[OpenAFS] Migration Docs?

Derek Atkins warlord@MIT.EDU
24 Jun 2002 14:53:44 -0400


There is little risk.

-derek

<jsherwin@subtle.org> writes:

> "just work", eh? Ok... I'll give it a shot... as long as theres little
> risk of losing any of the volumes.
> 
> /me crosses fingers.
> 
> thanx for the help.
> 
> jeff...
> 
> On Mon, 24 Jun 2002, Derrick J Brashear wrote:
> 
> > On Mon, 24 Jun 2002 jsherwin@subtle.org wrote:
> > 
> > > I haven't seen any online so I figured I'd pipe and ask:
> > > 
> > > Does anyone have any notes or docs on upgrading an OpenAFS server
> > > (specifically from 1.2.3 to 1.2.5 on linux_2.4). I have a very small
> > > cluster of servers, all but one being just file servers and one
> > > fileserver/backupserver/kaserver/vlserver/etc. I'm not sure what the best
> > > methods are and would be interested in hearing what works, what doesn't
> > > and why.
> > 
> > client: install the new afsd and kernel modules using whatever package
> > system you use or by putting the files into the locations of the old ones.
> > reboot. 
> > 
> > server: install the new binaries using whatever package system you use, or
> > by installing them where the existing ones are (possibly /usr/afs/bin,
> > possibly not). bos restart (servername) -all -bosserver
> > 
> > you'll have an outage while the fileservers reattach volumes, which
> > basically takes an amount of time determined by how much you have. For a
> > small fileserver you won't notice.
> > 
> > it should "just work"
> > 
> > 
> > 
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