oVirt Instability with Dell Compellent via iSCSI/Multipath
by Chris Jones - BookIt.com Systems Administrator
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Engine: oVirt Engine Version: 3.5.2-1.el7.centos
Nodes: oVirt Node - 3.5 - 0.999.201504280931.el7.centos
Remote storage: Dell Compellent SC8000
Storage setup: 2 nics connected to the Compellent. Several domains
backed by LUNs. Several VM disk using direct LUN.
Networking: Dell 10 Gb/s switches
I've been struggling with oVirt completely falling apart due to storage
related issues. By falling apart I mean most to all of the nodes
suddenly losing contact with the storage domains. This results in an
endless loop of the VMs on the failed nodes trying to be migrated and
remigrated as the nodes flap between response and unresponsive. During
these times, engine.log looks like this.
2015-05-19 03:09:42,443 WARN
[org.ovirt.engine.core.vdsbroker.irsbroker.IrsProxyData]
(org.ovirt.thread.pool-8-thread-50) domain
c46adffc-614a-4fa2-9d2d-954f174f6a39:db_binlog_1 in problem. vds:
blade6c1.ism.ld
2015-05-19 03:09:42,560 WARN
[org.ovirt.engine.core.vdsbroker.irsbroker.IrsProxyData]
(org.ovirt.thread.pool-8-thread-38) domain
0b1d36e4-7992-43c7-8ac0-740f7c2cadb7:ovirttest1 in problem. vds:
blade2c1.ism.ld
2015-05-19 03:09:45,497 WARN
[org.ovirt.engine.core.vdsbroker.irsbroker.IrsProxyData]
(org.ovirt.thread.pool-8-thread-24) domain
05c8fa9c-fcbf-4a17-a3c6-011696a1b9a2:ovirttest2 in problem. vds:
blade3c2.ism.ld
2015-05-19 03:09:51,713 WARN
[org.ovirt.engine.core.vdsbroker.irsbroker.IrsProxyData]
(org.ovirt.thread.pool-8-thread-46) domain
b050c455-5ab1-4107-b055-bfcc811195fc:os_data_1 in problem. vds:
blade4c2.ism.ld
2015-05-19 03:09:57,647 INFO
[org.ovirt.engine.core.vdsbroker.irsbroker.IrsProxyData]
(org.ovirt.thread.pool-8-thread-13) Domain
c46adffc-614a-4fa2-9d2d-954f174f6a39:db_binlog_1 recovered from problem.
vds: blade6c1.ism.ld
2015-05-19 03:09:57,782 WARN
[org.ovirt.engine.core.vdsbroker.irsbroker.IrsProxyData]
(org.ovirt.thread.pool-8-thread-6) domain
26929b89-d1ca-4718-90d6-b3a6da585451:generic_data_1 in problem. vds:
blade2c1.ism.ld
2015-05-19 03:09:57,783 INFO
[org.ovirt.engine.core.vdsbroker.irsbroker.IrsProxyData]
(org.ovirt.thread.pool-8-thread-6) Domain
0b1d36e4-7992-43c7-8ac0-740f7c2cadb7:ovirttest1 recovered from problem.
vds: blade2c1.ism.ld
2015-05-19 03:10:00,639 INFO
[org.ovirt.engine.core.vdsbroker.irsbroker.IrsProxyData]
(org.ovirt.thread.pool-8-thread-31) Domain
c46adffc-614a-4fa2-9d2d-954f174f6a39:db_binlog_1 recovered from problem.
vds: blade4c1.ism.ld
2015-05-19 03:10:00,703 WARN
[org.ovirt.engine.core.vdsbroker.irsbroker.IrsProxyData]
(org.ovirt.thread.pool-8-thread-17) domain
64101f40-0f10-471d-9f5f-44591f9e087d:logging_1 in problem. vds:
blade1c1.ism.ld
2015-05-19 03:10:00,712 INFO
[org.ovirt.engine.core.vdsbroker.irsbroker.IrsProxyData]
(org.ovirt.thread.pool-8-thread-4) Domain
05c8fa9c-fcbf-4a17-a3c6-011696a1b9a2:ovirttest2 recovered from problem.
vds: blade3c2.ism.ld
2015-05-19 03:10:06,931 INFO
[org.ovirt.engine.core.vdsbroker.irsbroker.IrsProxyData]
(org.ovirt.thread.pool-8-thread-48) Domain
05c8fa9c-fcbf-4a17-a3c6-011696a1b9a2:ovirttest2 recovered from problem.
vds: blade4c2.ism.ld
2015-05-19 03:10:06,931 INFO
[org.ovirt.engine.core.vdsbroker.irsbroker.IrsProxyData]
(org.ovirt.thread.pool-8-thread-48) Domain
05c8fa9c-fcbf-4a17-a3c6-011696a1b9a2:ovirttest2 has recovered from
problem. No active host in the DC is reporting it as problematic, so
clearing the domain recovery timer.
2015-05-19 03:10:06,932 INFO
[org.ovirt.engine.core.vdsbroker.irsbroker.IrsProxyData]
(org.ovirt.thread.pool-8-thread-48) Domain
b050c455-5ab1-4107-b055-bfcc811195fc:os_data_1 recovered from problem.
vds: blade4c2.ism.ld
2015-05-19 03:10:06,933 INFO
[org.ovirt.engine.core.vdsbroker.irsbroker.IrsProxyData]
(org.ovirt.thread.pool-8-thread-48) Domain
b050c455-5ab1-4107-b055-bfcc811195fc:os_data_1 has recovered from
problem. No active host in the DC is reporting it as problematic, so
clearing the domain recovery timer.
2015-05-19 03:10:09,929 WARN
[org.ovirt.engine.core.vdsbroker.irsbroker.IrsProxyData]
(org.ovirt.thread.pool-8-thread-16) domain
b050c455-5ab1-4107-b055-bfcc811195fc:os_data_1 in problem. vds:
blade3c1.ism.ld
My troubleshooting steps so far:
1. Tailing engine.log for "in problem" and "recovered from problem"
2. Shutting down all the VMs.
3. Shutting down all but one node.
4. Bringing up one node at a time to see what the log reports.
When only one node is active everything is fine. When a second node
comes up, I begin to see the log output as shown above. I've been
struggling with this for over a month. I'm sure others have used oVirt
with a Compellent and encountered (and worked around) similar problems.
I'm looking for some help in figuring out if it's oVirt or something
that I'm doing wrong.
We're close to giving up on oVirt completely because of this.
P.S.
I've tested via bare metal and Proxmox with the Compellent. Not at the
same scale but it seems to work fine there.
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oVirt Engine Version: 3.5.2-1.el7.centos<br>
Nodes: oVirt Node - 3.5 - 0.999.201504280931.el7.centos<br>
Remote storage: Dell Compellent SC8000<br>
Storage setup: 2 nics connected to the Compellent. Several domains
backed by LUNs. Several VM disk using direct LUN.<br>
Networking: Dell 10 Gb/s switches<br>
<br>
I've been struggling with oVirt completely falling apart due to
storage related issues. By falling apart I mean most to all of the
nodes suddenly losing contact with the storage domains. This results
in an endless loop of the VMs on the failed nodes trying to be
migrated and remigrated as the nodes flap between response and
unresponsive. During these times, engine.log looks like this.<br>
<br>
2015-05-19 03:09:42,443 WARN
[org.ovirt.engine.core.vdsbroker.irsbroker.IrsProxyData]
(org.ovirt.thread.pool-8-thread-50) domain
c46adffc-614a-4fa2-9d2d-954f174f6a39:db_binlog_1 in problem. vds:
blade6c1.ism.ld<br>
2015-05-19 03:09:42,560 WARN
[org.ovirt.engine.core.vdsbroker.irsbroker.IrsProxyData]
(org.ovirt.thread.pool-8-thread-38) domain
0b1d36e4-7992-43c7-8ac0-740f7c2cadb7:ovirttest1 in problem. vds:
blade2c1.ism.ld<br>
2015-05-19 03:09:45,497 WARN
[org.ovirt.engine.core.vdsbroker.irsbroker.IrsProxyData]
(org.ovirt.thread.pool-8-thread-24) domain
05c8fa9c-fcbf-4a17-a3c6-011696a1b9a2:ovirttest2 in problem. vds:
blade3c2.ism.ld<br>
2015-05-19 03:09:51,713 WARN
[org.ovirt.engine.core.vdsbroker.irsbroker.IrsProxyData]
(org.ovirt.thread.pool-8-thread-46) domain
b050c455-5ab1-4107-b055-bfcc811195fc:os_data_1 in problem. vds:
blade4c2.ism.ld<br>
2015-05-19 03:09:57,647 INFO
[org.ovirt.engine.core.vdsbroker.irsbroker.IrsProxyData]
(org.ovirt.thread.pool-8-thread-13) Domain
c46adffc-614a-4fa2-9d2d-954f174f6a39:db_binlog_1 recovered from
problem. vds: blade6c1.ism.ld<br>
2015-05-19 03:09:57,782 WARN
[org.ovirt.engine.core.vdsbroker.irsbroker.IrsProxyData]
(org.ovirt.thread.pool-8-thread-6) domain
26929b89-d1ca-4718-90d6-b3a6da585451:generic_data_1 in problem. vds:
blade2c1.ism.ld<br>
2015-05-19 03:09:57,783 INFO
[org.ovirt.engine.core.vdsbroker.irsbroker.IrsProxyData]
(org.ovirt.thread.pool-8-thread-6) Domain
0b1d36e4-7992-43c7-8ac0-740f7c2cadb7:ovirttest1 recovered from
problem. vds: blade2c1.ism.ld<br>
2015-05-19 03:10:00,639 INFO
[org.ovirt.engine.core.vdsbroker.irsbroker.IrsProxyData]
(org.ovirt.thread.pool-8-thread-31) Domain
c46adffc-614a-4fa2-9d2d-954f174f6a39:db_binlog_1 recovered from
problem. vds: blade4c1.ism.ld<br>
2015-05-19 03:10:00,703 WARN
[org.ovirt.engine.core.vdsbroker.irsbroker.IrsProxyData]
(org.ovirt.thread.pool-8-thread-17) domain
64101f40-0f10-471d-9f5f-44591f9e087d:logging_1 in problem. vds:
blade1c1.ism.ld<br>
2015-05-19 03:10:00,712 INFO
[org.ovirt.engine.core.vdsbroker.irsbroker.IrsProxyData]
(org.ovirt.thread.pool-8-thread-4) Domain
05c8fa9c-fcbf-4a17-a3c6-011696a1b9a2:ovirttest2 recovered from
problem. vds: blade3c2.ism.ld<br>
2015-05-19 03:10:06,931 INFO
[org.ovirt.engine.core.vdsbroker.irsbroker.IrsProxyData]
(org.ovirt.thread.pool-8-thread-48) Domain
05c8fa9c-fcbf-4a17-a3c6-011696a1b9a2:ovirttest2 recovered from
problem. vds: blade4c2.ism.ld<br>
2015-05-19 03:10:06,931 INFO
[org.ovirt.engine.core.vdsbroker.irsbroker.IrsProxyData]
(org.ovirt.thread.pool-8-thread-48) Domain
05c8fa9c-fcbf-4a17-a3c6-011696a1b9a2:ovirttest2 has recovered from
problem. No active host in the DC is reporting it as problematic, so
clearing the domain recovery timer.<br>
2015-05-19 03:10:06,932 INFO
[org.ovirt.engine.core.vdsbroker.irsbroker.IrsProxyData]
(org.ovirt.thread.pool-8-thread-48) Domain
b050c455-5ab1-4107-b055-bfcc811195fc:os_data_1 recovered from
problem. vds: blade4c2.ism.ld<br>
2015-05-19 03:10:06,933 INFO
[org.ovirt.engine.core.vdsbroker.irsbroker.IrsProxyData]
(org.ovirt.thread.pool-8-thread-48) Domain
b050c455-5ab1-4107-b055-bfcc811195fc:os_data_1 has recovered from
problem. No active host in the DC is reporting it as problematic, so
clearing the domain recovery timer.<br>
2015-05-19 03:10:09,929 WARN
[org.ovirt.engine.core.vdsbroker.irsbroker.IrsProxyData]
(org.ovirt.thread.pool-8-thread-16) domain
b050c455-5ab1-4107-b055-bfcc811195fc:os_data_1 in problem. vds:
blade3c1.ism.ld<br>
<br>
<br>
My troubleshooting steps so far:<br>
<ol>
<li>Tailing engine.log for "in problem" and "recovered from
problem"</li>
<li>Shutting down all the VMs.</li>
<li>Shutting down all but one node.</li>
<li>Bringing up one node at a time to see what the log reports.</li>
</ol>
<p>When only one node is active everything is fine. When a second
node comes up, I begin to see the log output as shown above. I've
been struggling with this for over a month. I'm sure others have
used oVirt with a Compellent and encountered (and worked around)
similar problems. I'm looking for some help in figuring out if
it's oVirt or something that I'm doing wrong.<br>
</p>
<p>We're close to giving up on oVirt completely because of this.<br>
</p>
<p>P.S.<br>
</p>
<p>I've tested via bare metal and Proxmox with the Compellent. Not
at the same scale but it seems to work fine there.<br>
</p>
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