[OpenAFS] How to cleanly remove a 2nd eth address from a file server

[Derek Atkins]

Yes, you use NetInfo and NetRestrict that tells AFS which addresses
to advertize.  Then the clients will use only the advertized
addresses.

-derek

"Neulinger, Nathan" <nneul@umr.edu> writes:

> Not what I meant... Getting rid of the ip addr on the server is easy
> (ifconfig eth0:0 down) - the problem is that all that clients are still
> trying to use that IP, and are waiting for timeouts to lose contact with the
> server.
> 
> Is there some straightforward way to get the clients to switch to the other
> address?
> 
> -- Nathan
> 
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> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Nickolai Zeldovich [mailto:kolya@MIT.EDU] 
> > Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 2:54 PM
> > To: OpenAFS Info List
> > Subject: Re: [OpenAFS] How to cleanly remove a 2nd eth 
> > address from a file server
> > 
> > 
> > > I have a file server that's got a virtual ethernet address 
> > on it, and
> > > clients are using it. Is there a recommended procedure for 
> > cleanly removing
> > > this extra address and having the clients start using the other one?
> > 
> > Create /usr/afs/local/NetInfo or NetRestrict, containing, one 
> > per line,
> > the IP addresses you want the fileserver to use exclusively, or avoid
> > using, respectively.
> > 
> > -- kolya
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