From: James Nunez Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 21:01:27 +0000 (-0700) Subject: LUDOC-193 ea_inode: Added index entries and info on ea_inode X-Git-Tag: 2.6.0~16 X-Git-Url: https://git.whamcloud.com/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=3cafd2ad88d9fb4851b2071b0c717eaed4fd517d;p=doc%2Fmanual.git LUDOC-193 ea_inode: Added index entries and info on ea_inode In order to turn on or off the wide striping option, you can specify large_xattr or ea_inode. Both parameters will enable the wide striping feature. Using either parameter in tune2fs or mkfs.lustre will result in "ea_inode" listed in the file system features using dumpe2fs. Since there is some potential confusion around these feature parameters, this patch hopes to address this. Added index entries to Section 5.3.3 "Setting up Lustre File System" and Section 16.2 "Upgrading Lustre" to make information about the wide striping (ea_inode) option to tune2fs and mkfs.lustre easier to find. Signed-off-by: James Nunez Change-Id: Ice054cd1720ac3174889bd27eb22f19472597041 Reviewed-on: http://review.whamcloud.com/8297 Tested-by: Jenkins Reviewed-by: Richard Henwood --- diff --git a/SettingUpLustreSystem.xml b/SettingUpLustreSystem.xml index 3b815e5..83de2ee 100644 --- a/SettingUpLustreSystem.xml +++ b/SettingUpLustreSystem.xml @@ -344,9 +344,11 @@ See wide striping large_xattr + ea_inode wide striping large_xattr + ea_inode File and File System Limits describes file and file system size limits. These limits are imposed by either the Lustre architecture or the Linux virtual file system @@ -576,9 +578,10 @@ count for a single file was limited to 160 OSTs. In Lustre software release 2.2, the large xattr feature ("wide striping") was added to support up to 2000 OSTs. This feature is disabled by default at mkfs.lustre time. In order to - enable this feature, set the "-O large_xattr" option on the MDT either - by using --mkfsoptions at format time or by using - tune2fs. + enable this feature, set the "-O large_xattr" or "-O ea_inode" + option on the MDT either by using --mkfsoptions at format time or by using + tune2fs. Using either "large_xattr" or "ea_inode" + results in "ea_inode" in the file system feature list. diff --git a/UpgradingLustre.xml b/UpgradingLustre.xml index 2578e60..1409d3d 100644 --- a/UpgradingLustre.xml +++ b/UpgradingLustre.xml @@ -63,12 +63,14 @@ wide striping MDT - multiple MDSx + multiple MDSs large_xattr + ea_inode wide striping large_xattr + ea_inode Upgrading to Lustre Software Release 2.x (Major Release) The procedure for upgrading from a Lustre software release 2.x to a more recent 2.x release of the Lustre software is described in this section. @@ -80,7 +82,8 @@ In Lustre software release 2.2, a feature has been added that allows striping across up to 2000 OSTs. By default, this "wide striping" feature is disabled. It is - activated by setting the large_xattr option on the MDT using either + activated by setting the large_xattr or ea_inode + option on the MDT using either mkfs.lustre or tune2fs. For example after upgrading an existing file system to Lustre software release 2.2 or later, wide striping can be enabled by running the following command on the MDT device before mounting @@ -102,6 +105,9 @@ option:tune2fs -O ^large_xattr + Using either mkfs.lustre or tune2fs with + large_xattr or ea_inode option reseults in + ea_inode in the file system feature list. To generate a list of all files with more than 160 stripes use lfs