Note: "permalinks" may not be as permanent as we would like,
direct links of old sources may well be a few messages off.
On Tuesday 23 November 2004 13:10, Cyril Bouthors wrote: > I need to configure a DRBD cluster where one of the nodes has a > slightly smaller device than the other: the first is 482'624'730 big > whereas the second is 481'861'642 (different disk manufacturer). > > According to the FAQ [1], disk-size has to be set to the smallest > value but I think it's no longer possible with drbd 0.7; at least it's > not present anymore in documentation/drbd.conf.sgml. > > I would like to know if it can be done with 0.7 and how. > drbd-0.7 stores the agreed (smaller) size in its meta-data. Make sure that the two nodes have seen each other once, then each knows the agreed size, by reading it form the mata data area. It is no longer necessary to specify it. BTW, You can use ~drbd/testing/read_gc.pl to dump the content of the meta-data. [WARNING: Only use that script if DRBD is stopped.] -Philipp -- : Dipl-Ing Philipp Reisner Tel +43-1-8178292-50 : : LINBIT Information Technologies GmbH Fax +43-1-8178292-82 : : Schönbrunnerstr 244, 1120 Vienna, Austria http://www.linbit.com :