From: Bernd Schubert <bernd-schubert@web.de>
Subject: Re: fsid syntax
Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2002 14:44:13 +0200
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Cc: Trond Myklebust <trond.myklebust@fys.uio.no>, nfs@lists.sourceforge.net
To: Neil Brown <neilb@cse.unsw.edu.au>
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> Sorry, you cannot do that.  The filehandles created with fsid=foo are
> different from any filehandle created without fsid=.
>
> If you want to change the device on the server what you need to do is:
>
> 1/ well in advance, add an 'fsid=42'(*) export option.
>    Clients using old file handles will still work.  Clients that
>    subsequently mount will get new-style file handles.
> 2/ At your convenience, remount the filesystem on all clients, either
>    by umount/mount or reboot or whatever.
> 3/ When all, or enough, clients have remounted, you can safely change
>    the device number without affecting clients.
>
> (*)  I really don't think that basing the fsid on the device number is
> at all sensible.  Afterall, that is what we are trying to avoid.
> Just pick a number, any number.
> 1 for the first filesystem, 2 for the second.
> Your age for the filesystem storing you home directory.
> 42 for the filesystem storing the Great Question of Life, The
> Universe, and Everything.
>
> NeilBrown
>

Hello Neil,

thank you for telling me about this. 

Bernd


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