gfs
http://www.redhat.com/apps/commerce/rha/gfs/
https://open.datacore.ch/DCwiki.open/Wiki.jsp?page=GFS.FAQ

from sistina purchased by redhat apparently to be future part of kernel.
A locking multiple access filesystem for linux.
Never used it but from what Ive seen it should support normal unix
filesystem semantics.

Use mysqldump to disk and backup. look around for scripts on freshmeat
if needed to automate via cron.


On Mon, 2004-11-15 at 18:29, Carl Farnsworth wrote:
> AFAIK:  'gfs' is the "Google File System", developed by some clever dudes
> at Google.  It is a high-performance, highly-scalable cluster filesystem -
> but to get the performance, it is accessed by applications through an
> API, so the O/S doesn't necessarily "see" it as a typical filesystem mount.
>
> For the complete scoop, see a detailed whitepaper at:
> http://www.cs.rochester.edu/sosp2003/papers/p125-ghemawat.pdf
>
> And the Red Hat admin guide can be found at:
> http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/csgfs/admin-guide/index.html
>
> Regards,
> cf
>
> On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 17:50:08 -0500, Terry Lemons <lemons_terry AT EMC DOT COM>
> wrote:
>
> >Hi Carl
> >
> >Can you share more information about what the customer means by "a 'gfs'
> >filesystem"?  Is this a global file system, or something else?
> >
> >Thanks
> >tl
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Legato NetWorker discussion [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT 
> >EDU] On
> >Behalf Of Carl Farnsworth
> >Sent: Monday, November 15, 2004 5:15 PM
> >To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> >Subject: [Networker] gfs file system
> >
> >Fellow Listers;
> >
> >I'm looking for input on how to handle a 'gfs' filesystem on Red Hat
> >Linux.  I got caught by surprise on this one - halfway thru an install when
> >the customer mentions "Oh, by the way ...".
> >
> >As I understand it, gfs is not necessarily mounted as a typical filesystem,
> >and problems can arise when it is mounted.  I'm sure if I took the time to
> >browse the Legato compatibility guide, I'd find "NOT SUPPORTED", but what
> >the heck.  Anybody have experience with this and care to pass along some
> >tips?
> >
> >Regards,
> >cf
>
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