On 03/22/2016 12:42 PM, ABHISHEK PALIWAL wrote: > > > On Tue, Mar 22, 2016 at 12:38 PM, Atin Mukherjee <amukherj@xxxxxxxxxx > <mailto:amukherj@xxxxxxxxxx>> wrote: > > > > On 03/22/2016 12:23 PM, ABHISHEK PALIWAL wrote: > > > > On Tue, Mar 22, 2016 at 12:14 PM, Gaurav Garg <ggarg@xxxxxxxxxx <mailto:ggarg@xxxxxxxxxx> > > <mailto:ggarg@xxxxxxxxxx <mailto:ggarg@xxxxxxxxxx>>> wrote: > > > > >> I just want to know what is the difference in the following > scenario: > > > > 1. remove-brick without the force option > > 2. remove-brick with the force option > > > > > > remove-brick without force option will perform task based on your > > option, > > for eg. remove-brick start option will start migration of file > from > > given > > remove-brick to other available bricks in the cluster. you can > check > > status > > of this remove-brick task by issuing remove-brick status command. > > > > But remove-brick with force option will just forcefully remove > brick > > from the cluster. > > It will result in data loss in case of distributed volume, because > > it will not migrate file > > from given remove-brick to other available bricks in the > cluster. In > > case of replicate volume > > you might not have problem by doing remove-brick force because > later > > on after adding brick you > > can issue heal command and migrate file from first replica set to > > this newly added brick.\ > > > > > > so when you are saying the forcefully remove the brick means it will > > remove the brick even when > > that brick is not available or available but have the different > uuid of > > peers, without generating any error? > As I mentioned earlier it doesn't make sense to differentiate between > these two behaviors until the UUID mismatch issue is resolved. > > > Yes, I agree. but how we can resolve that uuid mismatch issue is there > any way for the same in running system? I've explained the case why you are running into multiple UUIDs here [1]. [1] http://www.gluster.org/pipermail/gluster-users/2016-March/025912.html > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > ~Gaurav > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "ABHISHEK PALIWAL" <abhishpaliwal@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:abhishpaliwal@xxxxxxxxx> > > <mailto:abhishpaliwal@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:abhishpaliwal@xxxxxxxxx>>> > > To: gluster-users@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:gluster-users@xxxxxxxxxxx> > <mailto:gluster-users@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:gluster-users@xxxxxxxxxxx>>, > > gluster-devel@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:gluster-devel@xxxxxxxxxxx> > <mailto:gluster-devel@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:gluster-devel@xxxxxxxxxxx>> > > Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2016 11:35:52 AM > > Subject: Impact of force option in remove-brick > > > > Hi Team, > > > > I have the following scenario: > > > > 1. I have one replica 2 volume in which two brick are available. > > 2. in such permutation and combination I got the UUID of peers mismatch. > > 3. Because of UUID mismatch when I tried to remove brick on the > > second board I am getting the Incorrect Brick failure. > > > > Now, I have the question if I am using the remove-brick command with > > the 'force' option it means it should remove the brick in any > > situation either the brick is available or its UUID is mismatch. > > > > I just want to know what is the difference in the following scenario: > > > > 1. remove-brick without the force option > > 2. remove-brick with the force option > > > > > > Regards > > Abhishek > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Gluster-users mailing list > > Gluster-users@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:Gluster-users@xxxxxxxxxxx> > <mailto:Gluster-users@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:Gluster-users@xxxxxxxxxxx>> > > http://www.gluster.org/mailman/listinfo/gluster-users > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > > Regards > > Abhishek Paliwal > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Gluster-users mailing list > > Gluster-users@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:Gluster-users@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > http://www.gluster.org/mailman/listinfo/gluster-users > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Regards > Abhishek Paliwal _______________________________________________ Gluster-users mailing list Gluster-users@xxxxxxxxxxx http://www.gluster.org/mailman/listinfo/gluster-users