[DRBD-user] Re: drbd 0.7.5 on RHEL 3 Problem

RobH n33dl3 at web.de
Thu Nov 18 20:24:42 CET 2004

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Thanks,
But I have found the following howto 
http://linuxha.trick.ca/DRBD_2fHowTo_2fInstall I did it slight different 
from this how to, I will try to compile it again and if it then still 
isn't working I will be back with the Console output.
Before I start drbd do I need to load the module manually (insmod 
drbd)??
I have read that somebody had to do this before starting drbd, I have 
tested drbd 0.6.xx on a suse 9 Linux machine there it was not needed.
Do you now what I need to change in the drbd/linux/drbd_config.h?? I 
guess that I will take a look at it tomorrow.

Regards
RobH

"Todd Denniston" 
<Todd.Denniston at ssa.crane.navy.mil> wrote 
in message 
news:Todd.Denniston at ssa.crane.navy.mil:
> RobH wrote:
> >
> > Hi ,
> >
> > I am trying to get drbd 0.7.5 work on a Red hat enterprise Linux 3 (
> > White box enterprise Linux 3 ) with kernel 2.4.21-15.EL
> >
> > The make make install was without any errors and insmod drdb after
> > compiling was also o.k.
> > But when I am trying to get drbd work , ./drbd start , then after
> > initialising the resources and both machines,  both systems crashing
> > and
> > the only thing what I can do is to press the power button on both
> > servers.
> >
> > Has anybody have some experience with RHEL 3 or is it better to use an
> > older version of drbd like 0.6.XX??
> suggestion,
> do a `telinit 3` on both servers before doing the drbd work.  the `telinit
> 3`
> will put you in runlevel 3 (console mode instead of X) and if the kernel
> is
> OOPs or panicking you can then see the output and all of us might be able
> help
> you more in figuring out what is wrong.
>
> as an aside, I believe it is good practice, on machines that are just
> servers,
> to set them up in runlevel 3 all the time because no one should be logged
> in
> running X apps on the head of servers.  so I would also suggest
> modifying
> /etc/inittab to set 3 as the default.
> Hope you find this helpful.
> ===================================================================
> --- /etc/inittab        2004/02/10 23:29:13     1.1
> +++ /etc/inittab        2003/12/01 18:07:11
> @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
>  #   5 - X11
>  #   6 - reboot (Do NOT set initdefault to this)
>  #
> -id:5:initdefault:
> +id:3:initdefault:
>
>  # System initialization.
>  si::sysinit:/etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit
> ===================================================================
>
> --
> Todd Denniston
> Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC Crane)
> Harnessing the Power of Technology for the Warfighter





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