[OpenAFS] disaster recovery, help needed.

[Chris Huebsch]

Hi,

On Monday 24 April 2006 03:42, ph rhole oper wrote:

> It was a db server too, but there is one more left online.I think that
> if i install a new OS,
> mount /vicepa , and start afs services, ubik will synchronize and the
> new OS's afs will just bring the /vicepa volumes up.Right?

At first you should make a backup of your administrativ databases of your last 
running server (kaserver.DB*, prdb.DB*, vldb.DB* (,bdb.DB* - if you have it))

Then you can install a new OS on your broken machine. But _do not start_ 
AFS-Servers 

Copy some files manually from your last server left to your reinstalled 
server, which are:

/usr/afs/db/*
/usr/afs/etc/*
/usr/afs/local/BosConfig

(/usr/afs might be at a different location)

Then you can start the afs-processes on your reinstalled server.

Then you can use "udebug <server> <portnumber>" to watch the databases 
synchronize. Ports are in range 7002-7004.

Good Luck

Chris
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