Packages for Fedora 21 are available in updates-testing, RPMs and .debs can be found on the main Gluster download site. This is a bugfix release. The Release Notes for 3.5.0, 3.5.1, 3.5.2, 3.5.3, 3.5.4 and 3.5.5 contain a listing of all the new features that were added and bugs fixed in the GlusterFS 3.5 stable release. Bugs Fixed:1244118: unix domain sockets on Gluster/NFS are created as fifo/pipe1244147: Many build warnings when compiling glusterfs-3.
An other week has passed, and here is an other “Gluster Weekly News” post. Please add topics for the next post to the etherpad. Anything that is worth noting can be added, contributions from anyone are very much appreciated. GlusterFS 3.5.5 landed in the Fedora 21 updates repository (moved out of updates-testing). Fedora 23 has been branched from Rawhide and will contain GlusterFS 3.7. Previous Fedora releases will stick with the stable branches, meaning F22 keeps glusterfs-3.
Thanks to André Bauer for suggesting a "This week in Gluster" blog post series. This post is the 1st of its kind, and hopefully we manage to write something every week. Future blog posts are edited on a public etherpad where everyone can contribute snippets. Suggestions for improvement can be shared on the mailinglists or on the etherpad. As every week on Wednesday, there was a Gluster Community Meeting. The minutes have been posted to the list.
Packages for Fedora 21 are available in updates-testing, RPMs and .debs can be found on the main Gluster download site. This is a bugfix release. The Release Notes for 3.5.0, 3.5.1, 3.5.2, 3.5.3 and 3.5.4 contain a listing of all the new features that were added and bugs fixed in the GlusterFS 3.5 stable release. Bugs Fixed:1166862: rmtab file is a bottleneck when lot of clients are accessing a volume through NFS1217432: DHT:Quota:- brick process crashed after deleting .
GlusterFS 3.5 is the oldest stable release that is still getting updates. Yesterday GlusterFS 3.5.4 has been released, and the volunteering packagers have already provided RPM packages for different Fedora and EPEL versions. If you are running the 3.5 version on Fedora 20 or 21, you are encouraged to install the updates and provide karma. Release Notes for GlusterFS 3.5.4This is a bugfix release. The Release Notes for 3.5.0, 3.5.1, 3.
Yesterday morning in Barcelona, the day after the Gluster Summit, GlusterFS 3.7.0 got released. Close to 600 bug reports, a mix of feature requests, enhancements and problems have been addressed in a little over 1220 patches since July last year. This release marks the end of life of the maintenance of GlusterFS 3.4.x, users of the 3.4 stable version should consider upgrading. The upcoming Fedora 23 (currently Rawhide) will be the first release that comes with 3.
You can download the packages (tarball and RPMs) for glusterfs-3.5.4beta1 from download.gluster.org. 23 bugs have been fixed. Once the fixes have been confirmed, we will do a real 3.5.4 (non-beta) release and update the packages in Fedora 20/21. Release Notes for GlusterFS 3.5.4beta1This is a bugfix release. The Release Notes for 3.5.0, 3.5.1, 3.5.2 and 3.5.3 contain a listing of all the new features that were added and bugs fixed in the GlusterFS 3.
While fixing bugs and testing patches, I often use virtual machines running RHEL. These systems are short living, and normally do not survive a day or two. For most tests and development tries, I have little need to install additional packages or updates. An installation from the DVD contains all that is needed. Mostly... To install additional packages or updates, it is needed to register the system to the Red Hat Customer Portal.
The day after tomorrow, on Tuesday 24 February at 13:30 UTC, Gluster developer Venky Shankar is hosting a Google+ Hangout BitRot Detection in GlusterFS: Overview, implementation details & demo. BitRot detection is one of the major features that will come with the next GlusterFS release, version 3.7. I am looking very much forward to hear all the details from Venky!
Recently I got myself an APC NetShelterCX mini. It is a 12U rack, with integrated fans for cooling. At the moment it is populated with some ARM boards (not rack mounted), their PDUs, a switch and (for now) one 2U server. Surprisingly, the fans of the NetShelter are louder than the server (the rest does not have fans at all, except for the switch). But, it is not an option to keep the fans turned off all the time.