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On 31 Mar 2017, at 15:49, Nelson Lameiras =
<nelson.lameiras(a)lyra-network.com> wrote:
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Hello,
=20
We had a rather unpleseant surprise while upgrading our production =
datacenters to
oVirt 4.0 =3D> 4.1 (although I think this problem is not =
related to oVirt 4.1).=20
Some critical VMs simply refused to reboot without any particular =
error message other than "VM failed to boot"
=20
After a stressfull 2h of investigation, it turns out that the =
problematic VMs
shared the same "exotic" condition. They were not =
rebooted since the latest major upgrade 3.6 =3D> 4.0 (I know, this is =
not a good practise and we underestimated it's priority, we will change =
our reboot policies)
it=E2=80=99s indeed not a good practice. You can=E2=80=99t use the =
features (those related to hw) without updating the guest HW and that =
will only happen once you shut the VM down. If you can=E2=80=99t do that =
then just keep the old cluster level, that is fully supported.
Their "custom compatilibity setting" was set to 3.6 !! When
changing =
this setting to "Empty", The VM booted normaly. Hard to find,
easy to =
fix !! ;)
=20
Neverthess, there is little to none information/documentation about =
the
usefullness of this setting, and I have a hard time understanding =
the consequences of changing it manually.
=20
Our oVirt datacenter (which has engine 4.1.1, but some hosts on 4.0, =
so it's
still on 4.0 compatibility) hosts currently +- 200 Vms,
- 10 with "custom compatilibity setting" set to 3.6 - which
will not =
(reb)boot in current state,
- 30some with "custom compatilibity setting" set to 4.0 -
which =
(re)boot normally=20
- the rest with "custom compatilibity setting" set to
"empty" - which =
(re)boot normally=20
=20
So can a oVirt guru please answer the following questions :
=20
- What does this setting do? which are the consequences of changing it =
manually
?
it emulates the corresponding guest hardware and engine feature =
behavior.
- Is it "normal" that a VM not reboooted since the 3.6
update does not =
boot if a new major upgrade is done on hostig host ? (maybe a
exotic bug =
worth correcting ?)
no, it=E2=80=99s a bug =
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=3D1436325 =
<https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=3D1436325>
will be fixed in 4.1.2
- Which are the possible consequences of manually setting this
setting =
to "Empty" in all my VMs (running or stopped) ?
then it will use the cluster settings. that is the =E2=80=9Cnormal=E2=80=9D=
state
- Which events will change this setting automatically ? (cluster
major =
version upgrade, first reboot after upgrade, ...) ?
cluster level upgrade while VM is running. Since the VM is running the =
changes to hardware cannot be applied and it is temporarily reconfigured =
to use the previous cluster level. On VM shutdown the settings are all =
updated and the field set to empty.
there was another bug (hopefully fixed) which kept the value there even =
on shutdown. Just edit and put =E2=80=9Cempty=E2=80=9D, then it will =
start as a regular VM in its cluster.
- Some of my VMs have custom_compatibility_version set to 4.0 (in
REST =
API) eventough they have been recently rebooted and "custom =
compatilibity setting" is empty in GUI, who's this possible ?
was it done before the reboot? are there pending changes to be applied =
perhaps?
Thanks,
michal
=20
cordialement, regards,
=20
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Nelson LAMEIRAS
Ing=C3=A9nieur Syst=C3=A8mes et R=C3=A9seaux / Systems and Networks =
engineer
Tel: +33 5 32 09 09 70
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class=3D""><br class=3D""><div><blockquote
type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div =
class=3D"">On 31 Mar 2017, at 15:49, Nelson Lameiras <<a =
href=3D"mailto:nelson.lameiras@lyra-network.com" =
class=3D"">nelson.lameiras(a)lyra-network.com</a>&gt;
wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><div
class=3D""><div =
style=3D"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" =
class=3D""><div class=3D"">Hello,<br
class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><br =
data-mce-bogus=3D"1" class=3D""></div><div
class=3D"">We had a rather =
unpleseant surprise while upgrading our production datacenters to oVirt =
4.0 =3D> 4.1 (although I think this problem is not related to oVirt =
4.1). </div><div class=3D"">Some critical VMs simply refused to
reboot =
without any particular error message other than "VM failed to boot"<br =
data-mce-bogus=3D"1" class=3D""></div><div
class=3D""><br =
data-mce-bogus=3D"1" class=3D""></div><div
class=3D"">After a stressfull =
2h of investigation, it turns out that the problematic VMs shared the =
same "exotic" condition. They were not rebooted since the latest major =
upgrade 3.6 =3D> 4.0 (I know, this is not a good practise and we =
underestimated it's priority, we will change our reboot policies)<br =
data-mce-bogus=3D"1" =
class=3D""></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br
=
class=3D""></div>it=E2=80=99s indeed not a good practice. You
can=E2=80=99=
t use the features (those related to hw) without updating the guest HW =
and that will only happen once you shut the VM down. If you can=E2=80=99t =
do that then just keep the old cluster level, that is fully =
supported.</div><div><br class=3D""><blockquote
type=3D"cite" =
class=3D""><div class=3D""><div
class=3D""><div style=3D"font-family: =
arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=3D""><div =
class=3D"">Their "custom compatilibity setting" was set to 3.6 !!
When =
changing this setting to "Empty", The VM booted normaly. Hard to find, =
easy to fix !! ;)<br data-mce-bogus=3D"1"
class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D""><br data-mce-bogus=3D"1"
class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">Neverthess, there is little to none information/documentation =
about the usefullness of this setting, and I have a hard time =
understanding the consequences of changing it manually.<br =
data-mce-bogus=3D"1" class=3D""></div><div
class=3D""><br =
data-mce-bogus=3D"1" class=3D""></div><div
class=3D"">Our oVirt =
datacenter (which has engine 4.1.1, but some hosts on 4.0, so it's =
still on 4.0 compatibility) hosts currently +- 200 Vms, </div><div =
class=3D"">- 10 with "custom compatilibity setting" set to 3.6 -
which =
will not (reb)boot in current state, </div><div class=3D"">- 30some
with =
"custom compatilibity setting" set to 4.0 - which (re)boot normally <br =
data-mce-bogus=3D"1" class=3D""></div><div
class=3D"">- the rest with =
"custom compatilibity setting" set to "empty" - which (re)boot =
normally <br data-mce-bogus=3D"1"
class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D""><br data-mce-bogus=3D"1"
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">So =
can a oVirt guru please answer the following questions :<br =
data-mce-bogus=3D"1" class=3D""></div><div
class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">- What does this
setting do? which are =
the consequences of changing it manually ?<br data-mce-bogus=3D"1" =
class=3D""></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br
=
class=3D""></div>it emulates the corresponding guest hardware and
engine =
feature behavior.</div><div><br class=3D""><blockquote
type=3D"cite" =
class=3D""><div class=3D""><div
class=3D""><div style=3D"font-family: =
arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=3D""><div =
class=3D"">- Is it "normal" that a VM not reboooted since the 3.6
update =
does not boot if a new major upgrade is done on hostig host ? (maybe a =
exotic bug worth correcting ?)<br data-mce-bogus=3D"1" =
class=3D""></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br
=
class=3D""></div>no, it=E2=80=99s a bug <a =
href=3D"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=3D1436325" =
class=3D"">https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=3D143...
<div>will be fixed in 4.1.2</div><div><br =
class=3D""></div><div><blockquote type=3D"cite"
class=3D""><div =
class=3D""><div class=3D""><div style=3D"font-family:
arial, helvetica, =
sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=3D""><div
class=3D"">- Which are the =
possible consequences of manually setting this setting to "Empty" in all =
my VMs (running or stopped) ?<br data-mce-bogus=3D"1" =
class=3D""></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br
=
class=3D""></div>then it will use the cluster settings. that is the =
=E2=80=9Cnormal=E2=80=9D state</div><div><br
class=3D""><blockquote =
type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div class=3D""><div
class=3D""><div =
style=3D"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" =
class=3D""><div class=3D"">- Which events will change this
setting =
automatically ? (cluster major version upgrade, first reboot after =
upgrade, ...) ?<br data-mce-bogus=3D"1" =
class=3D""></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br
=
class=3D""></div>cluster level upgrade while VM is running. Since the
VM =
is running the changes to hardware cannot be applied and it is =
temporarily reconfigured to use the previous cluster level. On VM =
shutdown the settings are all updated and the field set to =
empty.</div><div><div>there was another bug (hopefully fixed) which kept
=
the value there even on shutdown. Just edit and put =E2=80=9Cempty=E2=80=9D=
, then it will start as a regular VM in its cluster.</div><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><blockquote
type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div =
class=3D""><div class=3D""><div style=3D"font-family:
arial, helvetica, =
sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=3D""><div
class=3D"">- Some of my =
VMs have custom_compatibility_version set to 4.0 (in REST =
API) eventough they have been recently rebooted and "custom =
compatilibity setting" is empty in GUI, who's this possible ?<br =
data-mce-bogus=3D"1" =
class=3D""></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br
=
class=3D""></div>was it done before the reboot? are there pending =
changes to be applied perhaps?</div><div><br =
class=3D""></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>michal</div><div><br
=
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