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Subject:    Re: [Veritas-ha] Removing Cluster File System
From:       "Esson, Paul" <Paul.Esson () Redstor ! com>
Date:       2007-02-02 9:32:20
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Meher,
 
Thanks for your prompt reply.  There are two reasons for the move away
from CFS.
 

1.	
	We have bought an HSM product for online archiving that does not
support CFS.
2.	
	The original requirement was to provide block-level access to
data from our file server on our compute server.  NFS mounts were at the
time a performance issue.  However, the compute server has effectively
gone and been replaced by high-end workstations for which CFS is not a
realistic option.

Regards,
 
Paul Esson

________________________________

From: Meher Shah [mailto:meher_shah@symantec.com] 
Sent: 02 February 2007 00:58
To: veritas-ha@mailman.eng.auburn.edu
Cc: Esson, Paul; Bala Kumaresan
Subject: RE: [Veritas-ha] Removing Cluster File System


Hi Paul Esson,
 
Why are you moving away from CFS toward a Local filesystem? Any specific
problems you are facing??
Also I do not know exactly about 3.5MP2, but if this was 4.0 I would do
the following
 
* Umount all CFS filesystems
# umount /test
 
* Determine the Master node
# vxdctl -c mode
 
* Deport all the shared diskgroups from the Master node. 
make sure you stop all the volumes in the diskgroup before you perform
this step
# vxdg deport cfsdg
 
* Unconfigure CFS by running the following on any node in the cluster
# /opt/VRTSvxfs/cfs/bin/cfscluster unconfig
 
* Remove the VRTScavf & VRTSglm package from all nodes in the cluster
* This will remove the CFS functionality, so If you plan to reuse CFS,
do not do this..
# pkgrm VRTScavf
# pkgrm VRTSglm
 
* Import the shared diskgroup as a local diskgroup on the primary node
# vxdg import cfsdg
 
* Start all the volumes for the diskgroup
# vxvol -g cfsdg startall
 
* Check the filesystem using fsck. Full fsck is not required.
# fsck -F vxfs /dev/vx/rdsk/cfsdg/volumes
 
* Mount the filesystem without the -o cluster option
# mount -F vxfs /dev/vx/dsk/cfsdg/volumes /test
 
 
Take Care
~Meher

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[mailto:veritas-ha-bounces@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Esson,
Paul
Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 7:50 AM
To: veritas-ha@mailman.eng.auburn.edu
Subject: [Veritas-ha] Removing Cluster File System


Folks,
 
I have a two node cluster running the Cluster File System over VCS 3.5
MP2 on Solaris 8 (V880s).  I would like to decommission the Cluster File
System part but retain the VCS framework for a future use.  Can anyone
advise as to the process?
 
The currently shared disk group and clustered file systems need to be
retained with data intact but returned to being a regular disk group and
VxFS file systems on the primary/master node only.
 
Regards, 
 

Paul Esson 
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=531222709-02022007><FONT face=Arial 
size=2>Meher,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=531222709-02022007><FONT face=Arial 
size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=531222709-02022007><FONT face=Arial 
size=2>Thanks for your prompt reply.&nbsp; There are two reasons for the move 
away from CFS.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=531222709-02022007><FONT face=Arial 
size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<OL dir=ltr>
  <LI>
  <DIV align=left><SPAN class=531222709-02022007><FONT face=Arial size=2>We have 
  bought an HSM product for online archiving that does not support 
  CFS.</FONT></SPAN></DIV></LI>
  <LI>
  <DIV align=left><SPAN class=531222709-02022007><FONT face=Arial size=2>The 
  original requirement was to provide block-level access to data from our file 
  server&nbsp;on our compute server.&nbsp; NFS mounts were at the time a 
  performance issue.&nbsp; However, the compute server has effectively gone and 
  been replaced by high-end workstations for which CFS is not a realistic 
  option.</FONT></SPAN></DIV></LI></OL>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=531222709-02022007><FONT face=Arial 
size=2>Regards,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=531222709-02022007><FONT face=Arial 
size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=531222709-02022007><FONT face=Arial 
size=2>Paul Esson</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left>
<HR tabIndex=-1>
<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Meher Shah 
[mailto:meher_shah@symantec.com] <BR><B>Sent:</B> 02 February 2007 
00:58<BR><B>To:</B> veritas-ha@mailman.eng.auburn.edu<BR><B>Cc:</B> Esson, Paul; 
Bala Kumaresan<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Veritas-ha] Removing Cluster File 
System<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=254350300-02022007><FONT face=Arial 
color=#0000ff size=2>Hi <SPAN lang=en-gb><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff 
size=2>Paul Esson,</FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=254350300-02022007><FONT face=Arial 
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=254350300-02022007><FONT face=Arial 
color=#0000ff size=2>Why are you moving away from CFS toward a Local filesystem? 
Any specific problems you are facing??</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=254350300-02022007><FONT face=Arial 
color=#0000ff size=2>Also I do not know exactly&nbsp;about 3.5MP2, but if this 
was 4.0 I would do the following</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=254350300-02022007><FONT face=Arial 
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=254350300-02022007><FONT face=Arial 
color=#0000ff size=2>* Umount all&nbsp;CFS filesystems</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=254350300-02022007><FONT face=Arial 
color=#0000ff size=2># umount /test</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=254350300-02022007><FONT face=Arial 
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=254350300-02022007><FONT face=Arial 
color=#0000ff size=2>* Determine the Master node</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=254350300-02022007><FONT face=Arial 
color=#0000ff size=2># vxdctl -c mode</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=254350300-02022007><FONT face=Arial 
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=254350300-02022007><FONT face=Arial 
color=#0000ff size=2>* Deport all the shared diskgroups&nbsp;from the Master 
node. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=254350300-02022007><FONT face=Arial 
color=#0000ff size=2>make sure you stop all the volumes in the diskgroup before 
you perform this step</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=254350300-02022007><FONT face=Arial 
color=#0000ff size=2># vxdg deport cfsdg</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=254350300-02022007><FONT face=Arial 
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=254350300-02022007><FONT face=Arial 
color=#0000ff size=2>* Unconfigure CFS by running the following on any node in 
the cluster</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=254350300-02022007><FONT face=Arial 
color=#0000ff size=2># /opt/VRTSvxfs/cfs/bin/cfscluster 
unconfig</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=254350300-02022007><FONT face=Arial 
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=254350300-02022007><FONT face=Arial 
color=#0000ff size=2>* Remove the VRTScavf &amp; VRTSglm&nbsp;package from all 
nodes in the cluster</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=254350300-02022007><FONT face=Arial 
color=#0000ff size=2>* This will remove the CFS functionality, so If you plan to 
reuse CFS, do not do this..</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=254350300-02022007><FONT face=Arial 
color=#0000ff size=2># pkgrm VRTScavf</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=254350300-02022007><FONT face=Arial 
color=#0000ff size=2># pkgrm VRTSglm</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=254350300-02022007><FONT face=Arial 
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=254350300-02022007><FONT face=Arial 
color=#0000ff size=2>* Import the shared diskgroup as a local diskgroup on the 
primary node</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=254350300-02022007><FONT face=Arial 
color=#0000ff size=2># vxdg import cfsdg</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=254350300-02022007><FONT face=Arial 
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=254350300-02022007><FONT face=Arial 
color=#0000ff size=2>* Start all the volumes for the 
diskgroup</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=254350300-02022007><FONT face=Arial 
color=#0000ff size=2># vxvol -g cfsdg startall</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=254350300-02022007><FONT face=Arial 
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=254350300-02022007><FONT face=Arial 
color=#0000ff size=2>* Check the filesystem using fsck. Full fsck is not 
required.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=254350300-02022007><FONT face=Arial 
color=#0000ff size=2># fsck -F vxfs 
/dev/vx/rdsk/cfsdg/volumes</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=254350300-02022007><FONT face=Arial 
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=254350300-02022007><FONT face=Arial 
color=#0000ff size=2>* Mount the filesystem without the -o cluster 
option</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=254350300-02022007><FONT face=Arial 
color=#0000ff size=2># mount -F vxfs /dev/vx/dsk/cfsdg/volumes 
/test</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=254350300-02022007><FONT face=Arial 
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=254350300-02022007><FONT face=Arial 
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=254350300-02022007><FONT face=Arial 
color=#0000ff size=2>Take Care</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=254350300-02022007><FONT face=Arial 
color=#0000ff size=2>~Meher</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> veritas-ha-bounces@mailman.eng.auburn.edu 
[mailto:veritas-ha-bounces@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Esson, 
Paul<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, February 01, 2007 7:50 AM<BR><B>To:</B> 
veritas-ha@mailman.eng.auburn.edu<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Veritas-ha] Removing 
Cluster File System<BR></FONT><BR></DIV></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=921473515-01022007><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 
size=2>Folks,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=921473515-01022007><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 
size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=921473515-01022007><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>I have 
a two node cluster running the Cluster File System over VCS 3.5 MP2 on Solaris 8 
(V880s).&nbsp; I would like to decommission the Cluster File System part but 
retain the VCS framework for a future use.&nbsp; Can anyone advise as to the 
process?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=921473515-01022007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff 
size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=921473515-01022007><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>The 
currently shared disk group and clustered file systems need to be retained with 
data intact but returned to being&nbsp;a regular disk group and VxFS file 
systems on the primary/master node only.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=921473515-01022007></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=921473515-01022007><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 
size=2>Regards,</FONT>&nbsp;</SPAN></DIV>
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