Do I need to make changes to my GFS/GFS2 file systems when renaming the cluster in RHEL?

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Issue

  • Need to change the name of a pre-existing cluster that has associated GFS or GFS2 file-system(s)
  • Changing A GFS2 locktable Name
  • What changes should be done to a gfs2 filesystem after changing the cluster name ?
  • After changing <cluster name> attribute in /etc/cluster/cluster.conf, GFS or GFS2 file system fails to mount:

    # mount -t gfs2 /dev/clust/lv1  /mnt/lv1
    fs is for a different cluster
    error mounting lockproto lock_dlm
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, 6, 7 or 8 with the Resilient Storage Add On
  • GFS or GFS2

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