CEPH FS Storage Driver
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Thanks @maxcuttins. Let me know how it goes..
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RBD is faster because of client side caching.. Ceph FS does not do it but can be made faster by enabling
fscache
. Once you have your numbers we will retest withfscache
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Ok I have mine in a very restricted environment and do not have any logins defined for the ceph access.
So saying that if I don't put any user authentication in the options will it still work? I had issues with your plugin around that same problem.
I'm also still on 7.5 will that be an issue and my ceph is mimic. -
Can you show your mount command by doing some example mount? e.g.
#mount.ceph add1:remotepath localpath /mnt
? Does this work as it is?The advanced options are necessary for now to discriminate between NFS and Ceph. But I think once I know your working command, I will be able to generalize it.
BTW - I hope you installed the ceph.ko as mentioned in earlier steps.
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@r1 I'm in planning phase right now since these boxes are actually production and I'll have to figure how to do this without it being a possible danger to my production enviro. The box I have that needs it the worst I still haven't upgraded from xenserver 6.5. I need to setup a fully dev box for this. I've got plans for upgrading my infrastructure for the ceph and virtual public network that this would help tremendously.
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Sadly XS 6.5 uses 3.10 kernel which does not support Ceph outright and you would most likely to update this host to a recent XCP version.
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@r1 Yeah I just haven't had time yet since it has one of our heaviest used virtuals on it and not good to upset the masses lol.
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@scboley said in CEPH FS Storage Driver:
and not good to upset the masses
this is the reason I worked at night the last two weeks at work
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@r1 sudo mount -t ceph sanadmin.nams.net:6789: / /mnt/nfsmigrate
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@scboley nice. It should work straight as mentioned in 2nd post of this thread.
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Ok,
i start my adventure but I get soon an issue.
This command install the nautilus release Repo:
yum install centos-release-ceph-nautilus --enablerepo=extras
and worked fine.
This one should installed ceph-common but cannot find many dependencies
yum install ceph-common Loaded plugins: fastestmirror centos-ceph-nautilus | 2.9 kB 00:00:00 centos-ceph-nautilus/7/x86_64/primary_db | 62 kB 00:00:00 Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile * centos-ceph-nautilus: mirrors.prometeus.net Resolving Dependencies --> Running transaction check ---> Package ceph-common.x86_64 2:14.2.0-1.el7 will be installed --> Processing Dependency: python-rgw = 2:14.2.0-1.el7 for package: 2:ceph-common-14.2.0-1.el7.x86_64 ... [CUT] ... Error: Package: 2:librgw2-14.2.0-1.el7.x86_64 (centos-ceph-nautilus) Requires: libibverbs.so.1()(64bit) Error: Package: leveldb-1.12.0-5.el7.1.x86_64 (centos-ceph-nautilus) Requires: libsnappy.so.1()(64bit) Error: Package: 2:libcephfs2-14.2.0-1.el7.x86_64 (centos-ceph-nautilus) Requires: librdmacm.so.1()(64bit) Error: Package: 2:ceph-common-14.2.0-1.el7.x86_64 (centos-ceph-nautilus) Requires: liblz4.so.1()(64bit) Error: Package: 2:libradosstriper1-14.2.0-1.el7.x86_64 (centos-ceph-nautilus) Requires: libibverbs.so.1()(64bit) Error: Package: 2:librbd1-14.2.0-1.el7.x86_64 (centos-ceph-nautilus) Requires: libibverbs.so.1()(64bit) Error: Package: 2:ceph-common-14.2.0-1.el7.x86_64 (centos-ceph-nautilus) Requires: python-requests Error: Package: 2:librgw2-14.2.0-1.el7.x86_64 (centos-ceph-nautilus) Requires: librdmacm.so.1()(64bit) Error: Package: 2:librados2-14.2.0-1.el7.x86_64 (centos-ceph-nautilus) Requires: librdmacm.so.1()(64bit) Error: Package: 2:ceph-common-14.2.0-1.el7.x86_64 (centos-ceph-nautilus) Requires: libibverbs.so.1()(64bit) Error: Package: 2:libcephfs2-14.2.0-1.el7.x86_64 (centos-ceph-nautilus) Requires: libibverbs.so.1()(64bit) Error: Package: 2:ceph-common-14.2.0-1.el7.x86_64 (centos-ceph-nautilus) Requires: libfuse.so.2()(64bit) Error: Package: 2:ceph-common-14.2.0-1.el7.x86_64 (centos-ceph-nautilus) Requires: libsnappy.so.1()(64bit) Error: Package: 2:librbd1-14.2.0-1.el7.x86_64 (centos-ceph-nautilus) Requires: librdmacm.so.1()(64bit) Error: Package: 2:librados2-14.2.0-1.el7.x86_64 (centos-ceph-nautilus) Requires: librdmacm.so.1(RDMACM_1.0)(64bit) Error: Package: 2:ceph-common-14.2.0-1.el7.x86_64 (centos-ceph-nautilus) Requires: librabbitmq.so.4()(64bit) Error: Package: 2:libradosstriper1-14.2.0-1.el7.x86_64 (centos-ceph-nautilus) Requires: librdmacm.so.1()(64bit) Error: Package: 2:librgw2-14.2.0-1.el7.x86_64 (centos-ceph-nautilus) Requires: librabbitmq.so.4()(64bit) Error: Package: 2:librados2-14.2.0-1.el7.x86_64 (centos-ceph-nautilus) Requires: libibverbs.so.1()(64bit) Error: Package: 2:ceph-common-14.2.0-1.el7.x86_64 (centos-ceph-nautilus) Requires: libtcmalloc.so.4()(64bit) Error: Package: 2:librados2-14.2.0-1.el7.x86_64 (centos-ceph-nautilus) Requires: libibverbs.so.1(IBVERBS_1.0)(64bit) Error: Package: 2:librados2-14.2.0-1.el7.x86_64 (centos-ceph-nautilus) Requires: libibverbs.so.1(IBVERBS_1.1)(64bit) Error: Package: 2:ceph-common-14.2.0-1.el7.x86_64 (centos-ceph-nautilus) Requires: librdmacm.so.1()(64bit) You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem You could try running: rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest
Of course I'm using a higher version of Ceph than your post.
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Ok, solved.
Of course Ceph need Epel and Base repo enabled.This worked:
yum install epel-release -y --enablerepo=extras yum install ceph-common --enablerepo='centos-ceph-nautilus' --enablerepo='epel' --enablerepo='base'
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@r1 said in CEPH FS Storage Driver:
patch -p0 < ceph.patch
This went not so smooth, reporting "unexpected end":
patch -p0 < ceph.patch patching file /opt/xensource/sm/nfs.py patching file /opt/xensource/sm/NFSSR.py patch unexpectedly ends in middle of line Hunk #3 succeeded at 197 with fuzz 1.
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Hi @maxcuttins - what's your XCP-NG version and can you share checksum for your NFSSR.py file?
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Hi,
I also play around with xcp-ng and ceph and just tried to use CephFS as a storage repos. I am using XCP-ng 8.0.0 with Ceph Nautilus. Before I tried to use lvm on top of a rbd which basically works but performance is really bad this way.
So I downloaded your patch and ran it on my test 8.0.0 xenserver, all Hunks succeeded. ceph is also installed, modprobe ceph works. Next I tried to add a new cephFs repository just as you described it above.
In the end I see an error box pooping up in XencCenter: "SM has thrown a generic python exception". And thats all.
In /var/log/SMlog I see the log attached below.
Thanks
Rainer/var/log/SMLog:
Sep 26 09:42:54 rzinstal4 SM: [18075] lock: opening lock file /var/lock/sm/d63d0d49-522d-6160-a1eb-a9d5f34cec1e/sr Sep 26 09:42:54 rzinstal4 SM: [18075] lock: acquired /var/lock/sm/d63d0d49-522d-6160-a1eb-a9d5f34cec1e/sr Sep 26 09:42:54 rzinstal4 SM: [18075] sr_create {'sr_uuid': 'd63d0d49-522d-6160-a1eb-a9d5f34cec1e', 'subtask_of': 'DummyRef:|55cbc4ef-c6e9-4dba-aa5f-8f56b2473443|SR.create', 'args': ['0'], 'host_ref': 'OpaqueRef:0c03f516-7ed5-48ac-895b-51833177aed5', 'session_ref': 'OpaqueRef:d472846e-c6aa-467d-ac8b-0f401fbc698c', 'device_config': {'server': 'ip_of_mon', 'SRmaster': 'true', 'serverpath': '/sds', 'options': 'name=admin,secretfile=/etc/ceph/admin.secret'}, 'command': 'sr_create', 'sr_ref': 'OpaqueRef:9fb35d75-a45c-4ce4-b9f4-8ed8072ad6ad'} Sep 26 09:42:54 rzinstal4 SM: [18075] ['/usr/sbin/rpcinfo', '-p', 'ip_of_mon'] Sep 26 09:42:54 rzinstal4 SM: [18075] FAILED in util.pread: (rc 1) stdout: '', stderr: 'rpcinfo: can't contact portmapper: RPC: Remote system error - Connection refused Sep 26 09:42:54 rzinstal4 SM: [18075] ' Sep 26 09:42:54 rzinstal4 SM: [18075] Unable to obtain list of valid nfs versions Sep 26 09:42:54 rzinstal4 SM: [18075] lock: released /var/lock/sm/d63d0d49-522d-6160-a1eb-a9d5f34cec1e/sr Sep 26 09:42:54 rzinstal4 SM: [18075] ***** generic exception: sr_create: EXCEPTION <type 'exceptions.TypeError'>, not all arguments converted during string formatting Sep 26 09:42:54 rzinstal4 SM: [18075] File "/opt/xensource/sm/SRCommand.py", line 110, in run Sep 26 09:42:54 rzinstal4 SM: [18075] return self._run_locked(sr) Sep 26 09:42:54 rzinstal4 SM: [18075] File "/opt/xensource/sm/SRCommand.py", line 159, in _run_locked Sep 26 09:42:54 rzinstal4 SM: [18075] rv = self._run(sr, target) Sep 26 09:42:54 rzinstal4 SM: [18075] File "/opt/xensource/sm/SRCommand.py", line 323, in _run Sep 26 09:42:54 rzinstal4 SM: [18075] return sr.create(self.params['sr_uuid'], long(self.params['args'][0])) Sep 26 09:42:54 rzinstal4 SM: [18075] File "/opt/xensource/sm/NFSSR", line 216, in create Sep 26 09:42:54 rzinstal4 SM: [18075] raise exn Sep 26 09:42:54 rzinstal4 SM: [18075] Sep 26 09:42:54 rzinstal4 SM: [18075] ***** NFS VHD: EXCEPTION <type 'exceptions.TypeError'>, not all arguments converted during string formatting Sep 26 09:42:54 rzinstal4 SM: [18075] File "/opt/xensource/sm/SRCommand.py", line 372, in run Sep 26 09:42:54 rzinstal4 SM: [18075] ret = cmd.run(sr) Sep 26 09:42:54 rzinstal4 SM: [18075] File "/opt/xensource/sm/SRCommand.py", line 110, in run Sep 26 09:42:54 rzinstal4 SM: [18075] return self._run_locked(sr) Sep 26 09:42:54 rzinstal4 SM: [18075] File "/opt/xensource/sm/SRCommand.py", line 159, in _run_locked Sep 26 09:42:54 rzinstal4 SM: [18075] rv = self._run(sr, target) Sep 26 09:42:54 rzinstal4 SM: [18075] File "/opt/xensource/sm/SRCommand.py", line 323, in _run Sep 26 09:42:54 rzinstal4 SM: [18075] return sr.create(self.params['sr_uuid'], long(self.params['args'][0])) Sep 26 09:42:54 rzinstal4 SM: [18075] File "/opt/xensource/sm/NFSSR", line 216, in create Sep 26 09:42:54 rzinstal4 SM: [18075] raise exn Sep 26 09:42:54 rzinstal4 SM: [18075] Sep 26 09:42:54 rzinstal4 SM: [18075] lock: closed /var/lock/sm/d63d0d49-522d-6160-a1eb-a9d5f34cec1e/sr
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Hello oliverlambert,
thanks for the hint. I edited my post correcting the formatting. -
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Hello,
thanks for your answer. I can mount the the CephFS filesystem on the xenserver this way:
mount.ceph 1.2.3.4:/base /mnt -o "name=admin,secretfile=/etc/ceph/admin.secret"
where 1.2.3.4 is the IP of the active ceph monitor.
In xencenters New-SR-dialog I put the "1.2.3.4:/base" part in the "Share Name" input field and the options name=admin,secretfile=/etc/ceph/admin.secret in the "Advanced Options" field .
Below I attached my patched /opt/xensource/sm/NFSSR.py file:
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Just so you know - the original patch was for XCP-NG 7.6. I'm checking it for XCP-NG 8.