----- Original Message ----- > From: "Simon Grinberg" <si...@redhat.com> > To: "Alon Bar-Lev" <alo...@redhat.com> > Cc: users@ovirt.org, "Sahina Bose" <sab...@redhat.com>, "Dave Neary" > <dne...@redhat.com> > Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2013 7:40:17 PM > Subject: Re: [Users] Package installation error > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Alon Bar-Lev" <alo...@redhat.com> > > To: "Dave Neary" <dne...@redhat.com> > > Cc: users@ovirt.org, "Sahina Bose" <sab...@redhat.com>, "Simon > > Grinberg" <si...@redhat.com> > > Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2013 6:35:56 PM > > Subject: Re: [Users] Package installation error > > > > Simon? > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Dave Neary" <dne...@redhat.com> > > > To: "Sahina Bose" <sab...@redhat.com> > > > Cc: "Alon Bar-Lev" <alo...@redhat.com>, users@ovirt.org > > > Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2013 6:34:56 PM > > > Subject: Re: [Users] Package installation error > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > On 03/19/2013 05:24 AM, Sahina Bose wrote: > > > > You are right - Gluster 3.4 is only required to manage gluster > > > > clusters. > > > > > > > > Currently the question asked at setup is this : > > > > > > > > "The engine can be configured to present the UI in three > > > > different > > > > application modes. virt [Manage virtualization only], gluster > > > > [Manage > > > > gluster storage only], > > > > and both [Manage virtualization as well as gluster storage]" > > > > where > > > > both > > > > is the default. > > > > > > > > If this is confusing to the user, we can change this message. > > > > Suggestions? > > > > > > I would either: > > > > > > (a) put "Virt" as the default, or > > I would go for this one, this keeps backwards compatibility. > Is there an easy method to change this configuration later?
Yes, changing the cluster settings. > > > > (b) remove this question entirely - if someone is installing > > > oVirt, > > > assume they want to manage virt. If someone is installing > > > Gluster, > > > have > > > an option during the Gluster install to have the oVirt management > > > console. > > We do want people to get exposed to the Gluster option. > > > > > > > If someone wants to manage both their Gluster bricks and their > > > virt > > > with > > > oVirt, I would make that a post-install option to oVirt - perhaps > > > with > > > an extra package to install (which would depend on the later > > > version > > > of > > > Gluster). > > > > > > Cheers, > > > Dave. > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 03/19/2013 01:41 PM, Dave Neary wrote: > > > >> Hi, > > > >> > > > >> On 03/19/2013 08:16 AM, Alon Bar-Lev wrote: > > > >>> Now I am confused.... > > > >>> Do you or don't you need vdsm-gluster on your system? > > > >> > > > >> Allow me to clarify. > > > >> > > > >> There have been several messages from users since the oVirt > > > >> 3.2 > > > >> release asking why they need Gluster 3.4 pre-releases to run > > > >> oVirt. > > > >> > > > >> My understanding is that you don't need Gluster 3.4 unless you > > > >> want to > > > >> manage a Gluster cluster with oVirt. > > > >> > > > >> So my question is: are we sure that we are not leading users > > > >> wrong, > > > >> and confusing them during the installation & set-up process? > > > >> > > > >> Thanks, > > > >> Dave. > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Dave Neary - Community Action and Impact > > > Open Source and Standards, Red Hat - http://community.redhat.com > > > Ph: +33 9 50 71 55 62 / Cell: +33 6 77 01 92 13 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ Users mailing list Users@ovirt.org http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users