How does the metadata-server synchronizes with data-servers ?

How does the metadata-server synchronizes with data-servers ?

[redshield88888]

Hi, all.

I've succeeded to install pNFS-enabled kernel. But I wonder that how
does pNFS behaviour.
Especially, about synchronizations between the MetaDataServer and
DataServers.
I'd read a paper of the Calsoft's. This paper said like "There is
heartbeats betweenthe MetaDataServer and DataServers".
http://www.calsoftinc.com/download_pdf/White%20Papers%20-%20pnfs.pdf

When will this heartbeat be started ? The instruction below is not describe
about this, but the heartbeat will works, w'not this ?
http://wiki.linux-nfs.org/wiki/index.php/PNFS_Setup_Instructions

Re: How does the metadata-server synchronizes with data-servers ?

[William A. (Andy) Adamson]

2010/5/22 redshield88888 <redshield88888@gmail.com>:
> Hi, all.
>
> I've succeeded to install pNFS-enabled kernel. But I wonder that how
> does pNFS behaviour.
> Especially, about synchronizations between the MetaDataServer and
> DataServers.

pNFS does not specify any MDS <-> DS protocol.

> I'd read a paper of the Calsoft's. This paper said like "There is
> heartbeats betweenthe MetaDataServer and DataServers".
> http://www.calsoftinc.com/download_pdf/White%20Papers%20-%20pnfs.pdf
>
> When will this heartbeat be started ? The instruction below is not describe
> about this, but the heartbeat will works, w'not this ?
> http://wiki.linux-nfs.org/wiki/index.php/PNFS_Setup_Instructions

These instructions need to be clarified. There are two file layout
server implementations. One is based on GFS2 where GFS2 nodes can be
an MDS, a DS or both an MDS/DS.  GFS2 has it's own heartbeat and such
between GFS2 nodes.

The other file layout implementation is spNFS, which is not a
full-blown file system in that there is limited communication between
the MDS and the DS. There is no heart beat..

Updating the pNFS setup page is on our todo list...

-->Andy
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