[DRBD-user] Install DRBD on a running system to replicate it

[valbzh]

Thanks for  the reply, that was what I had in mind about the metadata.

Found this link to confirm your reply :
http://www.drbd.org/users-guide/ch-internals.html#s-external-meta-data

I will do some testing then I can do the migration to a failover solution.

Thanks again!


Arnold Krille-3 wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> On Wednesday 10 August 2011 22:10:47 valbzh wrote:
>> I would like to know first if it is possible to install DRBD on a running
>> system (NFS server in my case) in order to link it to an other empty
>> server
>> and sync them.
> 
> Thats possible.
> 
>> I don't want (can't) shutdown this server and I need to migrate it to a
>> replicated solution without turning it off.
> 
> Thats probably not possible.
> 
> 
> To replicate a running system, you will have to decide whether you want 
> internal-meta-data or external. For internal you need to shrink the to-be-
> replicated filesystem in its partition to make room for the meta-data.
> Then you 
> create the configuration and maybe also start drbd on the second node
> already.
> On the first node you have to unmount the filesystem for a short time,
> create 
> the meta-data, start drbd and while it synces the slave, you can already
> mount 
> the filesystem again by its new device (you have to mount the
> drbd-device!)
> 
> Best test this procedure one or two times before doing it live. And get
> enough 
> sleep before doing this kind of change in the middle of the night (if
> thats 
> the best time to shut down the fs)...
> 
> Have fun,
> 
> Arnold
> 
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