Chapter 9. Managing Gluster volumes using the Web Console

1. Click Virtualization → Hosted Engine to reach the Hosted Engine dashboard.

   The Hosted Engine dashboard in the Web Console

   

2. Click Manage Gluster to reach the Gluster Management dashboard.

   The Gluster Management dashboard in the Web Console

   

Procedure

1. Log in to the Web Console.

2. Click Virtualization → Hosted Engine and then click Manage Gluster.

   

3. Click Expand volume button beside the volume you want to expand. The expand volume data page opens.

   

4. On the Hosts tab, verify the Host details and click Next.

5. On the Volumes tab, specify the details of the brick path to be configured for the new disk.

   

6. On the Bricks tab, specify the details of the disks to be used to expand the Gluster volume.

   

7. On the Review tab, check the generated file for any problems. Here, Enable debug logging, runs ansible-playbook in verbose mode, and provides more logs to add information. When you are satisfied, click Deploy.

   

Procedure

1. Create new bricks

   Create the bricks on the servers you want to expand your volume across by following the instructions in Creating bricks using ansible or Creating bricks above a VDO layer using ansible depending on your requirements.

   Important

   If the path: defined does not begin with /rhgs the bricks are not detected automatically by the Administration Portal. Synchronize the host storage after running the create_brick.yml playbook to synchronize the new bricks to the Administration Portal.

   1. Click Compute → Hosts and select the host.
   2. Click Storage Devices.
   3. Click Sync.

   Repeat for each host that has new bricks.

2. Add new bricks to the volume

   1. Log in to RHV Administration Console.
   2. Click Storage → Volumes and select the volume to expand.
   3. Click the Bricks tab.
   4. Click Add. The Add Bricks window opens.

   5. Add new bricks.

      1. Select the brick host from the Host dropdown menu.
      2. Select the brick to add from the Brick Directory dropdown menu and click Add.
   6. When all bricks are listed, click OK to add bricks to the volume.

Procedure

1. Log in to the Web Console.
2. Click Virtualization → Hosted Engine and then click Manage Gluster.

3. Click Expand Cluster. The Gluster Deployment window opens.

   1. On the Hosts tab, enter the FQDN or IP address of the new hyperconverged nodes and click Next.

      

   2. On the Volumes tab, specify the details of the volume you want to create.

      

   3. On the Bricks tab, specify the details of the disks to be used to create the Gluster volume.

      

   4. On the Review tab, check the generated file for any problems. When you are satisfied, click Deploy.

      

      Deployment takes some time to complete. The following screen appears when the cluster has been successfully expanded.

      

Procedure

1. Log in to the Web Console.
2. Click Virtualization → Hosted Engine and then click Manage Gluster.

3. Click Create Volume. The Create Volume window opens.

   1. On the Hosts tab, select three different hyperconverged hosts with unused disks and click Next.

      

   2. On the Volumes tab, specify the details of the volume you want to create and click Next.

      

   3. On the Bricks tab, specify the details of the disks to be used to create the volume and click Next.

      

   4. On the Review tab, check the generated configuration file for any incorrect information. When you are satisfied, click Deploy.

      

      The following screen is displayed when deployment completes successfully.