[Pvfs2-users] problem with pvfs2 over diskless cluster

[Wenbin]

And the head node has a 60G disk. Sorry for not mentioning that.

wenbin.
On Wed, 11 Oct 2006, Wenbin wrote:

> Hello, I tried to install pvfs2, version 1.5.1 on a diskless cluster. The 
> head node is to be both the metadata server as well as the io server. The 
> clients are nfs mounted to the head node. The underlying database is the 
> Berkeley 4.5.20. The check of "pvfs2-ping -m /mnt/pvfs2/" is allright. 
> However, when I tried to do "pvfs2-cp" or "pvfs2-ls", the commands hang. The 
> /tmp/pvfs2-server.log shows following, only 2 lines cut out of many:
>
> [E 10/11 14:45] TROVE:DBPF:Berkeley DB: keyval_db->get: DB_BUFFER_SMALL: User 
> memory too small for return value
> [E 10/11 14:45] TROVE:DBPF:Berkeley DB: keyval_db->get: DB_BUFFER_SMALL: User 
> memory too small for return value
> ....
>
> The database is configured with:
> ../dist/configure --enable-pthread_api --disable-libtool-lock --enable-debug
>
> the pvfs2-1.5.1 is configured with:
> ./configure -with-db=/usr/local/BerkeleyDB.4.5 
> -with-kernel=/usr/src/kernel-2.6/linux-2.6.17.x86_64
>
> The head node is configured following the instructions in quick-start.pdf.
>
> The cluster is running Fedora 4.
>
> /sbin/lsmod does not show any pvfs2 module.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help,
>
> wenbin.
>
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