[Users] Instructions to add a remote controlled power strip not in the native list?

[Eli Mesika]

----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Smith" <dsmith at mypchelp.com>
> To: "Eli Mesika" <emesika at redhat.com>
> Cc: "Marek Grac" <mgrac at redhat.com>, "users" <users at ovirt.org>, "Yedidyah Bar David" <didi at redhat.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2014 3:04:53 AM
> Subject: Re: [Users] Instructions to add a remote controlled power strip not in the native list?
> 
> All right, serious progress. Thanks to all for your nudges in the right
> direction.
> I've managed to get my ovirt to recognize and use the agent.
> I have a new problem however
> 
> I get this message when the fence_raritan agent is run: Ignoring unknown
> option 'option=status' fence
> So it appears that my fence_raritan agent is being sent "--option" instead
> of "--action"
> 
> Since the default behavior is "reboot" (fence_raritan expects --action= not
> --option=) the systems reboot every time a status request is sent :( hehe
> 
> Related:? https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=987446
> I'm not using "concurrent"

Not related 

> 
> So the question is, does anyone here know what the best course of action to
> resolve this issue is?  My host machines are running centos 6.5.
> Is this problem within a fencing package, ovirt, or other?

AFAIK this is related to http://gerrit.ovirt.org/#/c/24343/ which changed --option to --action 
danken ?

> 
> I tried to set option=action in the engine database, but it appears theres
> probably only a few (3?) mappings possible there, unless I'm wrong and
> there are more?
> 
> 
> This is what I've changed for now, using 3.3 cluster;
> UPDATE "vdc_options" SET
> option_value='apc:secure=secure,port=ipport,slot=port;apc_snmp:port=port;bladecenter:secure=secure,port=ipport,slot=port;cisco_ucs:secure=ssl,slot=port;drac5:secure=secure,slot=port;eps:slot=port;ilo:secure=ssl,port=ipport;ipmilan:;ilo2:secure=ssl,port=ipport;ilo3:;ilo4:;rsa:secure=secure,port=ipport;rsb:;wti:secure=secure,port=ipport,slot=port;raritan:slot=port,port=ipport;'
> where option_id=389;
> 
> UPDATE "vdc_options" SET
> option_value='apc,apc_snmp,bladecenter,cisco_ucs,drac5,eps,ilo,ilo2,ilo3,ilo4,ipmilan,rsa,rsb,wti,raritan'
> where option_id=395;
> 
> 
> On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 2:07 PM, Eli Mesika <emesika at redhat.com> wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "David Smith" <dsmith at mypchelp.com>
> > > To: "Eli Mesika" <emesika at redhat.com>
> > > Cc: "Marek Grac" <mgrac at redhat.com>, "users" <users at ovirt.org>,
> > "Yedidyah Bar David" <didi at redhat.com>
> > > Sent: Friday, March 21, 2014 4:33:17 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [Users] Instructions to add a remote controlled power strip
> > not in the native list?
> > >
> > > Hey guys,
> > >
> > > I submitted an initial agent for raritan to the fence-agents group,
> > however
> > > I have a feeling after experimenting with the ipmilan agent that my agent
> > > won't work with oVirt;
> >
> > Can you please elaborate on that ? what will not work and why this is
> > related to the ipmilan card ?
> >
> > >
> > > Is the command set for each agent determined by the oVirt database
> > itself,
> > > in other words, when I add the agent the abilities are then added?
> >
> > Please see http://www.ovirt.org/Custom_Fencing for the exact set of
> > fields in database involved in that.
> > If you are implementing raritan PM agent , you should have fence_raritan
> > in /usr/sbin of the host that is selected as a proxy for the fencing
> > operation, you should also make sure that this script has similar
> > permissions as other scripts bundled with the fence-agents RPM
> >
> > >
> > > For example the agent I submitted only has support for connectivity
> > > settings and power on/off/reboot as well as some delays. Also currently
> > it
> > > requires that the port be specified as a path ie /system1/outlet1
> > >
> > > Will this work as an outlet path?
> >
> > You can try to put that in the options field in the UI for the PM agent
> > definition , i.e "port=/system1/outlet1"
> >
> > > Minimum commands required to work?
> >
> > Not sure I go you here , please elaborate/explain
> >
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> >
>