[OpenAFS] restoring root.cell (RW) when main server dies....

[Phil.Moore@morganstanley.com]

>>>>> "Derek" == Derek Atkins <warlord@MIT.EDU> writes:

Derek> vos dump | vos restore

May I respecfully suggest that you *always* use an intermediate file
for this kind of data migration?

Yes, Derek, I know you're paraphrasing, but seriously, if you screw up
the vos restore arguments, then vos dump dies with a SIGPIPE, and
leave the volume transaction hanging.

The timeout for those transactions is on the order of minutes, so if
you are doing this en masse, or doing this in an emergency, that 5
minute (or whatever it is) timeout can be painful.

IOW...

vos dump to a file
vos restore from the file

will usually be much safer.