[DRBD-user] Problems getting started with drbd-0.7.3-1

Lars Ellenberg lars.ellenberg at linbit.com
Fri Sep 3 15:15:33 CEST 2004

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


you obviously cannot store your meta data in your data area.

On Fri, Sep 03, 2004 at 12:07:19PM +0200, Thomas B?hme wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I build and installed drbd-0.7.3-1 with vanilla kernel 2.4.26 on Debian Woody. 
> Modprobe loads the drbd module without errors. But when I 
> run /etc/init.d/drbd start I get this error message:
> 
> eddy:~# /etc/init.d/drbd start
> Starting DRBD resources:    ioctl(,SET_DISK_CONFIG,) failed: Invalid argument
> Lower device / meta device / index combination invalid.
> Command '/sbin/drbdsetup /dev/drbd0 disk /dev/sda6 /dev/sda6 0 
> --on-io-error=detach' terminated with exit code 20
> drbdadm aborting
> 
>  Failed setting up data1
> 
> 
> /dev/sda6 is an ext3 formated not mounted device
> /dev/drbd[0-15] exist
> 
> 
> 
> Here is my /etc/drbd.conf:
> 
> resource data1 {
>   protocol C;
>   startup { wfc-timeout 120; degr-wfc-timeout 120;  }
>   disk { on-io-error   detach; }
>   net { }
>   syncer { rate 10M; group 1; }
> 
>   on eddy {
>     device     /dev/drbd0;
>     disk       /dev/sda6;
>     address    192.168.0.1:7788;
>     meta-disk  /dev/sda6[0];
>   }
> 
>   on freddy {
>     device    /dev/drbd0;
>     disk      /dev/sda6;
>     address   192.168.0.2:7788;
>     meta-disk /dev/sda6[0];
>   }
> }
> 
> 
> Has anyone an idea?
> 
> Tommy
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