Starting a metadata server

This topic describes how to start a metadata server.

Prerequisites

You must have Administrator or Operator privileges to perform this task.

Context

Starting a metadata server will attempt to put the server or servers selected in the current cluster state.
Note:
  1. The system will try to match the servers to the cluster's current running state (online, offline, fully or partly quiescent).

Steps

  1. If you are starting a newly added or previously removed metadata server:
    1. Log on to the engine where you are adding the server.
    2. Run the setupsfs command on the engine to newly define the server configuration. If you previously defined a server on this engine, setupsfs gives you the opportunity to accept or reject the previous configuration values (the setupsfs utility looks at the previous config file). For example, if you are changing the IP address of the server, specify the new IP address and accept the other previous values.
    3. At the end of its information entry, the setupsfs utility gives you the option to start the metadata server. You should let the setupsfs utility start the metadata server for you. This procedure leaves a non-clustered, subordinate metadata server running on the new engine.
    4. Log into the master engine. Issue the addserver command with the IP address you assigned the new server in 1.b. The addserver command tells the master metadata server to contact that IP address looking for a new metadata server.
  2. If you starting an existing metadata server:
    1. From the SAN File System console, click Manage Servers and Clients > Servers from the My Work frame.
    2. Select one or more metadata servers to start.
      Note: You can only start those metadata servers with a state of “not running” or “unknown.”
    3. Click Start from the drop-down box in the table header.
    4. Click Go.

Parent topic: Managing metadata servers

Related concepts
Metadata server

Related reference
Servers panel
Metadata server states
startserver

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