[OpenAFS] Re: Transferring data from old server to new server

[Youssef Eldakar]

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On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 4:41 PM, Andrew Deason <adeason@sinenomine.net>wrote:

> On Thu, 26 Jul 2012 14:22:25 +0300
> Youssef Eldakar <youssefeldakar@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > 1.4.12+dfsg-3+ubuntu0.1. I am planning to replace this OpenAFS server
> > with another one on another machine running Ubuntu 12.04, which comes
> > with OpenAFS version 1.6.1-1. What's the simplest way to transfer the
> > data over to the new server? Would just rsyncing /vicepa work?
>
> As Lars mentions, using 'vos move' is often the "best" way; the way most
> likely to not have problems. If you 'vos move' all of the data, make
> sure to keep the old server on for at least 2 hours after everything has
> moved before turning it off, so clients have a chance to notice that
> their data has moved.
>

Just want to make sure, to move everything, is it enough to just move the
root.afs volume?

Thanks.

Youssef Eldakar
Bibliotheca Alexandrina

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at=
 4:41 PM, Andrew Deason <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:adeason@sin=
enomine.net" target=3D"_blank">adeason@sinenomine.net</a>&gt;</span> wrote:=
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t:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div class=3D"im">On Thu, 26 Jul 2012 14:22:25 +0300<br>
Youssef Eldakar &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:youssefeldakar@gmail.com">youssefelda=
kar@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
<br>
&gt; 1.4.12+dfsg-3+ubuntu0.1. I am planning to replace this OpenAFS server<=
br>
&gt; with another one on another machine running Ubuntu 12.04, which comes<=
br>
&gt; with OpenAFS version 1.6.1-1. What&#39;s the simplest way to transfer =
the<br>
&gt; data over to the new server? Would just rsyncing /vicepa work?<br>
<br>
</div>As Lars mentions, using &#39;vos move&#39; is often the &quot;best&qu=
ot; way; the way most<br>
likely to not have problems. If you &#39;vos move&#39; all of the data, mak=
e<br>
sure to keep the old server on for at least 2 hours after everything has<br=
>
moved before turning it off, so clients have a chance to notice that<br>
their data has moved.<span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br></f=
ont></span></blockquote><div><br>Just want to make sure, to move everything=
, is it enough to just move the root.afs volume?<br><br></div></div>Thanks.=
<br>
<br>Youssef Eldakar<br>Bibliotheca Alexandrina<br></div>

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