DRBDMETA(8)
NAME
drbdmeta - DRBD's meta data management tool .
SYNOPSIS
drbdmeta {device} [v06 minor | v07 meta_dev index | v08 meta_dev index]
{command} [cmd args...]
DESCRIPTION
Drbdmeta is used to create, display and modify the contents of DRBD's
meta data storage. Usually you do not want to use this command
directly, but use it through the front end drbdadm.
This command only works if the DRBD resource is currently down, or at
least detached from its backing storage. The first parameter is the
device node associated to the resource. With the second parameter you
select which the version of the meta data. Currently all major DRBD
releases (0.6, 0.7 and 8) are supported.
COMMANDS
- create-md
- Create-md initializes the meta data storage. This needs to be done
before a DRBD resource can be taken online for the first time. In
case there is already a meta data signature of an older format in
place, drbdmeta will ask you if it should convert the older format to the selected format. - get-gi
- Get-gi shows a short textual representation of the data generation
identifier. In version 0.6 and 0.7 these are generation counters,
while in version 8 it is a set of UUIDs. - show-gi
- Show-gi prints a textual representation of the data generation
identifiers including explanatory information. - dump-md
- Dumps the whole contents of the meta data storage including the
stored bit-map and activity-log, in a textual representation. - outdate
- Sets the outdated flag in the meta data. This is used by the peer
node when it wants to become primary, but cannot communicate with
the DRBD stack on this host. - dstate
- Prints the state of the data on the backing storage. The output is
always followed by '/DUnknown' since drbdmeta only looks at the
local meta data.
EXPERT'S COMMANDS
Drbdmeta allows you to modify the meta data as well. This is
intentionally omitted for the command's usage output, since you should
only use it if you really know what you are doing. By setting the
generation identifiers to wrong values, you risk to overwrite your
up-to-data data with an older version of your data.
- set-gi gi
- Set-gi allows you to set the generation identifier. Gi needs to be a generation counter for the 0.6 and 0.7 format, and a UUID set for 8.x. Specify it in the same way as get-gi shows it.
- restore-md dump_file
- Reads the dump_file and writes it to the meta data.
VERSION
This document was revised for version 8.3.2 of the DRBD distribution.
AUTHOR
Written by Philipp Reisner philipp.reisner@linbit.com and Lars
Ellenberg lars.ellenberg@linbit.com.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to drbd-user@lists.linbit.com.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2001-2008 LINBIT Information Technologies, Philipp Reisner,
Lars Ellenberg. This is free software; see the source for copying
conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.