[8359] in Info-AFS_Redistribution
Re: Replication volume swaps
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jeff Blaine)
Fri Dec 29 10:09:22 2000
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2000 09:40:15 -0500 (EST)
From: Jeff Blaine <jblaine@linus.mitre.org>
To: Mitch Collinsworth <mitch@ccmr.cornell.edu>
cc: info-afs@transarc.com
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> > Given a file server 'afs1' which contains replica volumes on partition
> > /vicepa, a file server 'afs2' which is empty, and given that there are
> > no other replica servers for those volumes (just the read-write vols ...
> > bare with me), what's the best way to change (move, not add) the replication
> > site of some volumes on afs1:/vicepa to afs2:/vicepa ?
>
> I _think_ you're asking how to move a read-only volume. The answer
> is you don't. You create a new one at the new location and then
> nuke the old one.
Yes, that is what I am asking
> - vos addsite to define a new r/o volume location
> - vos release to clone the r/w to all r/o's
> - vos remove to remote the old r/o
So, now my question is (to you and the other person who replied with the
same info): Why is 'vos remsite' never used in your solution?
Thanks for your responses.
