[OpenAFS] Recover old vice partition

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In data marted=EC 18 ottobre 2011 11:44:30, Marcus Watts ha scritto:

> > =09We have an old vice partition (/vicepc) on an old backup hard-di=
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> > =09with
> > data actually not used. Is there a way to access that data? We woul=
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> > like to bring its volumes online, if possible. Thank you!
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> Sure, 2 choices
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> 1/=09attach the drive to a machine, mount as /vicepX, and
> =09bring that machine up as a new fileserver.  (X can be a, b ...)
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> =09This is useful if the volumes, drive & filesystem are compatible
> =09with your existing server infrastructure.  (in particular,
> =09don't duplicate existing volume ids.)

Thanks a lot for your reply!
Yes it is and I think we are OK with the ids, but I'm not 100% sure! :)=


> 2/=09attach the drive to a temporary machine, mount it anywhere,
> =09and use "voldump" to make vos dumps of all the volumes on
> =09the drive.  then use "vos restore" to export those volumes
> =09to an existing fileserver.

That sounds a bit safer, I think we'll go that way!

> =09This is useful if you don't trust the drive, or the drive or
> =09filesystem are inconvenient or incompatible to use with your
> =09server infrastructure, or you have existing space and simply don't=

> =09want or need another fileserver.

Thank you very much, these are precious informations! See you!!

Stefano
Fabio
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nks a lot for your reply!</p>
<p style=3D" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin=
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; 2/=09attach the drive to a temporary machine, mount it anywhere,</p>
<p style=3D" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin=
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; =09and use &quot;voldump&quot; to make vos dumps of all the volumes o=
n</p>
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; =09the drive.  then use &quot;vos restore&quot; to export those volum=
es</p>
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; =09to an existing fileserver.</p>
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<p style=3D" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin=
-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;">Tha=
t sounds a bit safer, I think we'll go that way!</p>
<p style=3D"-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px=
; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0p=
x; ">&nbsp;</p>
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; =09This is useful if you don't trust the drive, or the drive or</p>
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-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;">&gt=
; =09filesystem are inconvenient or incompatible to use with your</p>
<p style=3D" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin=
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; =09server infrastructure, or you have existing space and simply don't=
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; =09want or need another fileserver.</p>
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<p style=3D" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin=
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nk you very much, these are precious informations! See you!!</p>
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<p style=3D" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin=
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fano</p>
<p style=3D" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin=
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