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Document the watcher node maintenance feature


The patch changes significantly the watcher man page, as it was very
simplistic.

Signed-off-by: default avatarIustin Pop <iustin@google.com>
Reviewed-by: default avatarGuido Trotter <ultrotter@google.com>
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......@@ -1058,6 +1058,20 @@ in the manpage.
.. note:: this command only stores a local flag file, and if you
failover the master, it will not have effect on the new master.
Node auto-maintenance
+++++++++++++++++++++
If the cluster parameter ``maintain_node_health`` is enabled (see the
manpage for :command:`gnt-cluster`, the init and modify subcommands),
then the following will happen automatically:
- the watcher will shutdown any instances running on offline nodes
- the watcher will deactivate any DRBD devices on offline nodes
In the future, more actions are planned, so only enable this parameter
if the nodes are completely dedicated to Ganeti; otherwise it might be
possible to lose data due to auto-maintenance actions.
Removing a cluster entirely
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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......@@ -48,31 +48,68 @@
<para>
The <command>&dhpackage;</command> is a periodically run script
which is responsible for keeping the instances in the correct
status.
status. It has two separate functions, one for the master node
and another one that runs on every node.
</para>
<para>
Its primary function is to try to keep running all instances
which are marked as <emphasis>up</emphasis> in the configuration
file, by trying to start them a limited number of times.
</para>
<refsect2>
<title>Master operations</title>
<para>
Its other function is to <quote>repair</quote> DRBD links by
reactivating the block devices of instances which have
secondaries on nodes that have been rebooted.
</para>
<para>
Its primary function is to try to keep running all instances
which are marked as <emphasis>up</emphasis> in the configuration
file, by trying to start them a limited number of times.
</para>
<para>
The watcher does synchronous queries but will submit jobs for
executing the changes. Due to locking, it could be that the jobs
execute much later than the watcher executes them.
</para>
<para>
Its other function is to <quote>repair</quote> DRBD links by
reactivating the block devices of instances which have
secondaries on nodes that have been rebooted.
</para>
</refsect2>
<refsect2>
<title>Node operations</title>
<para>
The watcher will restart any down daemons that are appropriate
for the current node.
</para>
<para>
In addition, it will execute any scripts which exist under the
<quote>watcher</quote> directory in the ganeti hooks directory
(@SYSCONFDIR@/ganeti/hooks). This should be used for
lightweight actions, like starting any extra daemons.
</para>
<para>
If the cluster
parameter <literal>maintain_node_health</literal> is enabled,
then the watcher will also shutdown instances and DRBD devices
if the node is declared as offline by known master candidates.
</para>
<para>
The watcher does synchronous queries but will submit jobs for
executing the changes. Due to locking, it could be that the jobs
execute much later than the watcher executes them.
</para>
</refsect2>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>FILES</title>
<para>
The command has a state file located at
<filename>@LOCALSTATEDIR@/lib/ganeti/watcher.data</filename> and a log
file at
<filename>@LOCALSTATEDIR@/lib/ganeti/watcher.data</filename>
(only used on the master) and a log file at
<filename>@LOCALSTATEDIR@/log/ganeti/watcher.log</filename>. Removal of
either file will not affect correct operation; the removal of
the state file will just cause the restart counters for the
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