Loading tsa/howto/retire-a-host.mdwn +15 −8 Original line number Diff line number Diff line Loading @@ -2,15 +2,22 @@ 1. long before (weeks or months) the machine is decomissioned, make sure users are aware it will go away and of its replacement services 2. if applicable, stop the VM: `virsh shutdown $host`, or at least stop the primary service on the machine 3. if applicable, undefine the VM: `virsh undefine $host` 2. if applicable, stop the VM: * If the VM is on a KVM host: `virsh shutdown $host`, or at least stop the primary service on the machine * If the machine is on ganeti: gnt-instance remove $host 3. On KVM hosts, undefine the VM: `virsh undefine $host` 4. wipe host data, possibly with a delay: * if applicable, remove the LVM logical volumes or virtual disk files: * On KVM hosts, remove the LVM logical volumes or virtual disk files: `lvs` will list the logical volumes on the machine echo 'lvremove -y vgname/lvname' | at now + 7 days `echo 'lvremove -y vgname/lvname' | at now + 7 days` * for a normal machine or a machine we do not own the parent host for, wipe the disks using the method described below Loading Loading
tsa/howto/retire-a-host.mdwn +15 −8 Original line number Diff line number Diff line Loading @@ -2,15 +2,22 @@ 1. long before (weeks or months) the machine is decomissioned, make sure users are aware it will go away and of its replacement services 2. if applicable, stop the VM: `virsh shutdown $host`, or at least stop the primary service on the machine 3. if applicable, undefine the VM: `virsh undefine $host` 2. if applicable, stop the VM: * If the VM is on a KVM host: `virsh shutdown $host`, or at least stop the primary service on the machine * If the machine is on ganeti: gnt-instance remove $host 3. On KVM hosts, undefine the VM: `virsh undefine $host` 4. wipe host data, possibly with a delay: * if applicable, remove the LVM logical volumes or virtual disk files: * On KVM hosts, remove the LVM logical volumes or virtual disk files: `lvs` will list the logical volumes on the machine echo 'lvremove -y vgname/lvname' | at now + 7 days `echo 'lvremove -y vgname/lvname' | at now + 7 days` * for a normal machine or a machine we do not own the parent host for, wipe the disks using the method described below Loading