Just for clarification, this RFE is for changing the name of the Network Shared Disk device used to store data for file systems, not a NSD I/O server node name, -Bryan
From: gpfsug-discuss-boun...@spectrumscale.org <gpfsug-discuss-boun...@spectrumscale.org> On Behalf Of Christopher Black Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2020 1:26 PM To: gpfsug main discussion list <gpfsug-discuss@spectrumscale.org> Subject: Re: [gpfsug-discuss] RFE upvote request for "Change NSD Name" RFE [EXTERNAL EMAIL] +1 from me. Someone did a building block install for us and named a couple io nodes with initial upper case (unlike all other unix hostnames in our env which are all lowercase). For a while it just bothered us, and we complained occasionally to hear that it was not easy to change. Over two years after install a case-sensitive bug in call home hit us on those two io nodes. Best, Chris From: <gpfsug-discuss-boun...@spectrumscale.org<mailto:gpfsug-discuss-boun...@spectrumscale.org>> on behalf of Bryan Banister <bbanis...@jumptrading.com<mailto:bbanis...@jumptrading.com>> Reply-To: gpfsug main discussion list <gpfsug-discuss@spectrumscale.org<mailto:gpfsug-discuss@spectrumscale.org>> Date: Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at 2:16 PM To: gpfsug main discussion list <gpfsug-discuss@spectrumscale.org<mailto:gpfsug-discuss@spectrumscale.org>> Subject: [gpfsug-discuss] RFE upvote request for "Change NSD Name" RFE Hey all… Hope all your clusters are up and performing well… Got a new RFE (I searched and didn’t find anything like it) for your consideration. The ability to change the name of an existing NSD: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rfe/execute?use_case=viewRfe&CR_ID=147125<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.ibm.com/developerworks/rfe/execute?use_case=viewRfe&CR_ID=147125__;!!C6sPl7C9qQ!A9Xxl1aqkzhreSk41q7vR7GAgo-Dq3KsEpHcGfx8t_I15bCq7T0l5UyHAL7p6nLq$> We embed information into the NSD name, which sometimes needs to be updated. However there isn’t a way to simply change the NSD name. You can update the NSD ServerList, but not the name. You can remove the NSD from a file system, delete it, then recreate with a new name and add it back into the file system, but there are obvious risks and serious space and performance impacts to production file systems when performing these operations. Thanks! -Bryan ________________________________ This message is for the recipient’s use only, and may contain confidential, privileged or protected information. Any unauthorized use or dissemination of this communication is prohibited. If you received this message in error, please immediately notify the sender and destroy all copies of this message. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses, as we accept no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email.
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