[DRBD-user] How can I use an existing filesystem in drbd?

Vladislav Bogdanov bubble at hoster-ok.com
Wed Sep 1 08:55:10 CEST 2010

Note: "permalinks" may not be as permanent as we would like,
direct links of old sources may well be a few messages off.


Hi,
...
> when I start drbd both server and execute fdisk on /dev/drbd3 :
> [root at centmaster ~]# fdisk -l /dev/drbd3
> Disk /dev/drbd3: 8589 MB, 8589934592 bytes
> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1044 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
>       Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
> /dev/drbd3p1               1         300     2409718+  83  Linux
> /dev/drbd3p2             301        1044     5976180   83  Linux
> [root at centmaster ~]#
>  
> I know that /dev/drbd3p1 = /dev/sdc1 and /dev/drbd3p2 = /dev/sdc2 , 
> but *there is no drbd3p1 or drbd3p2 in the /dev directory *and I cannot mount /dev/drbd3p1 or /dev/drbd3p1 . 
> Anyone can tell me how to use /dev/drbd3p1 and /dev/drbd3p2 ?

# kpartx -a /dev/drbd3



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