[OpenAFS] Re: Quickie: server prefs
Timothy Balcer
timothy@telmate.com
Fri, 20 Dec 2013 16:11:40 -0800
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=CB=87To be more clear.. the problematic server (one I was salvaging) had t=
hr
RW/RO pair, and was pref 5005. I set it to 35000 through fs getserverprefs
> /tmp/foo, editing that file, and reissuing it through fs setserverprefs
-stdin. The other Fileservers which had RO copies were now at about 20000.
It still went for the 35000 pref server.
On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 3:10 PM, Timothy Balcer <timothy@telmate.com> wrote=
:
> I took down a file server for salvaging today, part of routine
> maintenance. It had a RW/RO pair on it of volume 'photos', and there were
> two RO copies on two other fileservers (on other networks).These RO copie=
s
> are mounted and online.
>
> When the salvage process started, nothing could talk to the RO path to th=
e
> mount. Got some 'Device doesn't exist' sort of errors. Even on the remote
> network fileservers.
>
> VLDB entries are clean. Releases are all congruent.
>
> Tried manually setting pref via fs setserverprefs.. set that server pref
> to 35000
>
> Still tries to access the local RW/RO volume for the RO path.. doing an
> strace showed this was true.
>
> The problem will fix itself once the salvage is over, but this is
> disturbing... what can I do to avoid this sort of problem in future? Am I
> doing something wrong here? Better troubleshooting? Advice appreciated :)
>
> --
> Timothy Balcer / IT Services
> Telmate / San Francisco, CA
> Direct / (415) 300-4313
> Customer Service / (800) 205-5510
>
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Timothy Balcer / IT Services
Telmate / San Francisco, CA
Direct / (415) 300-4313
Customer Service / (800) 205-5510
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<div dir=3D"ltr">=CB=87To be more clear.. the problematic server (one I was=
salvaging) had thr RW/RO pair, and was pref 5005. I set it to 35000 throug=
h fs getserverprefs > /tmp/foo, editing that file, and reissuing it thro=
ugh fs setserverprefs -stdin. The other Fileservers which had RO copies wer=
e now at about 20000.<br>
<br>It still went for the 35000 pref server.<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_e=
xtra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 3:10 PM, T=
imothy Balcer <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:timothy@telmate.com" =
target=3D"_blank">timothy@telmate.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div><div><div><div>I =
took down a file server for salvaging today, part of routine maintenance. I=
t had a RW/RO pair on it of volume 'photos', and there were two RO =
copies on two other fileservers (on other networks).These RO copies are mou=
nted and online.<br>
<br></div>When the salvage process started, nothing could talk to the RO pa=
th to the mount. Got some 'Device doesn't exist' sort of errors=
. Even on the remote network fileservers.<br><br></div>VLDB entries are cle=
an. Releases are all congruent.<br>
<br></div>Tried manually setting pref via fs setserverprefs.. set that serv=
er pref to 35000<br><br></div>Still tries to access the local RW/RO volume =
for the RO path.. doing an strace showed this was true.<br><br></div>The pr=
oblem will fix itself once the salvage is over, but this is disturbing... w=
hat can I do to avoid this sort of problem in future? Am I doing something =
wrong here? Better troubleshooting? Advice appreciated :)<span class=3D"HOE=
nZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br clear=3D"all">
<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><br>-- <br><span style=3D"border-collaps=
e:collapse;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:=
x-small">Timothy Balcer / IT Services<br>Telmate / San Francisco, CA<br>
Direct / </span><span style=3D"border-collapse:collapse;font-family:verdana=
,sans-serif;font-size:x-small"><font color=3D"#1155cc"><a href=3D"tel:%2841=
5%29%20300-4313" value=3D"+14153004313" target=3D"_blank">(415) 300-4313</a=
></font><br>
<font color=3D"#666666">Customer Service /=C2=A0</font><a value=3D"+1800205=
5510" style=3D"color:rgb(17,85,204)">(800) 205-5510</a></span>
</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></font></span></div>
</blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br><span style=3D"border-c=
ollapse:collapse;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font=
-size:x-small">Timothy Balcer / IT Services<br>Telmate / San Francisco, CA<=
br>
Direct / </span><span style=3D"border-collapse:collapse;font-family:verdana=
,sans-serif;font-size:x-small"><font color=3D"#1155cc">(415) 300-4313</font=
><br><font color=3D"#666666">Customer Service /=C2=A0</font><a value=3D"+18=
002055510" style=3D"color:rgb(17,85,204)">(800) 205-5510</a></span>
</div>
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