[DRBD-user] [severity critical] Unable to re-use device in stand-alone mode

Helmut Wollmersdorfer helmut.wollmersdorfer at fixpunkt.de
Fri Apr 1 12:46:06 CEST 2011

Note: "permalinks" may not be as permanent as we would like,
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Am 01.04.2011 um 09:54 schrieb Helmut Wollmersdorfer:

>
> Am 31.03.2011 um 18:02 schrieb Brian R. Hellman:
>
>> If you're really sure you want to be primary and blow away the data  
>> on
>> the other node you can do:
>
>> drbdadm -- --overwrite-data-of-peer primary drbd1_2
>
>> Where drbd1_2 is the device you want to promote to become your new  
>> primary.
>
> root at xen09:/# cat /proc/drbd
> version: 8.3.7 (api:88/proto:86-91)
> srcversion: EE47D8BF18AC166BE219757
>
> 1: cs:WFConnection ro:Primary/Unknown ds:UpToDate/Outdated C r----
>    ns:0 nr:0 dw:0 dr:200 al:0 bm:0 lo:0 pe:0 ua:0 ap:0 ep:1 wo:b oos: 
> 1424
> 2: cs:WFConnection ro:Secondary/Unknown ds:Consistent/DUnknown C r----
>    ns:0 nr:0 dw:0 dr:0 al:0 bm:0 lo:0 pe:0 ua:0 ap:0 ep:1 wo:b oos:0
>
> root at xen09:/# drbdadm -- --overwrite-data-of-peer primary drbd1_2
> 2: State change failed: (-2) Refusing to be Primary without at least  
> one UpToDate disk
> Command 'drbdsetup 2 primary --overwrite-data-of-peer' terminated  
> with exit code 17
>
> If there is no way to reuse the device then it's a grave bug or  
> misconception of DRBD.
> Isn't it the main reason to use DRBD to have a usable device in the  
> case of a damaged hardware-node?

Now changed the topic to 'critical' bug, because it's a show-stopper  
for my project.

Read TFM again and again -- no solution.

Helmut Wollmersdorfer






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