[DRBD-user] Starting up in degraded mode

Gordan Bobic gordan at bobich.net
Sun Feb 10 17:29:46 CET 2008

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


N.J. van der Horn (Nico) wrote:

> Just use "drbdadm primary <res>".
> When your 2nd node is connected and configured, the sync will start 
> instantly.

The point is that I don't have a 2nd node (yet).

> It is only once needed to include the special syntax "-- 
> --overwrite-data-of-peer"
> to tell DRBD that you are sure what you are doing.
> This status is "remembered", even over reboots.

With no second node, I always seem to have to issue it. When I reboot, 
the DRBD state reverts to Secondary/Unknown, rather than Primary/Unknown.

Gordan



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