[OpenAFS] Re: how to change openafs server ip address?

TIARA System Man sysman@tiara.sinica.edu.tw
Tue, 3 Mar 2009 15:52:15 +0800


thank YOU felix. & thank god! i was so nervous!! those are back!

BUT, i use 'vos listaddrs' command to check registered vldb. the old
ip 117.108.x.x and 140.109.x.x are disappeared. is this normal? :$
thanks.

best, sam

On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 3:18 PM, Felix Frank <Felix.Frank@desy.de> wrote:
> On Tue, 3 Mar 2009, TIARA System Man wrote:
>
>> after i delete entries of old ip address, the new ip address entries are
>> gone!!
>>
>> # vos delentry -server 117.108.x.x
>>
>> # =C2=A0vos listvldb -server 140.109.x.x
>> VLDB entries for server 140.109..x.x
>>
>> Total entries: 0
>
> Uhm - well THAT sure went well ;p
>
>> [root@afs3 ~]# cd /vicepa
>> [root@afs3 vicepa]# ls
>> AFSIDat =C2=A0lost+found =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 V0536871020.vol =C2=A0V053=
6871091.vol
>> Lock =C2=A0 =C2=A0 V0536870972.vol =C2=A0V0536871088.vol =C2=A0V05368711=
59.vol
>> [root@afs3 vicepa]# cd /vicepb
>> [root@afs3 vicepb]# ls
>> AFSIDat =C2=A0Lock =C2=A0lost+found =C2=A0V0536871069.vol
>> [root@afs3 vicepb]# cd /vicepc
>> [root@afs3 vicepc]# ls
>> AFSIDat =C2=A0Lock =C2=A0lost+found =C2=A0V0536871177.vol
>
> Rather use "vos listvol <server>" than examining vice partitions.
>
>> those volumes are exist, but do i attach those volumes to original id?
>> thank you.
>
> Try vos syncvldb 140.109.x.x
> - Show quoted text -
>
> Regards
> Felix
>
>> On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 3:03 PM, TIARA System Man
>> <sysman@tiara.sinica.edu.tw> wrote:
>>>
>>> just found
>>> http://www.openafs.org/pipermail/openafs-info/2004-December/015854.html
>>>
>>> vos delentry -server 172.17.193.x
>>> vos syncvldb servername
>>> vos syncserv servername
>>>
>>> :P let me try.
>>>
>>> On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 2:55 PM, TIARA System Man
>>> <sysman@tiara.sinica.edu.tw> wrote:
>>> - Show quoted text -
>>>>
>>>> sorry to bother you again!
>>>>
>>>> the following is the result of old ip address. the old ip address is
>>>> no longer on the internet.
>>>> ########
>>>> root@afs ~]# vos listvldb -server 117.108.x.x
>>>> VLDB entries for server 117.108.x.x
>>>>
>>>> home.cfliu
>>>> =C2=A0 =C2=A0RWrite: 536870972
>>>> =C2=A0 =C2=A0number of sites -> 1
>>>> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 server afs3.tiara.sinica.edu.tw partition /vicepa=
 RW Site
>>>>
>>>> home.heating
>>>> =C2=A0 =C2=A0RWrite: 536871069
>>>> =C2=A0 =C2=A0number of sites -> 1
>>>> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 server afs3.tiara.sinica.edu.tw partition /vicepb=
 RW Site
>>>>
>>>> home.rwaur.code
>>>> =C2=A0 =C2=A0RWrite: 536871177
>>>> =C2=A0 =C2=A0number of sites -> 1
>>>> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 server afs3.tiara.sinica.edu.tw partition /vicepc=
 RW Site
>>>>
>>>> home.tychiang
>>>> =C2=A0 =C2=A0RWrite: 536871020
>>>> =C2=A0 =C2=A0number of sites -> 1
>>>> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 server afs3.tiara.sinica.edu.tw partition /vicepa=
 RW Site
>>>>
>>>> home.wcchen
>>>> =C2=A0 =C2=A0RWrite: 536871159
>>>> =C2=A0 =C2=A0number of sites -> 1
>>>> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 server afs3.tiara.sinica.edu.tw partition /vicepa=
 RW Site
>>>>
>>>> software.linux
>>>> =C2=A0 =C2=A0RWrite: 536871090 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 ROnly: 536871091
>>>> =C2=A0 =C2=A0number of sites -> 3
>>>> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 server lupus.tiara.sinica.edu.tw partition /vicep=
a RW Site
>>>> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 server fs.tiara.sinica.edu.tw partition /vicepa R=
O Site
>>>> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 server afs3.tiara.sinica.edu.tw partition /vicepa=
 RO Site
>>>>
>>>> software.macintosh
>>>> =C2=A0 =C2=A0RWrite: 536871087 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 ROnly: 536871088
>>>> =C2=A0 =C2=A0number of sites -> 3
>>>> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 server lupus.tiara.sinica.edu.tw partition /vicep=
a RW Site
>>>> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 server afs3.tiara.sinica.edu.tw partition /vicepa=
 RO Site
>>>> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 server fs.tiara.sinica.edu.tw partition /vicepa R=
O Site
>>>>
>>>> Total entries: 7
>>>> ########
>>>>
>>>> following is the result of the new ip address.
>>>> ########
>>>> [root@afs ~]# vos listvldb -server 140.109.x.x
>>>> VLDB entries for server 140.109.x.x
>>>>
>>>> home.cfliu
>>>> =C2=A0 =C2=A0RWrite: 536870972
>>>> =C2=A0 =C2=A0number of sites -> 1
>>>> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 server afs3.tiara.sinica.edu.tw partition /vicepa=
 RW Site
>>>>
>>>> home.heating
>>>> =C2=A0 =C2=A0RWrite: 536871069
>>>> =C2=A0 =C2=A0number of sites -> 1
>>>> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 server afs3.tiara.sinica.edu.tw partition /vicepb=
 RW Site
>>>>
>>>> home.rwaur.code
>>>> =C2=A0 =C2=A0RWrite: 536871177
>>>> =C2=A0 =C2=A0number of sites -> 1
>>>> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 server afs3.tiara.sinica.edu.tw partition /vicepc=
 RW Site
>>>>
>>>> home.tychiang
>>>> =C2=A0 =C2=A0RWrite: 536871020
>>>> =C2=A0 =C2=A0number of sites -> 1
>>>> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 server afs3.tiara.sinica.edu.tw partition /vicepa=
 RW Site
>>>>
>>>> home.wcchen
>>>> =C2=A0 =C2=A0RWrite: 536871159
>>>> =C2=A0 =C2=A0number of sites -> 1
>>>> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 server afs3.tiara.sinica.edu.tw partition /vicepa=
 RW Site
>>>>
>>>> software.linux
>>>> =C2=A0 =C2=A0RWrite: 536871090 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 ROnly: 536871091
>>>> =C2=A0 =C2=A0number of sites -> 3
>>>> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 server lupus.tiara.sinica.edu.tw partition /vicep=
a RW Site
>>>> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 server fs.tiara.sinica.edu.tw partition /vicepa R=
O Site
>>>> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 server afs3.tiara.sinica.edu.tw partition /vicepa=
 RO Site
>>>>
>>>> software.macintosh
>>>> =C2=A0 =C2=A0RWrite: 536871087 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 ROnly: 536871088
>>>> =C2=A0 =C2=A0number of sites -> 3
>>>> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 server lupus.tiara.sinica.edu.tw partition /vicep=
a RW Site
>>>> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 server afs3.tiara.sinica.edu.tw partition /vicepa=
 RO Site
>>>> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 server fs.tiara.sinica.edu.tw partition /vicepa R=
O Site
>>>>
>>>> Total entries: 7
>>>> ########
>>>>
>>>> i tried to remove the old ip address. it displayed the following
>>>> message.
>>>> [root@afs ~]# vos changeaddr 117.108.x.x -remove
>>>> Could not remove server 117.103.x.x from the VLDB
>>>> VLDB: volume Id exists in the vldb
>>>>
>>>> at this moment, could i use "vos remove 117.108.x.x a =C2=A0cfliu" to
>>>> remove the old ip address entries on by one? i'm not sure will this
>>>> affect the new ip address afs server or not? :$
>>>>
>>>> or should i use "vos delentry"? sorry for my dump questions. thank you
>>>> again!
>>>>
>>>> best, sam
>>>> - Show quoted text -
>>>
>>> - Show quoted text -
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 2:36 PM, Felix Frank <Felix.Frank@desy.de> wrot=
e:
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, 3 Mar 2009, TIARA System Man wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> it still has vldb entries when i use =C2=A0'vos listvldb -server
>>>>>> 117.108.x.x' command. but, those entries are the same with new ip
>>>>>> address which i changed. could i still use =C2=A0`vos changeaddr
>>>>>> 117.108.x.x -remove' command to remove it? sorry. i'm chicken. i'm
>>>>>> afraid to screw up the server. =C2=A0thank you for all the help!!
>>>>>
>>>>> Just to be sure I got this right - you did vos changeaddr <oldip>
>>>>> <newip>
>>>>> and now you VLDB contains duplicate entries for all volumes on the fi=
le
>>>>> server in question?
>>>>>
>>>>> Strange. What does vos examine say about the location of any of the
>>>>> volumes
>>>>> from that server?
>>>>> If there are indeed spurious duplicate entries, use vos changeaddr
>>>>> -remove.
>>>>>
>>>>> Furthermore, if you really lose volume entries, yet the fileserver
>>>>> remains
>>>>> intact and you can vos listvol on it, you should be able to recover a=
ny
>>>>> lost
>>>>> VLDB entries using vos syncvldb.
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards
>>>>> Felix
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 1:10 AM, Andrew Deason <adeason2@uiuc.edu>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Mon, 2 Mar 2009 23:27:39 +0800
>>>>>>> TIARA System Man <sysman@tiara.sinica.edu.tw> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> however, i still have a minnor question. i use vos listaddrs to li=
st
>>>>>>>> server address. the old ip address is still in the list. do you kn=
ow
>>>>>>>> how to remove it?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If there are still vldb entries referencing the old address, you ca=
n
>>>>>>> see
>>>>>>> what they are with `vos listvldb -server 117.108.x.x'. If there's
>>>>>>> nothing referencing it, you can remove it with
>>>>>>> `vos changeaddr 117.108.x.x -remove'
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Andrew Deason
>>>>>>> adeason2@uiuc.edu
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>>> OpenAFS-info mailing list
>>>>>>> OpenAFS-info@openafs.org
>>>>>>> https://lists.openafs.org/mailman/listinfo/openafs-info
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Sam Tseng
>>>>>> Academia Sinica
>>>>>> Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics
>>>>>> Tel: +886-2-3365-2200 ext 742
>>>>>> Fax: +886-2-2367-7849
>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>> OpenAFS-info mailing list
>>>>>> OpenAFS-info@openafs.org
>>>>>> https://lists.openafs.org/mailman/listinfo/openafs-info
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Sam Tseng
>>>> Academia Sinica
>>>> Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics
>>>> Tel: +886-2-3365-2200 ext 742
>>>> Fax: +886-2-2367-7849
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> - Show quoted text -
>>> Sam Tseng
>>> Academia Sinica
>>> Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics
>>> Tel: +886-2-3365-2200 ext 742
>>> Fax: +886-2-2367-7849
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Sam Tseng
>> Academia Sinica
>> Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics
>> Tel: +886-2-3365-2200 ext 742
>> Fax: +886-2-2367-7849
>



--=20
Sam Tseng
Academia Sinica
Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics
Tel: +886-2-3365-2200 ext 742
Fax: +886-2-2367-7849