Unmapped /home directory disabled unmounted after one time server sync.

  • Document ID:7014638
  • Creation Date:26-Feb-2014
  • Modified Date:05-May-2016
    • Micro Focus Products:
      PlateSpin Migrate

Environment

PlateSpin Migrate 11.x
PlateSpin Migrate 12.x

Situation

PlateSpin Migrate is configured to use the automated or semi-automated Server Sync of Linux workloads to Virtual or Physical host.

The target is configured to boot with the Linux Ramdisk ISO (bootofx.x2p.iso / bootofx.uefi.iso). Migrate is configured to perform a unmap of the /home partition (under Volume Mapping, within the UI).
 
Target's /etc/fstab file after Server Sync, /home partition mounting line will be commented out as shown below:

/dev/sda1          /                             ext3         acl,user_xattr             1
#/dev/sda5            /home                ext3             acl,user_xattr              1 2
proc                 /proc                         proc        defaults                     0 0
sysfs                /sys                         sysfs       noauto                       0 0
debugfs            /sys/kernel/debug     debugfs     noauto                       0 0
devpts              /dev/pts                    devpts      mode=0620,gid=5       0 0

Resolution

1. Login into Target server
2. Edit /etc/fstab file after Server Sync
3. Un-comment the appropriate /home line 
4. Save and restart the server once.

Cause

In the Migrate UI(under Volume Mapping), if the user unmaps /home partition, Migrate Server Sync job comments out the /home partition mounting line in /etc/fstab file.