Re: AoE -- was Re: todolist

Kris Buytaert <mlkb-1zPVpAQ/[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.linux.cluster.openmosix.devel
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Tue, 2006-08-15 at 08:21 -0600, Matt Dew wrote:
> Hi Ian,
>     AoE is interesting. The ability to export any block device is
> useful. It's nice that no special equipment is needed.  install the
> gpl'd software and you're up and running.   With GFS, it's not
> particularly fast but I believe that's because GFS itself isn't that
> fast.  
> 
I'm Lagging seriously on my openMosix reading testing and building .. :)

How does AoE compare to iSCSI ,  from what experience iSCSI is already
stable enough and ready to use, whereas people only just have started to
use AoE.

greetz

Kris


> An AoE server does support multiple clients. You are correct regarding
> the contention issue.   It is up to the filesystem layer to worry about
> concurrency.  If multiple clients are trying to access it, you can have
> problems unless the filesystem is built for that, hence why we're
> looking at GFS and the like. They run on top of AoE.
> 
> As for the security, it isn't routable but the data is completely raw so
> it's up for debate.
> 
> Matt
> 
> On Tue, 2006-08-15 at 01:18 +0000, "Ian Latter"  wrote:
> > Hello Matt,
> > 
> >   How have you found AoE?  I was looking at this 12months ago,
> > and have considered it on/off for the NAS device that I'm developing.
> > I've not run it yet - but one think I couldn't resolve through reading
> > was whether or not it supported more than one AoE client per
> > AoE device/server?
> > 
> > I.e. if it really is ATA over Ethernet, then wouldn't there be
> contention
> > over who the "host" is for the "driver" if there were multiple "hosts"
> > trying to access the same data .. ?
> > 
> > I've also been underwhelmed by the AoE creators' claims that AoE
> > is secure because it runs at Layer-2 ... 
> > 
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Matt Dew" <[email protected]>
> > >To: <[email protected]>
> > >Subject: Spam: 25% |  Re: [Openmosix-devel] todolist
> > >Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 10:17:59 -0600
> > >
> > > Moshe,
> > > Correct, it is a shared disk. However, no special equipment is
> required.
> > > We set one up here pretty quickly, using AoE (ATA over Ethernet)
> with
> > > just an old computer sharing out a disk as a AoE device and
> configuring
> > > GFS to use that device.
> > > 
> > > AoE: http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8149
> > > 
> > > Using GFS on top of a tmpfs or ramdisk could give us shared memory
> > > support.  ???
> > > 
> > > I don't know about iSCSI but given that GFS supports it and AoE,
> > > allowing for more than one underlying tech, I don't think it should
> be
> > > written off completely just yet.
> > > 
> > > I'm know nothing of CFS, per Aneesh's email. It's always good to
> have
> > > options, and definitely worth looking into.  
> > > 
> > > My concern is the openmosix project maintaining a file system.  Let
> > > other, more interested and qualified people, do that.  We can focus
> on
> > > the goal of the project. 
> > > 
> > > My humble opinion,
> > > Matt
> > > 
> > > 
> > > On Sat, 2006-07-22 at 21:30 +0000, Moshe Bar  wrote: 
> > > > GFS needs a shared disk device, which I am sure only few people
> have. 
> > > 
> > > > What we need in openMosix is an NFS of sort with shared mmap, link
>  
> > > > consisteny and cache consistency.
> > > > 
> > > > Moshe
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > On Jul 21, 2006, at 6:07 AM, Mike Wharton wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > This is not really a problem, well if it was I'm sure I could
> work  
> > > > > around
> > > > > it. But I suspect GFS would be perfect for my (and most peoples)
>  
> > > > > needs.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > Mike
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >> I believe GFS was chosen a while back, since it's a real
> cluster
> > > > >> filesystem.  You could use iSCSI (or whatever) underneath.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> I think GFS is limited to 256 computers.   Is this a problem?
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Carl, you were talking about 700 computers.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Matt
> > > > >>
> > > > >> On Thu, 2006-07-20 at 17:03 +0000, Paul Bennett  wrote:
> > > > >>> I second Mike's request, although being a secure filesystem
> isn't
> > > a
> > > > >>> hard and fast requirement for me.  I'd really like to do  
> > > > >>> something via
> > > > >>> iSCSI if that part matters.
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> Thanks,
> > > > >>> Paul
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> ----- Original Message ----
> > > > >>> From: Mike Wharton <[email protected]>
> > > > >>> To: openMosix-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org
> > > > >>> Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 1:22:54 PM
> > > > >>> Subject: [Openmosix-devel] todolist
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> Just a question, is there a wide need for an integrated
> > > filesystem?
> > > > >>> like Omfs but secure.
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> This is a feature that could really benefit the work I do, as 
> 
> > > > >>> ideally
> > > > >>> for
> > > > >>> me processes after migrating from front 'master' node would
> never
> > > > >>> migrate
> > > > >>> back during their lifespan.
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> I'm just interested to know if this is a problem for many
> others
> > > as
> > > > >>> well,
> > > > >>> and if not how people combat the file access of migrated
> processes
> > > > >>> under
> > > > >>> openmosix.
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> Thanks,
> > > > >>> Mike
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>>
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