[sheepdog-users] sheepfs: cannot detach / error failed to create sheepfs layout

[Gerald Richter - ECOS]

> > > >
> > > > That was what I was expecting, but a simple test shows:
> > > >
> > > > #echo vm-1201-disk-1 > /mnt/vdi/mount #echo vm-1201-disk-1 >
> > > > /mnt/vdi/unmount
> > > > -bash: echo: write error: Invalid argument
> > > >
> >
> > Syslog:
> > Sep 12 05:21:33 srvvm4 sheepfs[169962]: volume_sync_and_delete(499)
> > Sep 12 05:21:33 srvvm4 sheepfs[169962]: failed to flush vdi fb24b0
> >
> > I have done a "dog vdi cache flush vm-1201-disk-1" afterwards and all
> changes I have made in this image seems to be correctly written.
> 
> We don't need any manual command for sheepfs. It is quit self-contained.
> echo 'xxx' > sheepfs/vdi/unmount will flush the cache if any (this cache
> means object cache enabled in the sheep to which sheepfs connect)
> 

That's exactly what is not working:

#echo vm-1201-disk-1 > /mnt/vdi/unmount
 -bash: echo: write error: Invalid argument

And syslog says:
Sep 12 05:21:33 srvvm4 sheepfs[169962]: volume_sync_and_delete(499)
Sep 12 05:21:33 srvvm4 sheepfs[169962]: failed to flush vdi fb24b0

Regards

Gerald