[Pkg-lustre-svn-commit] r405 - in /trunk/debian: README.Debian changelog

[winnie at users.alioth.debian.org]

Author: winnie
Date: Thu Dec 27 11:10:18 2007
New Revision: 405

URL: http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-lustre/?sc=1&rev=405
Log:
Improved docu a bit

Modified:
    trunk/debian/README.Debian
    trunk/debian/changelog

Modified: trunk/debian/README.Debian
URL: http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-lustre/trunk/debian/README.Debian?rev=405&op=diff
==============================================================================
--- trunk/debian/README.Debian (original)
+++ trunk/debian/README.Debian Thu Dec 27 11:10:18 2007
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
-PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS  IS AN  EXPERIMENTAL PACKAGE!! 
-IT COULD DESTROY YOUR DATA!
-
 Okay here is an short explanation what to install on your Servers to set up lustre quickly.
 Be aware that this don't replace the Documentation and Installation Howtos from Lustre.
 
 You've to download the linux-source-2.6.18|21|22 package and the linux-patch-lustre package.
 
-Then patch your kernel with the correct patch file. Build and install it. 
+Then patch your kernel with the correct patch file. Build and install it. (Use make-kpkg) 
 
 Now reboot into this new kernel and install the lustre modules with:
  - m-a auto-install lustre
@@ -15,7 +12,6 @@
 
 In the next stepp install:
  - lustre-utils 
- - liblustre
 
 Then load the kernel modules with:
  - modprobe lnet 'network="tcp0(eth0)"' or with the configuration settings that meet your needs.
@@ -29,6 +25,11 @@
  - Create partitions:
     - MGS/MDT: mkfs.lustre --fsname spfs --mdt --mgs /dev/sda
     - OST: mkfs.lustre --fsname spfs --ost --mgsnode=mgsnode at tcp0 /dev/sda
+
+    Additional options are:
+        --reformat                       - this partition was previously formated with lustre, reformat it
+        --param="failover.mode=failout"  - don't hang the complete fs if a ost isn't available.. simply don't access the data on this ost
+
  - Now mount the partitons on the servers:
     - first the MDT/MGS Server:
       - mount -t lustre /dev/sda /mnt
@@ -44,4 +45,4 @@
 
 http://manual.lustre.org/index.php?title=Main_Page
 
- -- Patrick Winnertz <patrick.winnertz at skolelinux.org>  Mon, 23 Jul 2007 20:03:16 +0200
+ -- Patrick Winnertz <patrick.winnertz at skolelinux.org>  Thu, 27 Dec 2007 12:09:16 +0200

Modified: trunk/debian/changelog
URL: http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-lustre/trunk/debian/changelog?rev=405&op=diff
==============================================================================
--- trunk/debian/changelog (original)
+++ trunk/debian/changelog Thu Dec 27 11:10:18 2007
@@ -25,9 +25,10 @@
   * Add new patch in order to fix the lustre manpage provided by upstream
     (fix-lustre-manpage.dpatch)
   * Removed obsolete target from debian/rules
-  * Fixed path issue of lc_common (lc_common in wrong path) Closes: #457287) 
-
- -- Patrick Winnertz <winnie at debian.org>  Fri, 21 Dec 2007 12:10:10 +0100
+  * Fixed path issue of lc_common (lc_common in wrong path) Closes: #457287)
+  * Improved README.Debian a bit 
+
+ -- Patrick Winnertz <winnie at debian.org>  Thu, 27 Dec 2007 12:12:10 +0100
 
 lustre (1.6.3-2) unstable; urgency=low