4:39 a.m.
Hello,
I would like to try ovirt with hosted engine installation.
I had so many problems (I have written them in another thread) so I will
not try anymore hosted installation (up and running with ovirt 3.5 tutorial)
But now I would try this approach: I install the engine on a dedicated
server or as a virtual machine in another kvm based virtualizator.
Now I create an ovirt cluster and use it.
Can I after that install change my mind and so move the engine as a vm in
the cluster?
Or can I install a new engine in the cluster and powerdown the first engine?
Thanks in advance for help,
Mario
5:16 a.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mario Giammarco" <mgiammarco(a)gmail.com>
To: users(a)ovirt.org
Sent: Friday, January 16, 2015 10:39:44 AM
Subject: [ovirt-users] Put the engine inside hosts after installation
Hello,
I would like to try ovirt with hosted engine installation.
I had so many problems (I have written them in another thread) so I will not
try anymore hosted installation (up and running with ovirt 3.5 tutorial)
oVirt 3.5.1 RC1 will be published today so, if everything runs as expected, oVirt 3.5.1
will be out in a few days. oVirt 3.5.1 should solve the issue you reported.
But now I would try this approach: I install the engine on a
dedicated server
or as a virtual machine in another kvm based virtualizator.
Now I create an ovirt cluster and use it.
Can I after that install change my mind and so move the engine as a vm in the
cluster?
As far as you maintain the same host name and a compatible network topology it should work
without any hassle.
Keep present that hosted-engine also installs and configures ovirt-hosted-engine-ha daemon
to ensure HA capabilities restarting the engine VM if the host witch runs the VM goes
down.
In the setup you are proposing you are loosing that capability.
Or can I install a new engine in the cluster and powerdown the first
engine?
Thanks in advance for help,
Mario
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6:12 a.m.
2015-01-16 11:16 GMT+01:00 Simone Tiraboschi <stirabos(a)redhat.com>:
oVirt 3.5.1 RC1 will be published today so, if everything runs as
expected, oVirt 3.5.1 will be out in a few days. oVirt 3.5.1 should solve
the issue you reported.
Ok I will wait 3.5.1 and try again.
Keep present that hosted-engine also installs and configures
ovirt-hosted-engine-ha daemon to ensure HA capabilities restarting the
engine VM if the host witch runs the VM goes down.
In the setup you are proposing you are loosing that capability.
I supposed the ha capability was offered by ovirt cluster. I need to
investigate.
6:37 a.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mario Giammarco" <mgiammarco(a)gmail.com>
To: "Simone Tiraboschi" <stirabos(a)redhat.com>
Cc: users(a)ovirt.org
Sent: Friday, January 16, 2015 12:12:34 PM
Subject: Re: [ovirt-users] Put the engine inside hosts after installation
2015-01-16 11:16 GMT+01:00 Simone Tiraboschi <stirabos(a)redhat.com>:
>
>
> oVirt 3.5.1 RC1 will be published today so, if everything runs as
> expected, oVirt 3.5.1 will be out in a few days. oVirt 3.5.1 should solve
> the issue you reported.
>
Ok I will wait 3.5.1 and try again.
Great, please help us reporting any other issue or strange thing.
> Keep present that hosted-engine also installs and configures
> ovirt-hosted-engine-ha daemon to ensure HA capabilities restarting the
> engine VM if the host witch runs the VM goes down.
> In the setup you are proposing you are loosing that capability.
>
I supposed the ha capability was offered by ovirt cluster. I need to
investigate.
HA capability is provided for other VMs by oVirt engine. But who provide it if the engine
itself is on a VM on the host that it's managing?
HA for the Engine VM needs to be managed by the hosts and not the Engine itself: so we
have ovirt-hosted-engine-ha that ensure HA for the engine VM, the engine cloud than
provide HA for other VMs.
2:26 p.m.
2015-01-16 12:37 GMT+01:00 Simone Tiraboschi <stirabos(a)redhat.com>:
HA capability is provided for other VMs by oVirt engine. But who provide
it if the engine itself is on a VM on the host that it's managing?
HA for the Engine VM needs to be managed by the hosts and not the Engine
itself: so we have ovirt-hosted-engine-ha that ensure HA for the engine VM,
the engine cloud than provide HA for other VMs.
I am surprised. I supposed that HA was "self provided" by the cluster like
in xenserver. So you tell me that is the engine that checks if servers and
vms are on like in cloudstack?
12:29 p.m.
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On 16/01/15 19:26, Mario Giammarco wrote:
2015-01-16 12:37 GMT+01:00 Simone Tiraboschi <stirabos(a)redhat.com
<mailto:stirabos@redhat.com>>:
HA capability is provided for other VMs by oVirt engine. But who
provide it if the engine itself is on a VM on the host that it's
managing?
HA for the Engine VM needs to be managed by the hosts and not the
Engine itself: so we have ovirt-hosted-engine-ha that ensure HA
for the engine VM, the engine cloud than provide HA for other VMs.
I am surprised. I supposed that HA was "self provided" by the cluster
like in xenserver. So you tell me that is the engine that checks if
servers and vms are on like in cloudstack?
This is just how any VM self-hosted setup would work. The
'engine/management' VM has to have HA managed by something other than
the engine itself - otherwise if the engine is down how would it know or
be able to restart itself? In VMWare or Xenserver there would have to be
a separate system other than that in the engine VM to make sure that the
management engine VM is a) running on at least one host on the cluster
and b) *cannot* be running on more than one host to avoid screwing its
own storage volume (ie heartbeat/fencing).
Then this "managed engine" only has to take care of keeping its own VMs
up. Logically I cannot see any other way this could possibly work - see
"chicken and egg"!
Cheers
Alex
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 16/01/15 19:26, Mario Giammarco
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Tiraboschi <span dir="ltr"><<a
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</span>HA capability is provided for other VMs by oVirt
engine. But who provide it if the engine itself is on a VM
on the host that it's managing?<br>
HA for the Engine VM needs to be managed by the hosts and
not the Engine itself: so we have ovirt-hosted-engine-ha
that ensure HA for the engine VM, the engine cloud than
provide HA for other VMs.<br>
<br>
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I am surprised. I supposed that HA was "self provided" by the
cluster like in xenserver. So you tell me that is the engine
that checks if servers and vms are on like in cloudstack?<br>
</div>
</div>
<br>
</blockquote>
<br>
This is just how any VM self-hosted setup would work. The
'engine/management' VM has to have HA managed by something other
than the engine itself - otherwise if the engine is down how would
it know or be able to restart itself? In VMWare or Xenserver there
would have to be a separate system other than that in the engine VM
to make sure that the management engine VM is a) running on at least
one host on the cluster and b) <b>cannot</b> be running on more
than one host to avoid screwing its own storage volume (ie
heartbeat/fencing).<br>
<br>
Then this "managed engine" only has to take care of keeping its own
VMs up. Logically I cannot see any other way this could possibly
work - see "chicken and egg"!<br>
<br>
Cheers<br>
<br>
Alex<br>
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Are you trying to use glusterFS as your hosted engine storage??
What problems are you having with the up and running tutorial?
I have been loosely following it, and have not run into anything that is =
not solvable.
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Hosted-Engine is really the way to go, having your management machine HA =
is a super huge plus.
=20
Can I after that install change my mind and so move the engine as a
vm =
in the cluster?
Or can I install a new engine in the cluster and powerdown the first =
engine
=20
When you install a new engine the only problem I can think of off the =
top of my head is the database=E2=80=A6 when you install the engine, you =
setup a database, and if this database was on a vm in the cluster I =
suppose you could have as many engines as you like???? I have not tried =
this, so please correct me if I am wrong.
=20
Donny D
cloudspin.me
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From: users-bounces(a)ovirt.org [mailto:users-bounces@ovirt.org] On Behalf =
Of Mario Giammarco
Sent: Friday, January 16, 2015 2:40 AM
To: users(a)ovirt.org
Subject: [ovirt-users] Put the engine inside hosts after installation
=20
Hello,
I would like to try ovirt with hosted engine installation.
I had so many problems (I have written them in another thread) so I will =
not try anymore hosted installation (up and running with ovirt 3.5 =
tutorial)
But now I would try this approach: I install the engine on a dedicated =
server or as a virtual machine in another kvm based virtualizator.
Now I create an ovirt cluster and use it.
Can I after that install change my mind and so move the engine as a vm =
in the cluster?
Or can I install a new engine in the cluster and powerdown the first =
engine?
Thanks in advance for help,
Mario
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D'>When you install a new engine the only problem I can think of off the =
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setup a database, and if this database was on a vm in the cluster I =
suppose you could have as many engines as you like???? I have not tried =
this, so please correct me if I am
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class=3DMsoNormal><span =
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=
users-bounces(a)ovirt.org [mailto:users-bounces@ovirt.org] <b>On Behalf Of =
</b>Mario Giammarco<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 16, 2015 2:40
=
AM<br><b>To:</b> users@ovirt.org<br><b>Subject:</b>
[ovirt-users] Put =
the engine inside hosts after
installation<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
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=
class=3DMsoNormal>Hello,<br>I would like to try ovirt with hosted engine =
installation.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=3DMsoNormal>I had
so many =
problems (I have written them in another thread) so I will not try =
anymore hosted installation (up and running with ovirt 3.5 =
tutorial)<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'>But now I would try this approach: I =
install the engine on a dedicated server or as a virtual machine in =
another kvm based virtualizator.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Now I create an ovirt =
cluster and use it.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p
class=3DMsoNormal>Can I =
after that install change my mind and so move the engine as a vm in the =
cluster?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Or can I install a new engine in the =
cluster and powerdown the first
engine?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Thanks in advance for =
help,<br>Mario<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Donny Davis" <donny(a)cloudspin.me>
To: "Mario Giammarco" <mgiammarco(a)gmail.com>, users(a)ovirt.org
Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2015 8:55:57 PM
Subject: Re: [ovirt-users] Put the engine inside hosts after installation
When you install a new engine the only problem I can think of off the top of
my head is the database… when you install the engine, you setup a database,
and if this database was on a vm in the cluster I suppose you could have as
many engines as you like???? I have not tried this, so please correct me if
I am wrong.
This is currently not supported. See also [1].
[1] http://www.ovirt.org/Features/Engine_High_Availability
Best,
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