I will have to see if I left ash open. And I think I used ext3, as for the memory available it is at a default so all 8gb. Ill have to look at the rest. Thank you. On 1/25/09, Lisa Kachold wrote: > > Let's dissect this: > > 1) 3Ware > Optimization is key: > > 2) OS? > > 3) Openfiler > > Openfiler is GREAT STUFF. Admin user is sensitive; i.e. you cannot change > the admin user name. Also the tree permissions are picky for SMB shares and > home folders: > > So for instance, if this is your tree: > > > > VG > > LV > > Folder1 <--- allocated as share, cannot be made homes folder > > Folder2 <--- not allocated as share, can be made homes folder > > > I.E. any folders allocated as shares should not be listed for allocation to > "homes" > > Questions: > > a) You are not using ZFS are you? > b) Are you using tracd? > c) What memory do you have allocated to openfiler? > d) Openfiler with USB devices and various kernel drivers has known issues > with Volume allocation. > Solution: Load the volume group and logical volumes manually... fdisk -l > shows the partition but lvm vgdisplay says "no volume groups found" > [root@openfiler ~]# lvm vgdisplay > No volume groups found > [root@openfiler ~]# lvm lvdisplay shows the same message... So the next > thing to do is to load the volume group manually.. [root@openfiler ~]# lvm > vgscan > Reading all physical volumes. This may take a while... > Found volume group "rac" using metadata type lvm2 > [root@openfiler ~]# Now that the volume group is loaded, the lvdisplay shows > the logical volumes but they are in "NOT Available" status > [root@openfiler ~]# lvm lvdisplay > --- Logical volume --- > LV Name /dev/rac/crs > VG Name rac > LV UUID iKo4Jn-s2sX-pVda-RD8n-JxNr-EbiA-azLPIi > LV Write Access read/write > LV Status NOT available > LV Size 50.00 GB > Current LE 64 > Segments 1 > Allocation inherit > Read ahead sectors 0 > [root@openfiler ~]# Now change the status of the volume manually > [root@openfiler ~]# lvm lvchange -a y /dev/rac/crs > [root@openfiler ~]# lvm lvdisplay > --- Logical volume --- > LV Name /dev/rac/crs > VG Name rac > LV UUID iKo4Jn-s2sX-pVda-RD8n-JxNr-EbiA-azLPIi > LV Write Access read/write > LV Status available > # open 0 > LV Size 50.00 GB > Current LE 64 > Segments 1 > Allocation inherit > Read ahead sectors 0 > Block device 253:0 > [root@openfiler ~]# If there are more logical volumes, manually change the > status for each.. > > > Long way around, but you could write a script for this, rather than reboot? > > www.Obnosis.com | http://wiki.obnosis.com | http://hackfest.obnosis.com | > http://nuke.obnosis.com (503)754-4452 > PLUG HACKFESTS - http://uat.edu Second Saturday of Each Month Noon - 3PM > > > > >> Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 22:35:48 -0700 >> Subject: Storage mangement advice >> From: cryptworks@gmail.com >> To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> >> I have a storage server that i am running, i gave a while with >> openfiler and it has mostly been sucessful, but it is developing a >> weird quirk that its really unnaceptable. >> >> we had created an iSCSI volume and attached it to our server and have >> atamoving back and forth, quite happily really. but over time it has >> developed this weird sluggisness only on the webadmin side. the iSCSI >> performance is fine.. frist tiem we discovered this we had some >> downtme available as we needed to reboot hte mainserver so we rebooted >> the storage server as well. however the sluggisness is back... and >> well this emans the openfiler is holding about 1.7TB of space hostage >> and not letting me allocate it. and this is kind of unacceptable >> because if i want to admin the server i should not have to reboot it >> first. >> >> the configuration is a Supermicro board 3ware 8006-2 with a pair od >> drives with the OS installed, then 6 SATA drives connected as AHCI fro >> the data array. useing the 3ware to manage the boot partition and also >> Os/swap seemed a logical choice for me. but now im having second >> thoughts on useing openfiler but i am at a loss for a plan b. >> >> the fun part is i have had no luck finding this issue among any other >> openfiler users at all. and im faily sure that teh system has the >> resources avialable. >> >> 8gb of ram and a single harpertown 5405 i think is a little overkill >> to have "performance issues" >> >> the hardware was eventually going to be repurposeable to a virtual >> host so we werent concerned with "wast" on overkill hardware. but as >> we are having to completely reset the network we dont want to buy a >> whole lot of hardware that we dont have a clear use in a new home. or >> will become "throw away" hardware that will have no eventual purpose >> in our new facility. >> >> -- >> A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from >> rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. >> >> Stephen >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > _________________________________________________________________ > Windows Live™: E-mail. 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