$ gluster volume info GV2Data
Volume Name: GV2Data
Type: Replicate
Volume ID: c1946fc2-ed94-4b9f-9da3-f0f1ee90f303
Status: Stopped
Snapshot Count: 0
Number of Bricks: 1 x (2 + 1) = 3
Transport-type: tcp
Bricks:
Brick1: office-wx-hv1-lab-gfs:/mnt/LogGFSData/brick <------ This is the dead host.
Brick2: office-wx-hv2-lab-gfs:/mnt/LogGFSData/brick
Brick3: office-wx-hv3-lab-gfs:/mnt/LogGFSData/brick (arbiter)
I tried to remove the dead brick, and failed.
$ gluster volume remove-brick GV2Data replica 1 office-wx-hv1-lab-gfs:/mnt/LogGFSData/brick force
...volume remove-brick start: failed: need 2(xN) bricks for reducing replica count of the volume from 3 to 1
What was I doing wrong?
(Assuming my original configuration, 2 + 1, was acceptable).
- Gilboa