Chapter 4. Resource Types
4.1. brick
The
brick resource type groups all Gluster bricks in a Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization environment.
Table 4.1. Gluster brick parameters
| Name | Type | Description | Required | User Creatable | User Updatable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
--server_id
|
string
|
The address of the Gluster server.
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
--brick_dir
|
string
|
The brick's directory on the Gluster server.
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
--replica_count
|
integer
|
Defines the file replication count for a replicated volume.
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
--stripe_count
|
Integer
|
Defines the stripe count for a striped volume
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
The following table lists additional
glustervolume options for resource-based commands.
Table 4.2. Additional command options
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--cluster-identifier | Reference to the cluster that contains a glustervolume sub-resource. |
--glustervolume-identifier | Adds the brick to a glustervolume as a sub-resource. |
Example 4.1. Creating a bricks
[RHEVM shell (connected)]# add brick --cluster-identifier Default --glustervolume-identifier GlusterVol1 --server_id="server1" --brick_dir="/exp1"
