[Pvfs2-users] Increase the number of IO servers

[Rob Ross]

Hi Mike,

You can indeed add a new server without reformatting or corrupting the  
file system. It will not automatically load balance, although new  
files will automatically begin to use storage on the new server.

Rob

On Sep 4, 2008, at 2:25 PM, Mike P Moore wrote:

>
> Hi,
>
>   Quick question that I can not seem to find an answer.  Can I add  
> new IO server to an
> existing PVFS2 filesystem without reformatting the entire filesystem/ 
> corrupting the
> existing data?  Also, will it over time balance the load over the  
> entire filesystem?
>
> Thanks!
>
> - Mike
>
> Michael P. Moore
> Senior Network Engineer
> Applied Biosystems - High Throughput Discovery Division
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