Changes between Version 1 and Version 2 of bdsync

Timestamp:

Dec 12, 2014, 12:42:19 AM (9 years ago)

Author:

Jamie McClelland

Comment:

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bdsync

@@ -55 +55 @@
 === Create first diff ===
 
+On the target machine, figure out which device is the one being used, e.g.:
+
+{{{
+0 cleaver:~# ls -l /dev/mapper/vg_cleaver0-fuller 
+lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 Dec 11 19:39 /dev/mapper/vg_cleaver0-fuller -> ../dm-3
+0 cleaver:~#
+}}}
+
+Then, chgrp it so that the bdsync user can read it:
+
+{{{
+chgrp bdsync /dev/dm-3
+}}}
+
 On the source machine execute the following command. Replace $LOCALDEV with the path to the block device on the local machine and $REMDEV with the path of the block device on the remote machine (e.g. /dev/mapper/vg_kiyoshi0-chavez). Replace $TARGETSERVER with the name of the target server (e.g. "chavez"):
 
@@ -60 +74 @@
 
 ionice -c 2 -n 7 bdsync "ssh bdsync@$TARGETSERVER.mayfirst.org bdsync --server" $LOCDEV $REMDEV | gzip > DEV.bdsync.gz
+
+If you have problems, check syslog on the target server.
 
 Now, copy the diff to the target machine.