[DRBD-user] how to drbd the / filesystem device

Bart Coninckx bart.coninckx at telenet.be
Mon May 3 19:27:04 CEST 2010

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On Monday 03 May 2010 19:26:32 Joao Ferreira gmail wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> I've been reading and trying out drbd for the last 3 days. I know this
> may sounds a bit crazy, but... here goes: I realy need to drbd my "/"
> block device.
> 
> I have a basic understanding of drbd and most examples I've seen so far
> point to drbd'ing a specific partition apart from the "core" OS
> partitions like "/", "/var";
> 
> I don't know if drbd'ing the "/" partition is acutally an impossibility
> "just because" or if there are ways to work around this and make the
> kernel be able to boot the drbd and mount the root filesystem on it.
> 
> Like I said: I really don't know if this is a simple thing or a very
> complex workaround or even totally impossible.
> 
> My problem is simple: boss want's it :)
> 
> Any pointers or some light on the matter would be very much appreciated.
> 
> Cheers
> Joao
> 
> 
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I've read before on this list it is near to impossible. But I wonder what 
would happen of you would put something on DRBD and to a pivot root to it.

Rgds,


Bart



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