[Pvfs2-users] PVFS2 Upgrade

[Sam Lang]

On Sep 27, 2007, at 12:47 PM, Luke Hindman wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm looking at upgrading our pvfs2 install from 2.6.2 to 2.6.3.  I
> would like to do this without loosing the data currently stored in the
> existing pvfs2 filesystem.  Can I use the existing 2.6.2 storage space
> with 2.6.3, or will I need to rebuild a new 2.6.3 storage space?

Hi Luke,

Yes you can upgrade transparently.  Protocol and storage formats  
don't change over the minor version releases.

-sam

>
> Thanks,
>
> --Luke
>
> -- 
> Luke Hindman
> Research Assistant
> Computer Science Department
> Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725
> lhindman at onyx.boisestate.edu
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