Coda File System

Re: volume replication to new server

From: Roger Mason <rmason_at_esd.mun.ca>
Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:27:33 -0330
Hello,

Neil Horman <nhorman_at_tuxdriver.com> writes:

> On Wed, Nov 05, 2008 at 10:56:58AM -0330, Roger Mason wrote:

[blah blah]

>> Now I would like volumes created _before_ adding the second server to
>> be replicated to it.
>> 
>> Is this possible?  If so, how?

> I've been using coda for a few months now, and I've found that if you have a
> volume that you want replicated to a newly added server, you can do so by
> creating a new volume (either with volutil clone if you want at read-only
> replica), or with volutil create if you want a read-write replica.  In the
> latter case, however, after you create the replica, you will need to manually
> edit the VRDB to make coda aware that the new volume is a replica of the
> origional (see man vrdb for details).

 u+codalist-wk5r_at_chalmers.se writes:

> See http://coda.wikidev.net/Dynamically_add_replicated_server

> I guess it contains all the necessary bits.

Thank you both very much.  I followed the procedure given on the wiki
and it seems to have worked.

Regards,
Roger
Received on 2008-11-07 11:02:35