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diff --git a/docs-xml/manpages/vfs_glusterfs_fuse.8.xml b/docs-xml/manpages/vfs_glusterfs_fuse.8.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c136544 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs-xml/manpages/vfs_glusterfs_fuse.8.xml @@ -0,0 +1,111 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?> +<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//Samba-Team//DTD DocBook V4.2-Based Variant V1.0//EN" "http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc"> +<refentry id="vfs_glusterfs_fuse.8"> + +<refmeta> + <refentrytitle>vfs_glusterfs_fuse</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>8</manvolnum> + <refmiscinfo class="source">Samba</refmiscinfo> + <refmiscinfo class="manual">System Administration tools</refmiscinfo> + <refmiscinfo class="version">&doc.version;</refmiscinfo> +</refmeta> + + +<refnamediv> + <refname>vfs_glusterfs_fuse</refname> + <refpurpose> + Utilize features provided by GlusterFS + </refpurpose> +</refnamediv> + +<refsynopsisdiv> + <cmdsynopsis> + <command>vfs objects = glusterfs_fuse</command> + </cmdsynopsis> +</refsynopsisdiv> + +<refsect1> + <title>DESCRIPTION</title> + + <para>This VFS module is part of the + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>samba</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> suite.</para> + + <para> + GlusterFS + (<ulink url="http://www.gluster.org/">http://www.gluster.org</ulink>) + is an Open Source clustered file system capable of scaling to + several peta-bytes. With its FUSE based native client, + GlusterFS is available as a POSIX compliant file system and can + hence be shared by Samba without additional steps. + </para> + + <para> + The <command>vfs_glusterfs_fuse</command> VFS module provides an enhanced way + to access a Gluster filesystem using a Gluster FUSE mount. It provides support + for the <command>get_real_filename</command> VFS call which enhances file access performance + by avoiding multiple expensive case folding lookup calls to detect the appropriate + case of an existing filename. + </para> + + <para> + Furthermore, this module implements a substitute file-id + mechanism. The default file-id mechanism is not working + correctly for gluster fuse mount re-exports, so in order to + avoid data loss, users exporting gluster fuse mounts with + Samba should enable this module. + </para> + + <para> + This module can be combined with other modules, but it + should be the last module in the <command>vfs objects</command> + list. Modules added to this list to the right of the glusterfs + entry may not have any effect at all. + </para> +</refsect1> + +<refsect1> + <title>CONFIGURATION</title> + + <para> + A basic configuration looks like this. + </para> + + <programlisting> + <smbconfsection name="[share]"/> + <smbconfoption name="vfs objects">glusterfs_fuse</smbconfoption> + <smbconfoption name="path">/absolute/path_of_fusemount</smbconfoption> + </programlisting> + + <para> + Note that <command>vfs_glusterfs_fuse</command> requires a Gluster mount. For accessing glusterfs directly + over the GFAPI library please use the <command>vfs_glusterfs</command> module. + </para> +</refsect1> + +<refsect1> + <title>OPTIONS</title> + <para> + This module does currently have no further options. + </para> +</refsect1> + +<refsect1> + <title>VERSION</title> + + <para> + This man page is part of version &doc.version; of the Samba suite. + </para> +</refsect1> + +<refsect1> + <title>AUTHOR</title> + + <para>The original Samba software and related utilities + were created by Andrew Tridgell. Samba is now developed + by the Samba Team as an Open Source project similar + to the way the Linux kernel is developed.</para> + +</refsect1> + +</refentry> |