[OpenAFS] Re: Transferring data from old server to new server
Youssef Eldakar
youssefeldakar@gmail.com
Mon, 30 Jul 2012 16:15:52 +0300
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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.
>
Thanks for that advice.
>
> If you cannot or do not want to do that, yes, you can just rsync the
> /vicep* directories (make sure you use -a). If you do that, you will
> also want to sync the /var/lib/openafs/local directory (do _not_ do this
> if you 'vos move' the data instead).
>
And for this addition. It helps to know the transfer is also doable via
rsync.
>
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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"><<a href=3D"mailto:adeason@sin=
enomine.net" target=3D"_blank">adeason@sinenomine.net</a>></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 <<a href=3D"mailto:youssefeldakar@gmail.com">youssefelda=
kar@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
<br>
> 1.4.12+dfsg-3+ubuntu0.1. I am planning to replace this OpenAFS server<=
br>
> with another one on another machine running Ubuntu 12.04, which comes<=
br>
> with OpenAFS version 1.6.1-1. What's the simplest way to transfer =
the<br>
> data over to the new server? Would just rsyncing /vicepa work?<br>
<br>
</div>As Lars mentions, using 'vos move' is often the "best&qu=
ot; way; the way most<br>
likely to not have problems. If you 'vos move' 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.<br></blockquote><div><br>Thanks for that advice. <br>=
</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-l=
eft:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<br>
If you cannot or do not want to do that, yes, you can just rsync the<br>
/vicep* directories (make sure you use -a). If you do that, you will<br>
also want to sync the /var/lib/openafs/local directory (do _not_ do this<br=
>
if you 'vos move' the data instead).<br></blockquote><div><br>And f=
or this addition. It helps to know the transfer is also doable via rsync.<b=
r>=A0</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;bor=
der-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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Andrew Deason<br>
<a href=3D"mailto:adeason@sinenomine.net">adeason@sinenomine.net</a><br>
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