Description of problem: It is not possible to add a brick as arbiter to an existing volume in replica setup. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 3.7.8+ How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1. create replica 2 volume 2. deploy another node to extend the volume 3. there is no way to add the new node as 3rd brick and to act as an arbiter of the new setup Actual results: One has to destroy the volume and create a new one in the desired setup with arbiter. One is only able to add the new brick as another full replica node. Expected results: the `add-brick` command should accept the arbiter option Additional info:
The support would be coming in 3.8 release. Please refer to https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1318289. A patch http://review.gluster.org/#/c/14126/ is up for review. However the same wouldn't be available in 3.7.x series.
As mentioned in comment#1, closing this bug.