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Re: Data Corruption Problem

To: Aman Shahi <ashahi@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Data Corruption Problem
From: Greg Freemyer <freemyer-ml@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 30 Jul 2003 00:13:55 -0400
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On Tue, 2003-07-29 at 17:45, Aman Shahi wrote:
> Hi,
> I am using linux 2.4.20 + LVM 1.0.7 +
> XFS(snapshot-xfs-2.4.20-2003-04-07_05:19_UTC with ACLs, no debug enabled). 
> 
> I created couple of Logical Volumes using LVM, and then created/mounted file
> system over it. I am running some NFS Client doing I/O over different files
> in these file systems. I am doing Failover/Failback testing. That is I have
> one filestem attached to one node and other to the second node. When I fail
> one of the node, the other node takes over the file system of the second
> node. When trying to mount the file system of the second node, I am getting
> File System corruption.
> 
> Could anybody tell what is the problem here. Attached here is the output
> from "dmesg".
> 
> thanks in Advance,
> 
> Aman.
Are you saying you have a shared storage solution with 2 LVs that you
move back and forth between 2 clustered nodes?

If so, I personally would use Linux-HA (heartbeat) in combination with
EVMS 2.0.

EVMS 2.0 is an alternative to LVM, but it understands clustering and in
particular it can use heartbeat for its cluster comm.

If you use LVM, I think you have to add a lot of custom scripting to
make sure LVM does not screw up due to clustering issues.  (i.e. LVM is
totally cluster unaware.  EVMS is cluster aware.)

HTH
Greg
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Greg Freemyer




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