Release Information
- Gfarm File System
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- Gfarm file system version 2.7.1
- Gfarm file system version 2.6.16
- Gfarm zabbix plugin version 4.0.0
Gfarm 2.7.1 & Gfarm 2.6.16 include changes to exclude high-load nodes from the copy destination of gfpcopy, along with several useful updates & fixes. The Gfarm Zabbix plugin has been updated to fix issues when used with Template OS Linux, & to ensure alerts are always triggered in cases of silent data corruption, such as checksum mismatches. We recommend updating to this version.
Update History
Release note for Gfarm 2.7.1 & 2.6.16 [2017.1.14]
- Updated feature
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- gfpcopy, gfprep – do not copy to busy hosts by default. This will be disabled by -B option
- gfpcopy, gfprep – -I option to specify interval to collect host information. Default is 300 seconds.
- gfsd – adjust log level for non-critical replication failure
- Bug fix
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- incorrect metadb_server_list causes assertion failure
Release note for Gfarm Zabbix plugin 4.0.0 [2016.12.28]
- Updated feature
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- restructure the templates. Template_Gfarm_linux, which enables detection of some critical problems, can coexist with "Template OS Linux" with this change. The definitions which cannot coexist with "Template OS Linux" are moved to the Template_gfarm*_alt templates. (e.g. Template_Gfarm_linux_alt) [sf.net ticket #966]
- make Template_Gfarm_linux treat "I/O error" message from kernel as "high" priority problem instead of an "average" problem. [sf.net ticket #930]
- make Template_Gfarm_linux detect "bio too big device" message from kernel. which shows a critical problem about the stroage. [sf.net ticket #931]
- make Template_Gfarm_linux detect "XFS: Internal error" message from kernel. [sf.net ticket #976]
- report all critical "checksum mismatch" errors from gfmd, all critical write_verify related errors from gfsd, & all "Input/output error" / "Stale file handle" errors from gfsd without any summarization. [sf.net ticket #977]
- Documentation Update
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- improve installation procedure [sf.net ticket #932]
- clarify macro settings [sf.net ticket #945]
