Note: "permalinks" may not be as permanent as we would like,
direct links of old sources may well be a few messages off.
Sorry, it this question is too newbie. What is format of metadata stored. Where can I find it in code. I searched archives but didn't get answer. thanks in advance. On Thu, 2006-06-15 at 14:39 +0530, Milind Dumbare wrote: > While primary syncs with secondary, is all data of primary written to > secondary? Or something else is done? > > > On Wed, 2006-06-14 at 15:50 +0100, Luciano Miguel Ferreira Rocha wrote: > > On Wed, Jun 14, 2006 at 08:12:20PM +0530, Milind Dumbare wrote: > > > So, I will have to do > > > root at dhruva:#drbdadm primary RES1 > > > And then dhruva will be primary ? > > > > Yes. > > > > > > > > Do I need to do > > > root at tucker:#drbdadm secondary RES1 > > > for making tucker partition as secondary? > > > > No. They both start as secondary, so you don't need this step. Only if > > you're switching from tucker to dhruva: > > tucker$ drdbadm secondary RES1 > > .... > > dhruva$ drbdadm primary RES1 > > > > > So for replicating data I will have to write data to /dev/drbd0... and > > > copies will be save susequently to dhruva and tucker? > > Yes. > > > > > Now next problem is. When I do as follows > > > > > > ===================== > > > [root at dhruva drbd]# drbdadm primary RES1 > > > ioctl(,SET_STATE,) failed: Input/output error > > > Local replica is inconsistent (--do-what-I-say ?) > > > Command 'drbdsetup /dev/drbd0 primary' terminated with exit code 21 > > > > Well, you've just created the configuration, but as far as drbd is > > concerned, it doesn't know which side to use as the "original". > > > > So you have to force one to become primary, as the error shows (option > > --do-what-I-say, but I don't remember if it is accepted by drbdadm or > > only by drbdsetup). > > -- ...Milind KGDB-PRO http://www.linsyssoft.com/Kgdbpro.html