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| + | == description == | ||
| + | |||
| + | * A easy-to-use graphical tool that can manage storage devices and pools, and file systems | ||
| + | * Includes a wizard (like Roxio or Toast) that can start different applications depending on what is to be accomplished | ||
| + | * Make it easy to create, manage, and back up very large data storage pools | ||
| + | * Make it easy to export and secure data | ||
| + | * Provide a framework for thinking about and documenting data management | ||
| + | |||
| + | == use cases == | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Handles storage devices === | ||
| + | |||
| + | * system and device health | ||
| + | * automatic and manual setting of I/O parameters | ||
| + | * installation, configuration, transport setup | ||
| + | * device error reporting and analysis | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Handles storage pools === | ||
| + | |||
| + | * administers RAID volumes and LVs | ||
| + | * set up hot remote pools | ||
| + | * identify hot swap spare LUNs | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Handles file systems === | ||
| + | |||
| + | * creating | ||
| + | * mounting | ||
| + | * tuning | ||
| + | * resizing | ||
| + | * deleting | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Handles NFS administration === | ||
| + | |||
| + | * client: automated server discovery, | ||
| + | * client: autofs configuration | ||
| + | * server: automatic export of file systems | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Handles data management === | ||
| + | * set up automated storage hierarchies | ||
| + | * one-time or periodic data replication | ||
| + | * one-time or periodic backup | ||
| + | * restore and disaster recovery | ||
| + | |||
| + | == other examples == | ||
| + | |||
| + | * star, cpio, rsync | ||
| + | * Smit on AIX | ||
| + | * zpool and zfs on Solaris | ||
| + | |||
| + | == requirements == | ||
| + | |||
| + | * Need a good name for it | ||
| + | * Must tie together the disparate, separately maintained, and undocumented masses of storage utilities that exist on Linux | ||
| + | * And provide new tools that don't already exist | ||
| + | * Emulates the nice model provided by zpool/zfs | ||
| + | * Management | ||
| + | ** Do we want some kind of permanent storage management (disk/CF/optical/tape)? Device maintenance? Ways to drive smartctl, hdparm, or other testing? | ||
| + | ** Do we want some kind of storage pool management (manage LVs, manage pools [for fs's that understand them]? | ||
| + | ** Do we want some kind of file system management (create, check, remove, expand)? Managing /etc/fstab, /etc/exports, and the automounters? Disk usage analyzer (boabab)? | ||
| + | ** Do we want some kind of data management (replication/migration/backup/mirroring)? | ||
| + | |||
| + | == major architecture == | ||
| + | |||
| + | * Need to look at tools for constructing nice GUIs on Linux | ||
| + | ** Ask around | ||
| + | ** Some web searching | ||
| + | ** Look at Python web site: again, Python might be best to prototype | ||
| + | *** Python seems to have plenty of options | ||
| + | ** Let's start small | ||
| + | *** Add a GUI to fdisk, mdadm | ||
| + | *** Try constructing a GUI for managing fstab or exports | ||
| + | *** Build a GUI for starting other applications | ||
| + | |||
| + | == operation == | ||
| + | |||
| + | == random ideas == | ||
| + | |||
| + | * Start simple -- admin /etc/fstab or run smartctl | ||
| + | * Need place to collect ideas publicly | ||
| + | ** NFSv4 wiki | ||
| + | ** irc -- use #linuxfs, or something else | ||
| + | ** mailing list? | ||
| + | * Python! | ||
| + | ** Found some interesting pythings that could help | ||
| + | *** module that can do stuff with devices | ||
| + | *** pyparted to deal with partition management | ||
| + | *** pylibacl for... well, you know | ||
| + | |||
| + | == free-form notes == | ||
| + | |||
Would be nice to have some kind of wizard-like user space tool that would allow virtualized data management on Linux. | Would be nice to have some kind of wizard-like user space tool that would allow virtualized data management on Linux. | ||
Latest revision as of 01:15, 16 August 2007
Contents |
description
- A easy-to-use graphical tool that can manage storage devices and pools, and file systems
- Includes a wizard (like Roxio or Toast) that can start different applications depending on what is to be accomplished
- Make it easy to create, manage, and back up very large data storage pools
- Make it easy to export and secure data
- Provide a framework for thinking about and documenting data management
use cases
Handles storage devices
- system and device health
- automatic and manual setting of I/O parameters
- installation, configuration, transport setup
- device error reporting and analysis
Handles storage pools
- administers RAID volumes and LVs
- set up hot remote pools
- identify hot swap spare LUNs
Handles file systems
- creating
- mounting
- tuning
- resizing
- deleting
Handles NFS administration
- client: automated server discovery,
- client: autofs configuration
- server: automatic export of file systems
Handles data management
- set up automated storage hierarchies
- one-time or periodic data replication
- one-time or periodic backup
- restore and disaster recovery
other examples
- star, cpio, rsync
- Smit on AIX
- zpool and zfs on Solaris
requirements
- Need a good name for it
- Must tie together the disparate, separately maintained, and undocumented masses of storage utilities that exist on Linux
- And provide new tools that don't already exist
- Emulates the nice model provided by zpool/zfs
- Management
- Do we want some kind of permanent storage management (disk/CF/optical/tape)? Device maintenance? Ways to drive smartctl, hdparm, or other testing?
- Do we want some kind of storage pool management (manage LVs, manage pools [for fs's that understand them]?
- Do we want some kind of file system management (create, check, remove, expand)? Managing /etc/fstab, /etc/exports, and the automounters? Disk usage analyzer (boabab)?
- Do we want some kind of data management (replication/migration/backup/mirroring)?
major architecture
- Need to look at tools for constructing nice GUIs on Linux
- Ask around
- Some web searching
- Look at Python web site: again, Python might be best to prototype
- Python seems to have plenty of options
- Let's start small
- Add a GUI to fdisk, mdadm
- Try constructing a GUI for managing fstab or exports
- Build a GUI for starting other applications
operation
random ideas
- Start simple -- admin /etc/fstab or run smartctl
- Need place to collect ideas publicly
- NFSv4 wiki
- irc -- use #linuxfs, or something else
- mailing list?
- Python!
- Found some interesting pythings that could help
- module that can do stuff with devices
- pyparted to deal with partition management
- pylibacl for... well, you know
- Found some interesting pythings that could help
free-form notes
Would be nice to have some kind of wizard-like user space tool that would allow virtualized data management on Linux.
Need to scope the requirements.
Do we want some kind of permanent storage management (disk/CF/optical)? Device maintenance? Ways to drive SMART, or other testing?
Do we want some kind of storage pool management (manage LVs, manage pools [for fs's that understand them])?
Do we want some kind of file system managment (create, check, remove, expand)? Managing /etc/fstab, /etc/exports, and the automounters? boabab (disk usage analyzer)
Do we want some kind of data management (replicate/migrate/backup/mirror)?
So I think we can start small. Take a common TUI utility or two (fdisk or mdadm) and try constructing a GUI around it.
