[OpenAFS] missing mount point RO volumes

[Derrick J Brashear]

On Fri, 14 Jul 2006, Andrew Bacchi wrote:

> We were getting a time out from our web servers when they tried to access
> files in our AFS cell.  It turned out that the mount point for this
> directory was gone at the two RO sites.  I looked at the RW volume and it
> needed a vos release.  That cured the mount point problem and the web
> servers resumed normal operation.
>
> My questions:
> What could have caused the RO volumes to become unmounted?

A bug, or a person.

> If the RO volumes are inaccessible, doesn't the RW volume become the
> failover site?

No.

> What can I do to prevent this in the future?

Well, what version on the servers? What's in the filelogs?

Derrick