Hi,

On my client:
[root_at_clusty4 ~]# cfs whereis /coda/mytest.de
  clusty1.mytest.de

This volume runs only on one server.

Jan Harkes wrote:
> If it only has a single replica, then the most reliable method is to
> remove the existing root volume and create a new one,
>
>     purgevol_rep /
>   
I got:
[root_at_clusty1 ~]# purgevol_rep /
Only testing, use 'purgevol_rep --kill /' to really purge the volume
Don't forget we were only testing
use 'purgevol_rep --kill /' to really purge the volume

[root_at_clusty1 ~]# purgevol_rep --kill /
awk:  $1 !~ /^/$/ { print }
awk:            ^ syntax error
awk:  $1 !~ /^/$/ { print }
awk:             ^ unterminated regexp
V_BindToServer: binding to host clusty1.mytest.de
VRDB completed.
Fetching volume lists from servers:
V_BindToServer: binding to host clusty1
VLDB completed.

[root_at_clusty1 ~]# echo $?
0

So I hope it worked...
>     createvol_rep / clusty1.mytest.de clusty2.mytest.de clusty3.mytest.de
>
> The client may complain a bit once it notices, so you may have to
> restart venus with -init.
>   
[root_at_clusty1 ~]# createvol_rep / clusty1.mytest.de clusty2.mytest.de 
clusty3.mytest.de
/ already exists as a replica on clusty1.mytest.de

[root_at_clusty1 ~]# echo $?
1

So it looks like that it has not worked for me now...

On the client after the purge:

[root_at_clusty4 ~]# l /coda/
total 11
dr-xr-xr-x  1 root nfsnobody 2048 Jan 17 10:38 .
drwxr-xr-x 24 root root      4096 Dec  8 11:19 ..
lrw-r--r--  1 root nfsnobody   12 Jan 17 10:38 mytest.de -> #@mytest.de

[root_at_clusty4 ~]# cfs whereis mytest.de
mytest.de: No such file or directory


That' from /vice/srv/SrvLog:

15:06:41 AuthLWP-1 received new connection 1070537038 from 
192.168.222.21:32807
15:06:41 client_GetVenusId: got new host 192.168.222.21:32807
15:07:41 AuthLWP-2 received new connection 324406173 from 
192.168.222.21:32807
15:08:23 New Data Base received
15:09:01 VRDB created, 0 entries
15:09:24 New Data Base received
VLDB created.  Search lengths: RO 0, RW 0, BK 0.
15:09:54 New Data Base received
15:14:01 Callback failed RPC2_DEAD (F) for ws 192.168.222.24:32839
15:14:01 Deleting client entry for user coda at 192.168.222.24.32839 
rpcid 1618981832
15:14:01 Deleting client entry for user System:AnyUser at 
192.168.222.24.32839 rpcid 1308783494
15:16:24 New Data Base received
15:22:04 Deleting client entry for user  at 192.168.222.21.32807 rpcid 
1070537038
15:24:42 AuthLWP-3 received new connection 22525779 from 
192.168.222.24:32841
15:24:42 client_GetVenusId: got new host 192.168.222.24:32841
15:24:42 Building callback conn.
15:24:50 VLDB_Lookup: cannot find "/"
15:26:04 Deleting client entry for user  at 192.168.222.21.32807 rpcid 
324406173



Achim