Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list linux-xfs); Sun, 25 Jan 2004 11:53:04 -0800 (PST) Received: from omx1.americas.sgi.com (cfcafw.sgi.com [198.149.23.1]) by oss.sgi.com (8.12.10/8.12.9) with SMTP id i0PJqq7J011938 for ; Sun, 25 Jan 2004 11:52:52 -0800 Received: from flecktone.americas.sgi.com (flecktone.americas.sgi.com [192.48.203.135]) by omx1.americas.sgi.com (8.12.10/8.12.9/linux-outbound_gateway-1.1) with ESMTP id i0PJqluJ010753 for ; Sun, 25 Jan 2004 13:52:47 -0600 Received: from poppy-e236.americas.sgi.com (poppy-e236.americas.sgi.com [128.162.236.207]) by flecktone.americas.sgi.com (8.12.9/8.12.9/generic_config-1.2) with ESMTP id i0PJql6B31557757; Sun, 25 Jan 2004 13:52:47 -0600 (CST) Received: from stout.americas.sgi.com (stout.americas.sgi.com [128.162.232.50]) by poppy-e236.americas.sgi.com (8.12.9/SGI-server-1.8) with ESMTP id i0PJqf0n115992; Sun, 25 Jan 2004 13:52:46 -0600 (CST) Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2004 13:52:41 -0600 (CST) From: Eric Sandeen X-X-Sender: sandeen@stout.americas.sgi.com To: Kelsey Cummings cc: linux-xfs@oss.sgi.com Subject: Re: log questions In-Reply-To: <20040123212845.GK32531@sonic.net> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-archive-position: 1893 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: linux-xfs-bounce@oss.sgi.com Errors-to: linux-xfs-bounce@oss.sgi.com X-original-sender: sandeen@sgi.com Precedence: bulk X-list: linux-xfs Content-Length: 923 Lines: 28 It is possible, but unsupported. you need to use xfs_db to modify the superblock(s) to change the log device, and have a cleanly unmounted filesystem, and a zeroed-out new log device. http://oss.sgi.com/cgi-bin/namazu.cgi?query=xfs_db+external+log&submit=Search%21&idxname=linux-xfs&max=20&result=normal&sort=score is a place to start. -Eric On Fri, 23 Jan 2004, Kelsey Cummings wrote: > Is is possible to relocate a log to an external device on a prexisting XFS > filesystem? > > I've poked around in the man pages but haven't found any way to do this > that's abundantly clear. > > -- > Kelsey Cummings - kgc@sonic.net sonic.net, inc. > System Administrator 2260 Apollo Way > 707.522.1000 (Voice) Santa Rosa, CA 95407 > 707.547.2199 (Fax) http://www.sonic.net/ > Fingerprint = D5F9 667F 5D32 7347 0B79 8DB7 2B42 86B6 4E2C 3896 > >