2018-07-03 4:27 GMT+02:00 Brad Fitzpatrick <[email protected]>:

> Hello,
>
> I was wondering if it's possible or how best to add a DB & WAL to an OSD
> retroactively? (Still using Luminous)
>
> I hurriedly created some HDD-backed bluestore OSDs without their WAL & DB
> on SSDs, and then loaded them up with data.
>
> When I realized I forgot to use the SSD partitions for its WAL & DB, I
> marked the first OSD out, let it drain, nuked it, and recreated it, and am
> now waiting for it to re-populate.
>
> In the meantime, I've been searching for how to best add them
> retroactively on the remaining OSDs.
>
> I found https://swamireddy.wordpress.com/2016/02/19/ceph-
> how-to-add-the-ssd-journal/ which seems to describe how to add the DB,
> but not the WAL.
>
>
Hi Brad, these steps are for Filestore backed OSD's only. Afaik there
currently isn't a procedure to seperate the DB/WAL after OSD creation, so
your current method of marking out, drain and re-create is your only option.

Kind regards,
Caspar



> Any tips?
>
> Thanks!
>
> - Brad
>
>
>
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