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Hi,
I have made a lab with a config listed below and have got unexpected
result. Someone, tell me, please, where did I go wrong?
I am testing oVirt. Data Center has two clusters: the first as a
computing with three nodes (node1, node2, node3); the second as a
storage (node5, node6) based on glusterfs (replica 2).
I want the storage to be HA. I have read here
<https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Storage/3/html/Admi...
next:
For a replicated volume with two nodes and one brick on each machine, if
the server-side quorum is enabled and one of the nodes goes offline, the
other node will also be taken offline because of the quorum
configuration. As a result, the high availability provided by the
replication is ineffective. To prevent this situation, a dummy node can
be added to the trusted storage pool which does not contain any bricks.
This ensures that even if one of the nodes which contains data goes
offline, the other node will remain online. Note that if the dummy node
and one of the data nodes goes offline, the brick on other node will be
also be taken offline, and will result in data unavailability.
So, I have added my "Engine" (not self-hosted) as a dummy node without a
brick and have configured quorum as listed below:
cluster.quorum-type: fixed
cluster.quorum-count: 1
cluster.server-quorum-type: server
cluster.server-quorum-ratio: 51%
Then, I've run a VM and have dropped the network link from node6, after
one a hour have switched back the link and after a while have got a
split-brain. But why? No one could write to the brick on node6: the VM
was running on node3 and node1 was SPM.
Gluster's log from node6:
Июн 07 15:35:06 node6.virt.local etc-glusterfs-glusterd.vol[28491]:
[2015-06-07 12:35:06.106270] C [MSGID: 106002]
[glusterd-server-quorum.c:356:glusterd_do_volume_quorum_action]
0-management: Server quorum lost for volume vol3. Stopping local bricks.
Июн 07 16:30:06 node6.virt.local etc-glusterfs-glusterd.vol[28491]:
[2015-06-07 13:30:06.261505] C [MSGID: 106003]
[glusterd-server-quorum.c:351:glusterd_do_volume_quorum_action]
0-management: Server quorum regained for volume vol3. Starting local bricks.
gluster> volume heal vol3 info
Brick node5.virt.local:/storage/brick12/
/5d0bb2f3-f903-4349-b6a5-25b549affe5f/dom_md/ids - Is in split-brain
Number of entries: 1
Brick node6.virt.local:/storage/brick13/
/5d0bb2f3-f903-4349-b6a5-25b549affe5f/dom_md/ids - Is in split-brain
Number of entries: 1
gluster> volume info vol3
Volume Name: vol3
Type: Replicate
Volume ID: 69ba8c68-6593-41ca-b1d9-40b3be50ac80
Status: Started
Number of Bricks: 1 x 2 = 2
Transport-type: tcp
Bricks:
Brick1: node5.virt.local:/storage/brick12
Brick2: node6.virt.local:/storage/brick13
Options Reconfigured:
storage.owner-gid: 36
storage.owner-uid: 36
cluster.server-quorum-type: server
cluster.quorum-type: fixed
network.remote-dio: enable
cluster.eager-lock: enable
performance.stat-prefetch: off
performance.io-cache: off
performance.read-ahead: off
performance.quick-read: off
auth.allow: *
user.cifs: disable
nfs.disable: on
performance.readdir-ahead: on
cluster.quorum-count: 1
cluster.server-quorum-ratio: 51%
06.06.2015 12:09, Юрий Полторацкий пишет:
Hi,
I want to build a HA storage based on two servers. I want that if one
goes down, my storage will be available in RW mode.
If I will use replica 2, then split-brain can occur. To avoid this I
would use a quorum. As I understand correctly, I can use quorum on a
client side, on a server side, or on both. I want to add a dummy node
without a brick and make such config:
cluster.quorum-type: fixed
cluster.quorum-count: 1
cluster.server-quorum-type: server
cluster.server-quorum-ratio: 51%
I expect that client will have access in RW mode until one brick
alive. On the other side if server's quorum will not meet, then bricks
will be RO.
Say, HOST1 with a brick BRICK1, HOST2 with a brick BRICK2, and HOST3
without a brick.
Once HOST1 lose a network connection, than on this node server quorum
will not meet and the brick BRICK1 will not be able for writing. But
on HOST2 there is no problem with server quorum (HOST2 + HOST3 > 51%)
and that's why BRICK2 still accessible for writing. With client's
quorum there is no problem also - one brick is alive, so client can
write on it.
I have made a lab using KVM on my desktop and it seems to be worked
well and as expected.
The main question is:
Can I use such a storage for production?
Thanks.
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Hi,<br>
<br>
I have made a lab with a config listed below and have got unexpected
result. Someone, tell me, please, where did I go wrong?<br>
<br>
I am testing oVirt. Data Center has two clusters: the first as a
computing with three nodes (node1, node2, node3); the second as a
storage (node5, node6) based on glusterfs (replica 2).<br>
<br>
I want the storage to be HA. I have read <a
href="https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Storage/...
next:<br>
<tt>For a replicated volume with two nodes and one brick on each
machine, if the server-side quorum is enabled and one of the nodes
goes offline, the other node will also be taken offline because of
the quorum configuration. As a result, the high availability
provided by the replication is ineffective. To prevent this
situation, a dummy node can be added to the trusted storage pool
which does not contain any bricks. This ensures that even if one
of the nodes which contains data goes offline, the other node will
remain online. Note that if the dummy node and one of the data
nodes goes offline, the brick on other node will be also be taken
offline, and will result in data unavailability. </tt><br>
<br>
So, I have added my "Engine" (not self-hosted) as a dummy node
without a brick and have configured quorum as listed below:<br>
<tt>cluster.quorum-type: fixed</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>cluster.quorum-count: 1</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>cluster.server-quorum-type:
server</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>cluster.server-quorum-ratio: 51%</tt><br>
<br>
<br>
Then, I've run a VM and have dropped the network link from node6,
after one a hour have switched back the link and after a while have
got a split-brain. But why? No one could write to the brick on
node6: the VM was running on node3 and node1 was SPM.<br>
<br>
Gluster's log from node6:<br>
<tt>Июн 07 15:35:06 node6.virt.local
etc-glusterfs-glusterd.vol[28491]: [2015-06-07 12:35:06.106270] C
[MSGID: 106002]
[glusterd-server-quorum.c:356:glusterd_do_volume_quorum_action]
0-management: Server quorum lost for volume vol3. Stopping local
bricks.</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>Июн 07 16:30:06 node6.virt.local
etc-glusterfs-glusterd.vol[28491]: [2015-06-07 13:30:06.261505] C
[MSGID: 106003]
[glusterd-server-quorum.c:351:glusterd_do_volume_quorum_action]
0-management: Server quorum regained for volume vol3. Starting
local bricks.</tt><br>
<tt><br>
<br>
</tt><tt>gluster> volume heal vol3 info
</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>Brick
node5.virt.local:/storage/brick12/</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>/5d0bb2f3-f903-4349-b6a5-25b549affe5f/dom_md/ids - Is in
split-brain</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>Number of entries: 1</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>Brick
node6.virt.local:/storage/brick13/</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>/5d0bb2f3-f903-4349-b6a5-25b549affe5f/dom_md/ids - Is in
split-brain</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>Number of entries: 1</tt><br>
<br>
<br>
<tt>gluster> volume info vol3</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt> </tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>Volume Name: vol3</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>Type: Replicate</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>Volume ID:
69ba8c68-6593-41ca-b1d9-40b3be50ac80</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>Status: Started</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>Number of Bricks: 1 x 2 = 2</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>Transport-type: tcp</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>Bricks:</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>Brick1:
node5.virt.local:/storage/brick12</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>Brick2:
node6.virt.local:/storage/brick13</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>Options Reconfigured:</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>storage.owner-gid: 36</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>storage.owner-uid: 36</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>cluster.server-quorum-type:
server</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>cluster.quorum-type: fixed</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>network.remote-dio: enable</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>cluster.eager-lock: enable</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>performance.stat-prefetch: off</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>performance.io-cache: off</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>performance.read-ahead: off</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>performance.quick-read: off</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>auth.allow: *</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>user.cifs: disable</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>nfs.disable: on</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>performance.readdir-ahead: on</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>cluster.quorum-count: 1</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>cluster.server-quorum-ratio: 51%</tt><br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">06.06.2015 12:09, Юрий Полторацкий
пишет:<br>
</div>
<blockquote
cite="mid:CANgBB_sWBZwDh3yaAJV=ETLqrJyYxT9_EfRjnjMHF-1NVbevqw@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">
<div dir="ltr">
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div>Hi,<br>
<br>
</div>
I want to build a HA storage based on two servers.
I want that if one goes down, my storage will be
available in RW mode.<br>
<br>
</div>
If I will use replica 2, then split-brain can occur.
To avoid this I would use a quorum. As I understand
correctly, I can use quorum on a client side, on a
server side, or on both. I want to add a dummy node
without a brick and make such config:<br>
</div>
<br>
cluster.quorum-type: fixed<br>
cluster.quorum-count: 1<br>
cluster.server-quorum-type: server<br>
cluster.server-quorum-ratio: 51%<br>
<br>
</div>
I expect that client will have access in RW mode until
one brick alive. On the other side if server's quorum
will not meet, then bricks will be RO. <br>
<br>
Say, HOST1 with a brick BRICK1, HOST2 with a brick
BRICK2, and HOST3 without a brick.<br>
<br>
Once HOST1 lose a network connection, than on this node
server quorum will not meet and the brick BRICK1 will
not be able for writing. But on HOST2 there is no
problem with server quorum (HOST2 + HOST3 > 51%) and
that's why BRICK2 still accessible for writing. With
client's quorum there is no problem also - one brick is
alive, so client can write on it.<br>
<br>
</div>
I have made a lab using KVM on my desktop and it seems to
be worked well and as expected.<br>
<br>
</div>
The main question is:<br>
</div>
Can I use such a storage for production?<br>
<br>
</div>
Thanks. <br>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div><br>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
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On 06/08/2015 02:38 AM, Юрий Полторацкий wrote:
Hi,
I have made a lab with a config listed below and have got unexpected
result. Someone, tell me, please, where did I go wrong?
I am testing oVirt. Data Center has two clusters: the first as a
computing with three nodes (node1, node2, node3); the second as a
storage (node5, node6) based on glusterfs (replica 2).
I want the storage to be HA. I have read here
<https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Storage/3/html/Admi...
next:
For a replicated volume with two nodes and one brick on each machine,
if the server-side quorum is enabled and one of the nodes goes
offline, the other node will also be taken offline because of the
quorum configuration. As a result, the high availability provided by
the replication is ineffective. To prevent this situation, a dummy
node can be added to the trusted storage pool which does not contain
any bricks. This ensures that even if one of the nodes which contains
data goes offline, the other node will remain online. Note that if the
dummy node and one of the data nodes goes offline, the brick on other
node will be also be taken offline, and will result in data
unavailability.
So, I have added my "Engine" (not self-hosted) as a dummy node without
a brick and have configured quorum as listed below:
cluster.quorum-type: fixed
cluster.quorum-count: 1
cluster.server-quorum-type: server
cluster.server-quorum-ratio: 51%
Then, I've run a VM and have dropped the network link from node6,
after one a hour have switched back the link and after a while have
got a split-brain. But why? No one could write to the brick on node6:
the VM was running on node3 and node1 was SPM.
It could have happened that after node6 came up, the client(s) saw a
temporary disconnect of node 5 and a write happened at that time. When
the node 5 is connected again, we have AFR xattrs on both nodes blaming
each other, causing split-brain. For a replica 2 setup. it is best to
set the client-quorum to auto instead of fixed. What this means is that
the first node of the replica must always be up for writes to be
permitted. If the first node goes down, the volume becomes read-only.
For better availability , it would be better to use a replica 3 volume
with (again with client-quorum set to auto). If you are using glusterfs
3.7, you can also consider using the arbiter configuration [1] for
replica 3.
[1]
https://github.com/gluster/glusterfs/blob/master/doc/features/afr-arbiter...
Thanks,
Ravi
Gluster's log from node6:
Июн 07 15:35:06 node6.virt.local etc-glusterfs-glusterd.vol[28491]:
[2015-06-07 12:35:06.106270] C [MSGID: 106002]
[glusterd-server-quorum.c:356:glusterd_do_volume_quorum_action]
0-management: Server quorum lost for volume vol3. Stopping local bricks.
Июн 07 16:30:06 node6.virt.local etc-glusterfs-glusterd.vol[28491]:
[2015-06-07 13:30:06.261505] C [MSGID: 106003]
[glusterd-server-quorum.c:351:glusterd_do_volume_quorum_action]
0-management: Server quorum regained for volume vol3. Starting local
bricks.
gluster> volume heal vol3 info
Brick node5.virt.local:/storage/brick12/
/5d0bb2f3-f903-4349-b6a5-25b549affe5f/dom_md/ids - Is in split-brain
Number of entries: 1
Brick node6.virt.local:/storage/brick13/
/5d0bb2f3-f903-4349-b6a5-25b549affe5f/dom_md/ids - Is in split-brain
Number of entries: 1
gluster> volume info vol3
Volume Name: vol3
Type: Replicate
Volume ID: 69ba8c68-6593-41ca-b1d9-40b3be50ac80
Status: Started
Number of Bricks: 1 x 2 = 2
Transport-type: tcp
Bricks:
Brick1: node5.virt.local:/storage/brick12
Brick2: node6.virt.local:/storage/brick13
Options Reconfigured:
storage.owner-gid: 36
storage.owner-uid: 36
cluster.server-quorum-type: server
cluster.quorum-type: fixed
network.remote-dio: enable
cluster.eager-lock: enable
performance.stat-prefetch: off
performance.io-cache: off
performance.read-ahead: off
performance.quick-read: off
auth.allow: *
user.cifs: disable
nfs.disable: on
performance.readdir-ahead: on
cluster.quorum-count: 1
cluster.server-quorum-ratio: 51%
06.06.2015 12:09, Юрий Полторацкий пишет:
> Hi,
>
> I want to build a HA storage based on two servers. I want that if one
> goes down, my storage will be available in RW mode.
>
> If I will use replica 2, then split-brain can occur. To avoid this I
> would use a quorum. As I understand correctly, I can use quorum on a
> client side, on a server side, or on both. I want to add a dummy node
> without a brick and make such config:
>
> cluster.quorum-type: fixed
> cluster.quorum-count: 1
> cluster.server-quorum-type: server
> cluster.server-quorum-ratio: 51%
>
> I expect that client will have access in RW mode until one brick
> alive. On the other side if server's quorum will not meet, then
> bricks will be RO.
>
> Say, HOST1 with a brick BRICK1, HOST2 with a brick BRICK2, and HOST3
> without a brick.
>
> Once HOST1 lose a network connection, than on this node server quorum
> will not meet and the brick BRICK1 will not be able for writing. But
> on HOST2 there is no problem with server quorum (HOST2 + HOST3 > 51%)
> and that's why BRICK2 still accessible for writing. With client's
> quorum there is no problem also - one brick is alive, so client can
> write on it.
>
> I have made a lab using KVM on my desktop and it seems to be worked
> well and as expected.
>
> The main question is:
> Can I use such a storage for production?
>
> Thanks.
>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 06/08/2015 02:38 AM, Юрий
Полторацкий wrote:<br>
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<blockquote cite="mid:5574B2CC.7040606@gmail.com"
type="cite">
<meta content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"
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Hi,<br>
<br>
I have made a lab with a config listed below and have got
unexpected result. Someone, tell me, please, where did I go wrong?<br>
<br>
I am testing oVirt. Data Center has two clusters: the first as a
computing with three nodes (node1, node2, node3); the second as a
storage (node5, node6) based on glusterfs (replica 2).<br>
<br>
I want the storage to be HA. I have read <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Storage/...
next:<br>
<tt>For a replicated volume with two nodes and one brick on each
machine, if the server-side quorum is enabled and one of the
nodes goes offline, the other node will also be taken offline
because of the quorum configuration. As a result, the high
availability provided by the replication is ineffective. To
prevent this situation, a dummy node can be added to the trusted
storage pool which does not contain any bricks. This ensures
that even if one of the nodes which contains data goes offline,
the other node will remain online. Note that if the dummy node
and one of the data nodes goes offline, the brick on other node
will be also be taken offline, and will result in data
unavailability. </tt><br>
<br>
So, I have added my "Engine" (not self-hosted) as a dummy node
without a brick and have configured quorum as listed below:<br>
<tt>cluster.quorum-type: fixed</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>cluster.quorum-count: 1</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>cluster.server-quorum-type:
server</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>cluster.server-quorum-ratio: 51%</tt><br>
<br>
<br>
Then, I've run a VM and have dropped the network link from node6,
after one a hour have switched back the link and after a while
have got a split-brain. But why? No one could write to the brick
on node6: the VM was running on node3 and node1 was SPM.<br>
<br>
</blockquote>
<br>
<br>
It could have happened that after node6 came up, the client(s) saw a
temporary disconnect of node 5 and a write happened at that time.
When the node 5 is connected again, we have AFR xattrs on both nodes
blaming each other, causing split-brain. For a replica 2 setup. it
is best to set the client-quorum to auto instead of fixed. What this
means is that the first node of the replica must always be up for
writes to be permitted. If the first node goes down, the volume
becomes read-only. For better availability , it would be better to
use a replica 3 volume with (again with client-quorum set to auto).
If you are using glusterfs 3.7, you can also consider using the
arbiter configuration [1] for replica 3.<br>
<br>
[1]
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://github.com/gluster/glusterfs/blob/master/doc/features/...
<br>
Thanks,<br>
Ravi<br>
<br>
<br>
<blockquote cite="mid:5574B2CC.7040606@gmail.com"
type="cite">
Gluster's log from node6:<br>
<tt>Июн 07 15:35:06 node6.virt.local
etc-glusterfs-glusterd.vol[28491]: [2015-06-07 12:35:06.106270]
C [MSGID: 106002]
[glusterd-server-quorum.c:356:glusterd_do_volume_quorum_action]
0-management: Server quorum lost for volume vol3. Stopping local
bricks.</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>Июн 07 16:30:06 node6.virt.local
etc-glusterfs-glusterd.vol[28491]: [2015-06-07 13:30:06.261505]
C [MSGID: 106003]
[glusterd-server-quorum.c:351:glusterd_do_volume_quorum_action]
0-management: Server quorum regained for volume vol3. Starting
local bricks.</tt><br>
<tt><br>
<br>
</tt><tt>gluster> volume heal vol3 info
</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>Brick
node5.virt.local:/storage/brick12/</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>/5d0bb2f3-f903-4349-b6a5-25b549affe5f/dom_md/ids - Is in
split-brain</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>Number of entries: 1</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>Brick
node6.virt.local:/storage/brick13/</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>/5d0bb2f3-f903-4349-b6a5-25b549affe5f/dom_md/ids - Is in
split-brain</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>Number of entries: 1</tt><br>
<br>
<br>
<tt>gluster> volume info vol3</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt> </tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>Volume Name: vol3</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>Type: Replicate</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>Volume ID:
69ba8c68-6593-41ca-b1d9-40b3be50ac80</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>Status: Started</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>Number of Bricks: 1 x 2 = 2</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>Transport-type: tcp</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>Bricks:</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>Brick1:
node5.virt.local:/storage/brick12</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>Brick2:
node6.virt.local:/storage/brick13</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>Options Reconfigured:</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>storage.owner-gid: 36</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>storage.owner-uid: 36</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>cluster.server-quorum-type:
server</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>cluster.quorum-type: fixed</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>network.remote-dio: enable</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>cluster.eager-lock: enable</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>performance.stat-prefetch: off</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>performance.io-cache: off</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>performance.read-ahead: off</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>performance.quick-read: off</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>auth.allow: *</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>user.cifs: disable</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>nfs.disable: on</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>performance.readdir-ahead: on</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>cluster.quorum-count: 1</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt>cluster.server-quorum-ratio: 51%</tt><br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">06.06.2015 12:09, Юрий Полторацкий
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<div>Hi,<br>
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I want to build a HA storage based on two
servers. I want that if one goes down, my
storage will be available in RW mode.<br>
<br>
</div>
If I will use replica 2, then split-brain can
occur. To avoid this I would use a quorum. As I
understand correctly, I can use quorum on a client
side, on a server side, or on both. I want to add
a dummy node without a brick and make such config:<br>
</div>
<br>
cluster.quorum-type: fixed<br>
cluster.quorum-count: 1<br>
cluster.server-quorum-type: server<br>
cluster.server-quorum-ratio: 51%<br>
<br>
</div>
I expect that client will have access in RW mode until
one brick alive. On the other side if server's quorum
will not meet, then bricks will be RO. <br>
<br>
Say, HOST1 with a brick BRICK1, HOST2 with a brick
BRICK2, and HOST3 without a brick.<br>
<br>
Once HOST1 lose a network connection, than on this
node server quorum will not meet and the brick BRICK1
will not be able for writing. But on HOST2 there is no
problem with server quorum (HOST2 + HOST3 > 51%)
and that's why BRICK2 still accessible for writing.
With client's quorum there is no problem also - one
brick is alive, so client can write on it.<br>
<br>
</div>
I have made a lab using KVM on my desktop and it seems
to be worked well and as expected.<br>
<br>
</div>
The main question is:<br>
</div>
Can I use such a storage for production?<br>
<br>
</div>
Thanks. <br>
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New subject: [Gluster-users] HA storage based on two nodes with one point of failure
2015-06-08 8:32 GMT+03:00 Ravishankar N <ravishankar(a)redhat.com>:
On 06/08/2015 02:38 AM, Юрий Полторацкий wrote:
Hi,
I have made a lab with a config listed below and have got unexpected
result. Someone, tell me, please, where did I go wrong?
I am testing oVirt. Data Center has two clusters: the first as a computing
with three nodes (node1, node2, node3); the second as a storage (node5,
node6) based on glusterfs (replica 2).
I want the storage to be HA. I have read here
<https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Storage/3/html/Admi...
next:
For a replicated volume with two nodes and one brick on each machine, if
the server-side quorum is enabled and one of the nodes goes offline, the
other node will also be taken offline because of the quorum configuration.
As a result, the high availability provided by the replication is
ineffective. To prevent this situation, a dummy node can be added to the
trusted storage pool which does not contain any bricks. This ensures that
even if one of the nodes which contains data goes offline, the other node
will remain online. Note that if the dummy node and one of the data nodes
goes offline, the brick on other node will be also be taken offline, and
will result in data unavailability.
So, I have added my "Engine" (not self-hosted) as a dummy node without a
brick and have configured quorum as listed below:
cluster.quorum-type: fixed
cluster.quorum-count: 1
cluster.server-quorum-type: server
cluster.server-quorum-ratio: 51%
Then, I've run a VM and have dropped the network link from node6, after
one a hour have switched back the link and after a while have got a
split-brain. But why? No one could write to the brick on node6: the VM was
running on node3 and node1 was SPM.
It could have happened that after node6 came up, the client(s) saw a
temporary disconnect of node 5 and a write happened at that time. When the
node 5 is connected again, we have AFR xattrs on both nodes blaming each
other, causing split-brain. For a replica 2 setup. it is best to set the
client-quorum to auto instead of fixed. What this means is that the first
node of the replica must always be up for writes to be permitted. If the
first node goes down, the volume becomes read-only.
Yes, at first I have tested with client-quorum auto, but my VMs has been
paused when the first node goes down and this is not unacceptable....
Ok, I understood: there is now way to have fault tolerance storage with
only two servers using GlusterFS. I have to get another one.
Thanks.
For better availability , it would be better to use a replica 3
volume
with (again with client-quorum set to auto). If you are using glusterfs
3.7, you can also consider using the arbiter configuration [1] for replica
3.
[1]
https://github.com/gluster/glusterfs/blob/master/doc/features/afr-arbiter...
Thanks,
Ravi
Gluster's log from node6:
Июн 07 15:35:06 node6.virt.local etc-glusterfs-glusterd.vol[28491]:
[2015-06-07 12:35:06.106270] C [MSGID: 106002]
[glusterd-server-quorum.c:356:glusterd_do_volume_quorum_action]
0-management: Server quorum lost for volume vol3. Stopping local bricks.
Июн 07 16:30:06 node6.virt.local etc-glusterfs-glusterd.vol[28491]:
[2015-06-07 13:30:06.261505] C [MSGID: 106003]
[glusterd-server-quorum.c:351:glusterd_do_volume_quorum_action]
0-management: Server quorum regained for volume vol3. Starting local bricks.
gluster> volume heal vol3 info
Brick node5.virt.local:/storage/brick12/
/5d0bb2f3-f903-4349-b6a5-25b549affe5f/dom_md/ids - Is in split-brain
Number of entries: 1
Brick node6.virt.local:/storage/brick13/
/5d0bb2f3-f903-4349-b6a5-25b549affe5f/dom_md/ids - Is in split-brain
Number of entries: 1
gluster> volume info vol3
Volume Name: vol3
Type: Replicate
Volume ID: 69ba8c68-6593-41ca-b1d9-40b3be50ac80
Status: Started
Number of Bricks: 1 x 2 = 2
Transport-type: tcp
Bricks:
Brick1: node5.virt.local:/storage/brick12
Brick2: node6.virt.local:/storage/brick13
Options Reconfigured:
storage.owner-gid: 36
storage.owner-uid: 36
cluster.server-quorum-type: server
cluster.quorum-type: fixed
network.remote-dio: enable
cluster.eager-lock: enable
performance.stat-prefetch: off
performance.io-cache: off
performance.read-ahead: off
performance.quick-read: off
auth.allow: *
user.cifs: disable
nfs.disable: on
performance.readdir-ahead: on
cluster.quorum-count: 1
cluster.server-quorum-ratio: 51%
06.06.2015 12:09, Юрий Полторацкий пишет:
Hi,
I want to build a HA storage based on two servers. I want that if one
goes down, my storage will be available in RW mode.
If I will use replica 2, then split-brain can occur. To avoid this I
would use a quorum. As I understand correctly, I can use quorum on a client
side, on a server side, or on both. I want to add a dummy node without a
brick and make such config:
cluster.quorum-type: fixed
cluster.quorum-count: 1
cluster.server-quorum-type: server
cluster.server-quorum-ratio: 51%
I expect that client will have access in RW mode until one brick alive.
On the other side if server's quorum will not meet, then bricks will be RO.
Say, HOST1 with a brick BRICK1, HOST2 with a brick BRICK2, and HOST3
without a brick.
Once HOST1 lose a network connection, than on this node server quorum will
not meet and the brick BRICK1 will not be able for writing. But on HOST2
there is no problem with server quorum (HOST2 + HOST3 > 51%) and that's why
BRICK2 still accessible for writing. With client's quorum there is no
problem also - one brick is alive, so client can write on it.
I have made a lab using KVM on my desktop and it seems to be worked well
and as expected.
The main question is:
Can I use such a storage for production?
Thanks.
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