Actually, you don't need to find where the SHE is. Once you setup the host in maintenance, all VMs including the SHE will be evacuated out of there. Best Regards, Strahil Nikolov На 20 август 2020 г. 10:50:14 GMT+03:00, "Vrgotic, Marko" <M.Vrgotic(a)activevideo.com&gt; написа: >Dear oVirt, > >For a while now I have been running backup of oVirt engine via ansible. >And that works just fine. >However, its still recommended, in SHE HA environment, especially for >Restore purpose to have one of HA nodes in Maintenance mode, clean from >Virtual load. > >Has anyone so far been able to automate oVirt engine backup in >following or similar way: > > 1. Register on which HA node is SHE atm >2. Pick the other HA node to go into maintenance mode – in order to >have one of HA nodes without virtual load > 3. Verify it’s in maintenance mode > 4. Execute engine-backup > 5. Remove the maintenance mode of the node from step 2 > >Even if you are half way through, I would be happy to get involved and >contribute. > >Kindly awaiting your reply. > > >----- >kind regards/met vriendelijke groeten > >Marko Vrgotic >Sr. System Engineer @ System Administration > >ActiveVideo >e: m.vrgotic@activevideo.com<mailto:m.vrgotic@activevideo.com> >w: www.activevideo.com<http://www.activevideo.com> > >ActiveVideo Networks BV. Mediacentrum 3745 Joop van den Endeplein >1.1217 WJ Hilversum, The Netherlands. The information contained in this >message may be legally privileged and confidential. It is intended to >be read only by the individual or entity to whom it is addressed or by >their designee. If the reader of this message is not the intended >recipient, you are on notice that any distribution of this message, in >any form, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in >error, please immediately notify the sender and/or ActiveVideo >Networks, LLC by telephone at +1 408.931.9200 and delete or destroy any >copy of this message.

I don't see any reasons to be worried about. Yet, you can create your own Cluster scheduling policy and ensure one node is always available as a stand-by which you can just put into maintenance during backups , or to hold your VMs when other hosts are in maintenance. Best Regards, Strahil Nikolov В петък, 21 август 2020 г., 14:27:20 Гринуич+3, Vrgotic, Marko <m.vrgotic(a)activevideo.com&gt; написа: Hi Strahil, That's true. I do trust migration mechanism, its proven to work smoothly many-many times, but I do not like moving SHE VM unless I have too. Proper backup is important and I try to follow oVirt recommendation, but if I can avoid needless "shaking" of the platform, I would rather take that route. ----- kind regards/met vriendelijke groeten Marko Vrgotic ActiveVideo On 20/08/2020, 13:39, "Strahil Nikolov" <hunter86_bg(a)yahoo.com&gt; wrote:     ***CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender!!!***     Actually,     you don't need  to find where the SHE is.     Once you setup the host in maintenance, all VMs including the SHE will be evacuated out of there.     Best Regards,     Strahil Nikolov     На 20 август 2020 г. 10:50:14 GMT+03:00, "Vrgotic, Marko" <M.Vrgotic(a)activevideo.com&gt; написа:     >Dear oVirt,     >     >For a while now I have been running backup of oVirt engine via ansible.     >And that works just fine.     >However, its still recommended, in SHE HA environment, especially for     >Restore purpose to have one of HA nodes in Maintenance mode, clean from     >Virtual load.     >     >Has anyone so far been able to automate oVirt engine backup in     >following or similar way:     >     >  1.  Register on which HA node is SHE atm     >2.  Pick the other HA node to go into maintenance mode – in order to     >have one of HA nodes without virtual load     >  3.  Verify it’s in maintenance mode     >  4.  Execute engine-backup     >  5.  Remove the maintenance mode of the node from step 2     >     >Even if you are half way through, I would be happy to get involved and     >contribute.     >     >Kindly awaiting your reply.     >     >     >-----     >kind regards/met vriendelijke groeten     >     >Marko Vrgotic     >Sr. System Engineer @ System Administration     >     >ActiveVideo     >e: m.vrgotic@activevideo.com<mailto:m.vrgotic@activevideo.com>     >w: www.activevideo.com<http://www.activevideo.com>     >     >ActiveVideo Networks BV. Mediacentrum 3745 Joop van den Endeplein     >1.1217 WJ Hilversum, The Netherlands. The information contained in this     >message may be legally privileged and confidential. It is intended to     >be read only by the individual or entity to whom it is addressed or by     >their designee. If the reader of this message is not the intended     >recipient, you are on notice that any distribution of this message, in     >any form, is strictly prohibited.  If you have received this message in     >error, please immediately notify the sender and/or ActiveVideo     >Networks, LLC by telephone at +1 408.931.9200 and delete or destroy any     >copy of this message. _______________________________________________ Users mailing list -- users(a)ovirt.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave(a)ovirt.org Privacy Statement: https://www.ovirt.org/privacy-policy.html oVirt Code of Conduct: https://www.ovirt.org/community/about/community-guidelines/ List Archives: https://lists.ovirt.org/archives/list/users@ovirt.org/message/65M3JSKDNKP...