[slurm-dev] Re: Dry run upgrade procedure for the slurmdbd database

2017-06-26 Thread Ole Holm Nielsen
Thanks Paul! Would you know the answer to: Question 2: Can anyone confirm that the output "slurmdbd: debug2: Everything rolled up" indeed signifies that conversion is complete? Thanks, Ole On 06/26/2017 04:02 PM, Paul Edmon wrote: Yeah, we keep around a test cluster environment for that p

[slurm-dev] Re: Dry run upgrade procedure for the slurmdbd database

2017-06-26 Thread Paul Edmon
Yeah, we keep around a test cluster environment for that purpose to vet slurm upgrades before we roll them on the production cluster. Thus far no problems. However, paranoia is usually a good thing for cases like this. -Paul Edmon- On 06/26/2017 07:30 AM, Ole Holm Nielsen wrote: On 06/

[slurm-dev] Re: Dry run upgrade procedure for the slurmdbd database

2017-06-26 Thread Ole Holm Nielsen
On 06/26/2017 01:24 PM, Loris Bennett wrote: We have also upgraded in place continuously from 2.2.4 to currently 16.05.10 without any problems. As I mentioned previously, it can be handy to make a copy of the statesave directory, once the daemons have been stopped. However, if you want to know

[slurm-dev] Re: Dry run upgrade procedure for the slurmdbd database

2017-06-26 Thread Loris Bennett
Hi Ole, We have also upgraded in place continuously from 2.2.4 to currently 16.05.10 without any problems. As I mentioned previously, it can be handy to make a copy of the statesave directory, once the daemons have been stopped. However, if you want to know how long the upgrade might take, then

[slurm-dev] Re: Dry run upgrade procedure for the slurmdbd database

2017-06-26 Thread Lachlan Musicman
We did it in place, worked as noted on the tin. It was less painful than I expected. TBH, your procedures are admirable, but you shouldn't worry - it's a relatively smooth process. cheers L. -- "Mission Statement: To provide hope and inspiration for collective action, to build collective powe