From 819b41dbbc942bb8617adaa33fab46651dea60c3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Krish Moodbidri <krish94@uab.edu>
Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2023 14:08:30 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md
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README.md | 15 +++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 15 insertions(+)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,15 +11,22 @@ This documentation provides step-by-step instructions for copying the `/var/lib/
1. Log in to the OpenStack command-line interface (CLI) or a terminal with OpenStack CLI access.
2. Create a new volume using the OpenStack CLI:
+ ```
openstack volume create --size <new_volume_size> <new_volume_name>
+ ```
3. Attach the new volume to the instance that contains the `/var/lib/mysql` directory:
+ ```
openstack server add volume <instance_id> <new_volume_id>
+ ```
4. Log in to the instance and mount the new volume:
+ ```
ssh <instance_ip_address>
sudo mkdir /mnt/new_volume
sudo mount /dev/vdb /mnt/new_volume
+ ```
+
5. Copy the contents of `/var/lib/mysql` to the new volume:
sudo cp -a /var/lib/mysql/* /mnt/new_volume
@@ -30,14 +37,22 @@ This documentation provides step-by-step instructions for copying the `/var/lib/
openstack server remove volume <instance_id> <original_volume_id>
2. Create a new instance on the target node:
+ ```
openstack server create --flavor <instance_flavor> --image <instance_image> --availability-zone <target_availability_zone> --volume <original_volume_id> <new_instance_name>
+ ```
3. Wait for the new instance to be in the ACTIVE state:
+ ```
openstack server show <new_instance_id> -f value -c status
+ ```
4. Log in to the new instance:
+ ```
ssh <new_instance_ip_address>
+ ```
5. Mount the volume on the new instance:
+ ```
sudo mkdir /mnt/original_volume
sudo mount /dev/vdb /mnt/original_volume
+ ```
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