Note: "permalinks" may not be as permanent as we would like,
direct links of old sources may well be a few messages off.
On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 08:55:20PM +0200, Alessandro Ferrari wrote: > > Hi guys! > > > > My configuration: > > Kernel 2.4.36.5 uh? > MEM 16Gb > > cat /proc/meminfo > total: used: free: shared: buffers: > cached: > Mem: 16962732032 131416064 16831315968 0 > 6135808 23773184 > Swap: 16022470656 0 16022470656 > MemTotal: 16565168 kB > MemFree: 16436832 kB > MemShared: 0 kB > Buffers: 5992 kB > Cached: 23216 kB > SwapCached: 0 kB > Active: 14068 kB > Inactive: 15216 kB > HighTotal: 15859072 kB > HighFree: 15765688 kB > LowTotal: 706096 kB > LowFree: 671144 kB > SwapTotal: 15646944 kB > SwapFree: 15646944 kB > > Drbd v. 0.6.13 version: 0.6.13 (api:64/proto:62) uhm. > > 0: cs:WFConnection st:Primary/Unknown ns:0 nr:0 dw:0 dr:0 > pe:0 ua:0 > 1: cs:WFConnection st:Primary/Unknown ns:0 nr:0 dw:0 dr:0 > pe:0 ua:0 > > My storage: > > drbd0: /dev/sda4 1798292002Kb ~ 1,675Tb assigned to /dev/nb0 > > drbd1: /dev/sdb2 1945278720Kb ~ 1,812Tb assigned to /dev/nb1 > > > > I have this error message into /var/log/syslog: > > "kernel: drbd: failed to vmalloc(60789992) for bitmap." > > only over /dev/sdb2<->/dev/nb1 1,812Tb connection. err. use a 64bit 2.6 kernel and drbd 8. honest. > I have googled sooooo much but whitout any solutions.... can't believe that. if I google for drbd failed to vmalloc the first three hits (at least, I stopped there) all provide a suggestion for a workaround that may work. but only do that if you really really are desparate. otherwise: use a 64bit 2.6 kernel. use drbd 8. not only for drbd. nowadays I'd strongly recommend a 2.6. kernel for anything that has more than 1 GB memory, more than 2 cores, or more than 500 G storage. and, excuse me, but drbd 0.6? seriously, but ... NO! where did you get the idea to deploy a multi TB storage failover with drbd 0.6 and a 32bit 2.4 kernel? think that over. -- : Lars Ellenberg http://www.linbit.com : : DRBD/HA support and consulting sales at linbit.com : : LINBIT Information Technologies GmbH Tel +43-1-8178292-0 : : Vivenotgasse 48, A-1120 Vienna/Europe Fax +43-1-8178292-82 : __ please use the "List-Reply" function of your email client.