.
I thought originally it could be something that way ESXi mounts the NFS and
also changed a few options on the volume GlusterFS(NFS) but didn't work.
Just out of curiosity and I don't think it would be related to this problem,
but previously I've tried using striped+replicated+distributed and I couldn't
even browse the Datastore or deploy a machine. With Distributed+Replicated I
can store data there, it can see the files, so the issue is only when trying to
power it on.
Regards,
Fernando
-----Original Message-----
From: Tomoaki Sato [mailto:address@hidden
Sent: 20 June 2012 02:09
To: Fernando Frediani (Qube)
Cc: 'Rajesh Amaravathi'; 'address@hidden'
Subject: Re: [Gluster-devel] Cannot run VMware Virtual Machines on GlusterFS
Fernando
I've tried 'getcwd' on the ESXi host with both the Linux kernel NFS server and
the GlusterFS(NFS) as I saw following message in the vmware.log.
vmx| FILE: File_Cwd: getcwd() failed: No such file or directory
vmx| Unable to determine absolute path for '.'.
vmx| Msg_Post: Error
vmx| [msg.filePosix.getcwd] Unable to retrieve the current working directory:
No such file or directory. Check if the directory has been deleted or unmounted.
vmx| [msg.monitorLoop.createVMFailed] Failed to power on
VM----------------------------------------
The Linux kernel NFS server serves an Ext3 on a local disk.
The VMkernel does not fail at getcwd with the Linux kernel NFS server and does
fail at getcwd with the GlusterFS(NFS) in my environment.
Tomo
(2012/06/19 17:45), Fernando Frediani (Qube) wrote:
> Hi Rajesh,
>
>
> Yes, they definitely exist. The simple test I've done is deploy a new machine
> and try to power it On right after.
>
> Browsing the Datastore it shows all the files there, it's just a power On
> that doesn't work.
>
> So, Tomaso, I believe that on the test you did when you mentioned the Linux
> kernel NFS server that is directly on the brick folder not on a GlusterFS
> mounted volume ? I guess it's not possible to export it using the kernel NFS
> server.
>
> What would take to get it working with the Gluster export ?
>
> Regards,
>
> Fernando
>
> *From:*Rajesh Amaravathi [mailto:address@hidden
> *Sent:* 19 June 2012 07:30
> *To:* Fernando Frediani (Qube)
> *Cc:* address@hidden
> *Subject:* Re: [Gluster-devel] Cannot run VMware Virtual Machines on
> GlusterFS
>
> Hi Fernando,
>
> I see some gfid 00000000000000000000000 on lookup of some files (~12). can
> you confirm if those files actually exist in the backend (bricks)?
>
> Regards,
> Rajesh Amaravathi,
> Software Engineer, GlusterFS
> RedHat Inc.
>
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> *From: *"Fernando Frediani (Qube)" <address@hidden
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> *To: *"address@hidden <mailto:address@hidden>"
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> *Sent: *Monday, June 18, 2012 5:43:23 PM
> *Subject: *[Gluster-devel] Cannot run VMware Virtual Machines on
> GlusterFS
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>
> Hi,
>
> I have been trying to run VMware ESXi VMs on Gluster and was never able to,
> either with Gluster 3.2 or 3.3. It mounts the NFS, deploy the VM but can't
> power it on. I suspect it would be something to do with the way Gluster
> exports NFS.
>
> I have been people reporting that they used it with KVM VMs and normal Linux
> NFS, but I never saw anyone saying they have used it with VMware.
>
> I have enabled TRACE logging and grabber the logs from the host I mounted the
> Datastore while trying to power on the VM.
>
> Would someone care to look and confirm if it's a NFS export problem or if the
> problem is somewhere else ?
>
> Thanks
>
> Regards,
>
> *Fernando Frediani*
>
>
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- Re: [Gluster-devel] Cannot run VMware Virtual Machines on GlusterFS, (continued)
- Re: [Gluster-devel] Cannot run VMware Virtual Machines on GlusterFS, Tomoaki Sato, 2012/06/20
- Re: [Gluster-devel] Cannot run VMware Virtual Machines on GlusterFS, Tomoaki Sato, 2012/06/22
- Re: [Gluster-devel] Cannot run VMware Virtual Machines on GlusterFS, Anand Avati, 2012/06/23
- Re: [Gluster-devel] Cannot run VMware Virtual Machines on GlusterFS, Tomoaki Sato, 2012/06/25
- Re: [Gluster-devel] Cannot run VMware Virtual Machines on GlusterFS, Anand Avati, 2012/06/25
- Re: [Gluster-devel] Cannot run VMware Virtual Machines on GlusterFS, Anand Avati, 2012/06/25
- Re: [Gluster-devel] Cannot run VMware Virtual Machines on GlusterFS, Tomoaki Sato, 2012/06/26
Re: [Gluster-devel] Cannot run VMware Virtual Machines on GlusterFS, Rajesh Amaravathi, 2012/06/19