2017.3.27Release
Gfarm 2.7.3 Release

Release Information

Gfarm File System
  • Gfarm file system version 2.7.3
  • Gfarm file system version 2.6.18
  • Gfarm zabbix plugin version 4.0.1

Gfarm 2.7.3 & Gfarm 2.6.18 include changes to reduce copying bias when multiple gfpcopy instances are launched simultaneously, along with several useful updates & fixes. The Gfarm Zabbix plugin includes fixes for issues encountered when used with Template OS Linux on Zabbix-1.8, as well as useful updates. We recommend updating to this version.

Update History

Release note for Gfarm 2.7.3 [2017.3.26]

Update feature
  • gfprep, gfpcopy – a new scheduling to mitigate destination conflict under concurrent gfprep & gfpcopy executions
  • start replica check when a busy host becomes idle
New configuration directive
  • metadb_server_remover_queue_length – queue length for remove requests to make it a low priority not to prevent from replication requests
Bug fix
  • gfmd may not respond when sending journal logs to async slaves
  • write only files may not be moved to lost+found
  • Gfarm RPM packages cannot be installed on RHEL7 or CentOS7

Release note for Gfarm 2.6.18 [2017.3.26]

Update feature
  • gfprep, gfpcopy – a new scheduling to mitigate destination conflict under concurrent gfprep & gfpcopy executions
  • start replica check when a busy host becomes idle
Bug fix
  • gfmd may not respond when sending journal logs to async slaves
  • write only files may not be moved to lost+found
  • Gfarm RPM packages cannot be installed on RHEL7 or CentOS7

Release note for Gfarm Zabbix plugin 4.0.1 [2017.3.26]

Updated feature
  • ZABBIX_PREFIX in install.conf used as the Zabbix installation path
Bug fix
  • gfarm_zabbix _alt templates do not work with zabbix-1.8
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