[DRBD-user] DRDB Failover Not Right - Not Replicating Share

Lars Ellenberg lars.ellenberg at linbit.com
Wed Dec 28 13:24:46 CET 2011

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On Mon, Dec 26, 2011 at 01:56:15PM -0800, chalmc80 wrote:
> 
> Hi, 
> 
> Please help me! 
> 
> I have my DRBD setup with two nodes, using software raid for storage as
> /dev/md0.
> 
> I have followed these instructions
> http://www.howtoforge.com/openfiler-2.99-active-passive-with-corosync-pacemaker-and-drbd.
> Same LVM being /dev/data/filer. I then made a share called VMs and attached
> it in ESXi with some files copied to it for testing.
> 
> The problem is that when I fail over my primary node, the new share that I
> created didn't move. The /data/filer is made but not the share below it.
> Whats going wrong? What am I missing? 
> 
> I have tried:
> - Invalidating the secondary node and letting everything copy across
> - Running vgscan after changing the filter in /etc/lvm/lvm.conf (as
> instructed)
> 
> When I then bring my primary back online the share is still there with the
> files so hasn't been deleted or anything.

Then most likely the data you think you are replicating
is actually not even on DRBD?

Forgot to activate the vg after switchover?

What says
 vgdisplay -vvv

> I have searched online and also on here but can't find anything. 
> 
> Really appreciate it if you could help me :-(

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: Lars Ellenberg
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