[ Thanks Esther ]
Let's assume for the sake of this discussion that the
old server (downserver) cannot be brought up in order
to syncvldb against the empty /vicep mount points.
Let's also assume that OpenAFS is not being used, but
IBM AFS is being used. I know this is the openafs-info
list and all, but I'm sure many of you have legacy
experience with IBM/Transarc AFS. That is, 'vos changeloc'
is not available.
My concern is the wording of the 'vos delentry' instructions:
"A specified volume can be any of 3 types (RW, RO, or
backup), but the ENTIRE ENTRY is removed no matter
what type is provided."
Does that mean if I 'vos delentry -server downserver' and,
while processing the VLDB for things to delete, it will
delete ALL replica site information for a RO that was on
downserver?
Jeff
Jeff Blaine wrote:
Hypothetical Scenario:
AFS fileserver 'downserver' is down and unbootable.
It served both RW and RO volumes. A list of these
volumes is attainable via vos listvldb. Let's assume
'downserver' is going to have to be down for a week.
AFS fileserver 'up' is up.
AFS fileserver 'up' has 'downserver's old /vice
partitions mounted (they are no longer physically
connected to 'downserver').
fs has been restarted on 'up'.
Questions:
I can't easily test these.
Obviously a 'vos syncvldb up' needs to happen at some point.
1. Is it necessary (and wise) to use 'vos delentry -server
downserver' beforehand to avoid VLDB issues?
2. OR... will 'vos syncvldb downserver' then 'vos syncvldb
up' cause the dead VLDB entries to clear out due to the
server being inaccessible?
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