[OpenAFS] vos changeaddr -remove isnt removing an unreachable
server
Hartmut Reuter
reuter@rzg.mpg.de
Wed, 26 Mar 2003 08:42:53 +0100
vos remsite afsb2 a tools.java.sun131
will do it. It does only a change in the database without contacting the
server afsb2.
Hartmut
Tim Prendergast schrieb:
> It looks like all of our volumes have all of our afs servers listed. How
> do I remove only the one from all of them so our releases work properly
> again? I am trying to remove afsb2 from all of our volumes because our
> releases all error out and do not complete to all the clients, citing
> the fact that they cannot reach that server.
>
> Example (we have 211 volumes):
> tools.java.sun131
> RWrite: 536871140 ROnly: 536871443 Backup: 536871718
> number of sites -> 4
> server afsp partition /vicepa RW Site
> server afsp partition /vicepa RO Site
> server afsb partition /vicepa RO Site
> server afsb2 partition /vicepa RO Site
>
> Regards,
> Tim Prendergast
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: openafs-info-admin@openafs.org
> [mailto:openafs-info-admin@openafs.org] On Behalf Of Hartmut Reuter
> Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 11:41 PM
> To: Tim Prendergast
> Cc: openafs-info@openafs.org
> Subject: Re: [OpenAFS] vos changeaddr -remove isnt removing an
> unreachable server
>
>
> there is probably still a volume entry in the vldb which points to this
> server. Try a "vos listvldb -server <id>" to find out.
>
> Hartmut
>
> Tim Prendergast schrieb:
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>
>>
>>I am trying to remove a server from our afs cell, but upon issuing the
>
>
>>following:
>>
>>vos changeaddr x.x.x.x -remove
>>
>>
>>
>>I get the following response:
>>
>>Could not remove server x.x.x.x from the VLDB
>>
>>VLDB: volume Id exists in the vldb
>>
>>
>>
>>This command is listed in the admin's guide as the way to remove
>>obsolete servers. Since this system is no longer reachable and gone
>>forever, how can I remove it effectively? Thanks in advance.
>>
>>
>>
>>Regards,
>>
>>Tim Prendergast
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
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