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| #pragma section-numbers off These steps are listed in approximately the order in which they should be performed, after performing all of the "generic" steps in SetupNewMachines. [[TableOfContents]] = Update Existing Machines = == Update AFSDB DNS Records == You'll want to add a new {{{AFSDB}}} record for the new server. Note that the numeric field in an {{{AFSDB}}} record must always be "1" -- it is not a priority like in MX records! The order of the records determines their priority (not like SRV records). == Update CellServDB on AFS Servers == On all existing AFS servers, add the IP address for the new machine to {{{/etc/openafs/server/CellServDB}}} (this should be a symlink to {{{/etc/openafs/CellServDB}}} but not vice-versa). The format of this file is very strange, and often confuses people: 1. A line starting with a ">" (greater-than sign) indicates the start of the declaration of the servers for a cell. The name of the cell comes after the greater-than. 2. All lines between the previous line and the next line starting with a greater-than sign are servers for the previously mentioned cell. Each of these lines consists of an IP address, one or more tabs, a hash mark, and the hostname of the server. Here is an example: {{{ >hcoop.net 1.1.1.1 #afs1.hcoop.net 2.2.2.2 #afs2.hcoop.net >whitehouse.gov 0.0.0.0 #ovaloffice.whitehouse.gov }}} == Restart All AFS Servers == Now, restart each of the existing AFS servers, one at a time, so they reload their CellServDB files. FIXME: is this really necessary? = Set Up New AFS Server = == Ensure Hostname Resolves == Execute this command, and make sure it works. If it doesn't, the AFS server will fail cryptically and mysteriously. {{{ dig +short `hostname` }}} == Copy CellServDB, UserList, KeyFile, BosConfig, ThisCell == Copy the CellServDB and KeyFile from an existing AFS server: {{{ mkdir -p /etc/openafs/server/ scp deleuze.hcoop.net:/etc/openafs/server/UserList /etc/openafs/server/ scp deleuze.hcoop.net:/etc/openafs/server/KeyFile /etc/openafs/server/ chown root:wheel /etc/openafs/server/KeyFile chmod o-r /etc/openafs/server/KeyFile scp deleuze.hcoop.net:/etc/openafs/CellServDB /etc/openafs/CellServDB scp deleuze.hcoop.net:/etc/openafs/BosConfig /etc/openafs/BosConfig }}} Then, populate the {{{ThisCell}}} file with the name of our cell: {{{ echo hcoop.net > /etc/openafs/server/ThisCell }}} == Relink CellServDB == The AFS client and server (which can both be simultaneously installed on the same machine) keep their CellServDB's in different places, for historical reasons. We can simplify our setup by symlinking the server's to the client's (the reverse will not work due to restrictive permissions on /etc/openafs/server/): {{{ mkdir -p /etc/openafs/server/ ln -sf /etc/openafs/CellServDB /etc/openafs/server/CellServDB }}} == Create {{{/vicepa}}} == The AFS server will store its files in {{{/vicepa}}}. So, you should create that directory, ensuring it resides on whatever storage (raid, etc) you want to use for AFS backing. Furthermore, you must let AFS know that it is safe to use it: {{{ touch /vicepa/AlwaysAttach }}} == Install Debian Packages == = Replicate Volumes = We want most of our {{{readonly}}} volumes to be replicated as widely as possible. So, for each readonly volume, you should: {{{ vos addsite newserver.hcoop.net /vicepa volname vos release volname }}} = To Do = The information in {{{CellServDB}}} needs to stay in sync with the {{{AFSDB}}} DNS entries -- they both contain essentially exactly the same data in different formats. Unfortunately AFS can't be modified to "do away with" the CellServDB file because the AFS fileservers are supposed to be able to operate correctly even when DNS is down (clients are another story). So, it would be nice to have some way of generating the {{{CellServDB}}} from the AFSDB records periodically. |
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