Replace a failing brick in a replicated GlusterFS Volume

On one of the servers with GlusterFS, I use USB-Disks in a replicated GlusterFS volume. Although once in a while a disk just "dies" and using "replace brick" command is not an option.

So I figured out the following steps:

1. Stop the GlusterFS Daemon


2. Remove the faulty brick


3. Configure the new brick to mount on the same mountpoint as the old one


4. Start GlusterFS Daemon


5. Trigger a self-heal on the GlusterFS Volume


6. Get coffee/..
   


7. The new brick will contain the data

Please note, this only works for replicated volumes!