[OpenAFS] resurrecting dead server

Ted Creedon tcreedon@easystreet.net
Sun, 16 Jan 2011 10:48:02 -0800


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How about moving the /usr/afs directories from a known good server to the RW
server and doing the same?

ted

On Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 7:10 AM, Jason Edgecombe <jason@rampaginggeek.com>wrote:

> On 01/15/2011 01:05 PM, Ted Creedon wrote:
>
>> my R/W server died but /vicepa and /vicepb were saved on their raid
>> drives.
>> this server also ran the krb5kdc...
>>
>> there are 2 other RO servers still OK but 2 out of 20 volumes are not up
>> to
>> date. both were running upclient etc
>>
>> the data on the RO servers is:
>> /usr/afs/db:
>> total 316
>> drwx------ 2 root root   4096 May  5  2009 ./
>> drwxr-xr-x 7 root root   4096 May  6  2009 ../
>> -rw------- 1 root root   1088 May  2  2009 bdb.DB0
>> -rw------- 1 root root     64 Jan  7 12:18 bdb.DBSYS1
>> -rw------- 1 root root  68672 May  5  2009 prdb.DB0
>> -rw------- 1 root root  68672 May  5  2009 prdb.DB0.bak
>> -rw------- 1 root root     64 Jan  7 12:18 prdb.DBSYS1
>> -rw------- 1 root root     64 May  5  2009 prdb.DBSYS1.bak
>> -rw------- 1 root root 144448 Jan  7 12:18 vldb.DB0
>> -rw------- 1 root root     64 Jan  7 13:50 vldb.DBSYS1
>>
>> /usr/afs/etc:
>> total 80
>> drwxr-xr-x 2 root root  4096 Jun 16  2010 ./
>> drwxr-xr-x 7 root root  4096 May  6  2009 ../
>> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root   162 Jan  7 12:17 CellServDB
>> -rw------- 1 root root   100 May  6  2009 KeyFile
>> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root    10 May  2  2009 NetRestrict
>> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root    11 May  6  2009 ThisCell
>> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root    39 Nov 15  2008 UserList
>>
>> /usr/afs/local:
>> total 24
>> drwx------ 2 root root 4096 Jan  7 13:53 ./
>> drwxr-xr-x 7 root root 4096 May  6  2009 ../
>> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root  313 Apr 30  2009 BosConfig
>> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root   10 May  6  2009 NetRestrict
>> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root    0 Jan  7 13:53 SALVAGE.fs
>> srwxr-xr-x 1 root root    0 Jan  7 12:22 fssync.sock=
>> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root    0 May  2  2009 salvage.lock
>> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root   32 Jan  7 11:55 sysid
>> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root   32 Jan  7 11:00 sysid.old
>>
>>
>> what's the best way to proceed after I rekey
>>
>> PS I also have vos dump files but the 2 aforementiined volumes are not up
>> to
>> date.
>>
>> thanks
>>
>> tedc
>>
>>  I suggest connecting the raid drives to another server, possibly one of
> your R/O servers. Mount the /vicepX partitions, restart the fileserver, then
> run "vos syncserv" and "vos syncvldb" to have the recovered volumes be
> remapped to the different server.
>
> Jason
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How about moving the /usr/afs directories from a known good server to the R=
W server and doing the same?<br><br>ted<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">O=
n Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 7:10 AM, Jason Edgecombe <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a hr=
ef=3D"mailto:jason@rampaginggeek.com">jason@rampaginggeek.com</a>&gt;</span=
> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; borde=
r-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div><div></div><=
div class=3D"h5">On 01/15/2011 01:05 PM, Ted Creedon wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; borde=
r-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
my R/W server died but /vicepa and /vicepb were saved on their raid drives.=
<br>
this server also ran the krb5kdc...<br>
<br>
there are 2 other RO servers still OK but 2 out of 20 volumes are not up to=
<br>
date. both were running upclient etc<br>
<br>
the data on the RO servers is:<br>
/usr/afs/db:<br>
total 316<br>
drwx------ 2 root root =A0 4096 May =A05 =A02009 ./<br>
drwxr-xr-x 7 root root =A0 4096 May =A06 =A02009 ../<br>
-rw------- 1 root root =A0 1088 May =A02 =A02009 bdb.DB0<br>
-rw------- 1 root root =A0 =A0 64 Jan =A07 12:18 bdb.DBSYS1<br>
-rw------- 1 root root =A068672 May =A05 =A02009 prdb.DB0<br>
-rw------- 1 root root =A068672 May =A05 =A02009 prdb.DB0.bak<br>
-rw------- 1 root root =A0 =A0 64 Jan =A07 12:18 prdb.DBSYS1<br>
-rw------- 1 root root =A0 =A0 64 May =A05 =A02009 prdb.DBSYS1.bak<br>
-rw------- 1 root root 144448 Jan =A07 12:18 vldb.DB0<br>
-rw------- 1 root root =A0 =A0 64 Jan =A07 13:50 vldb.DBSYS1<br>
<br>
/usr/afs/etc:<br>
total 80<br>
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root =A04096 Jun 16 =A02010 ./<br>
drwxr-xr-x 7 root root =A04096 May =A06 =A02009 ../<br>
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root =A0 162 Jan =A07 12:17 CellServDB<br>
-rw------- 1 root root =A0 100 May =A06 =A02009 KeyFile<br>
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root =A0 =A010 May =A02 =A02009 NetRestrict<br>
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root =A0 =A011 May =A06 =A02009 ThisCell<br>
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root =A0 =A039 Nov 15 =A02008 UserList<br>
<br>
/usr/afs/local:<br>
total 24<br>
drwx------ 2 root root 4096 Jan =A07 13:53 ./<br>
drwxr-xr-x 7 root root 4096 May =A06 =A02009 ../<br>
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root =A0313 Apr 30 =A02009 BosConfig<br>
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root =A0 10 May =A06 =A02009 NetRestrict<br>
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root =A0 =A00 Jan =A07 13:53 SALVAGE.fs<br>
srwxr-xr-x 1 root root =A0 =A00 Jan =A07 12:22 fssync.sock=3D<br>
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root =A0 =A00 May =A02 =A02009 salvage.lock<br>
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root =A0 32 Jan =A07 11:55 sysid<br>
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root =A0 32 Jan =A07 11:00 sysid.old<br>
<br>
<br>
what&#39;s the best way to proceed after I rekey<br>
<br>
PS I also have vos dump files but the 2 aforementiined volumes are not up t=
o<br>
date.<br>
<br>
thanks<br>
<br>
tedc<br>
<br>
</blockquote></div></div>
I suggest connecting the raid drives to another server, possibly one of you=
r R/O servers. Mount the /vicepX partitions, restart the fileserver, then r=
un &quot;vos syncserv&quot; and &quot;vos syncvldb&quot; to have the recove=
red volumes be remapped to the different server.<br>

<br>
Jason<br>
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