This is definitely not expected. But, in the thread below I see you writing that the restarting MS initiated template copy. Is that not the case ?
On 16/12/13 11:58 AM, "Andrija Panic" <[email protected]> wrote: >Well, only ISOs have been copied to the new NFS storage... no other >templates... > >Is this expected behaviour or should I consider this a bug ? > >Any clue on troubleshooting this ? > > >On 16 December 2013 17:05, Andrija Panic <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I have just restarted the management server, and the templates copy >> process has begin to the new NFS server... >> >> Will update. >> >> >> On 16 December 2013 16:14, Andrija Panic <[email protected]> >>wrote: >> >>> HI Geoff, >>> I have just added new NFS secondary storage to CS. >>> Can you please tell, when shall I expect all existing ISOs and >>>templates >>> to be copied over (start being copied...) - so far, I can observe NO >>> network traffic. >>> Is this maybe configurable like purge thread, or similar ? I have also >>> issues the script for checking the SSVM ( >>> /usr/local/cloud/systemvm/ssvm-check.sh) and have no problems so far. >>> >>> More important, I can confirm that I do NOT have checksum inside the >>> "template.properties" on public templates, only on system templates... >>> And I can confirm that I do not have public templates being replicated >>>on >>> all NFS storages...that is strange. ISOs do get replicated, but public >>> templates does not... >>> Is this a bug or what...? I can not observer any errors in management >>> log... >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Andrija >>> >>> >>> >>> On 13 December 2013 20:10, Andrija Panic <[email protected]> >>>wrote: >>> >>>> Thank you very much, I will check... that... funny thing, I search for >>>> files created in last i.e. 1 hour, and there is only one file created >>>>on 1 >>>> NFS, no files created on other NFSs. >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> >>>> Sent from Google Nexus 4 >>>> On Dec 13, 2013 6:06 PM, "Geoff Higginbottom" < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> The templates get unique names, however they are in the same folder >>>>> structure. >>>>> >>>>> e.g. >>>>> >>>>> My S1 has >>>>> \\IPADDRESS\lonsec\template\tmpl\1\5 >>>>> >>>>> And my S2 has >>>>> \\IPADDDRESS\lonsec2\template\tmpl\1\5 >>>>> >>>>> Note that the '1' is the account ID of the user who created the >>>>> template, in this case 'system' as this is a system vm template, the >>>>>'5' is >>>>> simply the 5th template created on this system >>>>> >>>>> The two template.properties files contain the following >>>>> >>>>> S1 template.properties file >>>>> # >>>>> #Mon May 20 14:11:06 UTC 2013 >>>>> filename=d015ebd8-5395-31a5-9648-a179062885d8.vhd >>>>> vhd=true >>>>> id=5 >>>>> vhd.filename=d015ebd8-5395-31a5-9648-a179062885d8.vhd >>>>> public=true >>>>> uniquename=centos56-x86_64-xen >>>>> vhd.virtualsize=21474836480 >>>>> virtualsize=21474836480 >>>>> checksum=905cec879afd9c9d22ecc8036131a180 >>>>> hvm=false >>>>> description=CentOS 5.6(64-bit) no GUI (XenServer) >>>>> vhd.size=1758786048 >>>>> size=1758786048 >>>>> >>>>> S1 template.properties file >>>>> # >>>>> #Wed Nov 21 23:14:59 UTC 2012 >>>>> filename=8b106378-7d6d-31b3-aab7-bfc85ef97884.vhd >>>>> vhd=true >>>>> id=5 >>>>> vhd.filename=8b106378-7d6d-31b3-aab7-bfc85ef97884.vhd >>>>> public=true >>>>> uniquename=centos56-x86_64-xen >>>>> vhd.virtualsize=21474836480 >>>>> virtualsize=21474836480 >>>>> checksum=905cec879afd9c9d22ecc8036131a180 >>>>> hvm=false >>>>> description=CentOS 5.6(64-bit) no GUI (XenServer) >>>>> vhd.size=1758786048 >>>>> size=1758786048 >>>>> dsa >>>>> >>>>> Note that the line >>>>> checksum=905cec879afd9c9d22ecc8036131a180 >>>>> is common to both, you will also find this value in the db in table >>>>> cloud.vm_template >>>>> This is the link to the template on disk, and the one referenced in >>>>>the >>>>> DB >>>>> >>>>> You can also see from the dates within the two properties files, that >>>>> this template was originally deployed back in may, but when I added >>>>>the 2nd >>>>> Secondary Storage Node in November, the template was automatically >>>>>copied >>>>> across. >>>>> >>>>> Hopefully all this info helps you. >>>>> >>>>> Regards >>>>> >>>>> Geoff Higginbottom >>>>> >>>>> D: +44 20 3603 0542 | S: +44 20 3603 0540 | M: +447968161581 >>>>> >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: Andrija Panic [mailto:[email protected]] >>>>> Sent: 13 December 2013 16:47 >>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>> Subject: Re: Merging/Removing Secondary Storage NFS >>>>> >>>>> Hi Jeff, thanks for that detailed explanation, I'm on the KVM by the >>>>> way... >>>>> For the *volume* snaphost, I can see that real snapshot exist localy >>>>>(I >>>>> say real snaphost, not clone), but also the clone is created on 1 of >>>>>those >>>>> NFS servers... >>>>> >>>>> Can you somehow instruct me to check if new template I have just >>>>> created, is actualy copied on all 3 NFS hosts (all3 NFS are online, >>>>>and >>>>> working >>>>> fine) ? >>>>> Template is only 4GB of real size on the host, and it should be very >>>>> quickly copied to where it shoyld be. (my IO and netowrk traffic are >>>>>pretty >>>>> low in general). >>>>> >>>>> Should the templates files be created on all 3 NFS storages, with the >>>>> same file name? Or can I see this somehow from the database...I'm >>>>>trying to >>>>> decode it by myself, but can't figure this out... >>>>> >>>>> Thanks again, >>>>> Andrija >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 13 December 2013 17:35, Geoff Higginbottom < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> > Andrija, >>>>> > >>>>> > The design is that any Public Template, or ISO gets copied to every >>>>> > secondary storage in the zone. The copying is undertaken by the >>>>>SSVM >>>>> > and will obviously take some time if you have just added a 2nd >>>>>Public >>>>> > ISO or Template, so your copy process may not have finished. >>>>> > >>>>> > For 4.2 'Snapshots' are now even more confusing than ever. We now >>>>> have: >>>>> > >>>>> > 1. VM Snapshots (ESXi & XenServer Only) these are true Hypervisor >>>>> > Snapshots, enabling quick roll back to the Snapshot, including >>>>>Memory >>>>> State. >>>>> > 2. Volume Snapshots (better thought of as Volume Backups) >>>>> > >>>>> > VM Snapshots remain on Primary Storage to enable the quick >>>>>roll-back >>>>> > to Snapshot to work. >>>>> > Volume Snapshots (backups) get copied to Secondary Storage. If you >>>>> > have more than one Secondary Storage available, the first backup is >>>>> > copied to one of the Secondary Storage volumes, chosen at random, >>>>>then >>>>> > all subsequent backups are always copied to the same Secondary >>>>>Storage >>>>> > volume >>>>> > >>>>> > Regards >>>>> > >>>>> > Geoff Higginbottom >>>>> > >>>>> > D: +44 20 3603 0542 | S: +44 20 3603 0540 | M: +447968161581 >>>>> > >>>>> > [email protected] >>>>> > >>>>> > -----Original Message----- >>>>> > From: Andrija Panic [mailto:[email protected]] >>>>> > Sent: 13 December 2013 16:29 >>>>> > To: [email protected] >>>>> > Subject: Re: Merging/Removing Secondary Storage NFS >>>>> > >>>>> > HI Geoff, >>>>> > But, I have verified that my public templates are storaged only on >>>>>1 >>>>> > host... (at least based on file name of the template on one of >>>>>those >>>>> > host - these file names does NOT exist on other 2 NFS hosts...) Any >>>>> clue ? >>>>> > >>>>> > Can you also confirm that now in 4.2, since snaphost are really a >>>>> > snapshots, they are not moved to secondary storage, but exist >>>>>localy >>>>> > on the primary storage next to the original image they were created >>>>> > from (I can see this with lsof and qemu-img info). >>>>> > >>>>> > Thanks >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > On 13 December 2013 17:21, Geoff Higginbottom < >>>>> > [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> > >>>>> > > You don't need to copy Public Templates from S1 to S2 if they >>>>>have >>>>> > > both been on line as Public Templates are always copied to every >>>>>sec >>>>> > > storage in the zone >>>>> > > >>>>> > > Regards >>>>> > > >>>>> > > Geoff Higginbottom >>>>> > > >>>>> > > D: +44 20 3603 0542 | S: +44 20 3603 0540 | M: +447968161581 >>>>> > > >>>>> > > [email protected] >>>>> > > >>>>> > > -----Original Message----- >>>>> > > From: Andrija Panic [mailto:[email protected]] >>>>> > > Sent: 13 December 2013 16:11 >>>>> > > To: [email protected] >>>>> > > Subject: Re: Merging/Removing Secondary Storage NFS >>>>> > > >>>>> > > Just to correct myself: that guide: tells nice job for migrating >>>>> > > snapshots. >>>>> > > >>>>> > > But I'm confused why only private templates should be migrated, >>>>>why >>>>> > > not also the public ones? >>>>> > > >>>>> > > Quote from the page: >>>>> > > *"Note*: You must copy only private templates on Secondary >>>>>storage >>>>> > > host S2 to S1." >>>>> > > And the whole guide is about migrating those private templates >>>>> > > (these are mostly system VM templates and such) >>>>> > > >>>>> > > What about public templates? I have predefined some public >>>>> > > templates, that as far as I can see, are only storaged on some of >>>>> my 3 NFS hosts... >>>>> > > ? >>>>> > > >>>>> > > Thanks >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > On 13 December 2013 16:51, Andrija Panic >>>>><[email protected]> >>>>> > wrote: >>>>> > > >>>>> > > > HI, >>>>> > > > >>>>> > > > anyone has good doc/procedure for removing old NFS (migrate >>>>> > > > everything to new NFS server) ? >>>>> > > > >>>>> > > > I was thinking of editing the database - dump to sql file, >>>>>search, >>>>> > > > replace old IP address with new IP address, and rsync >>>>>everything >>>>> > > > from old NFS to new NFS, keeping the same directory structure. >>>>> > > > Then import the edited dump file. >>>>> > > > >>>>> > > > I also found some Citrix's guide, but that does not seem to >>>>> > > > migrate everything (only the system VM templates, as per my >>>>> > > > understanding after reading the docs...) >>>>> > > > http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX135229 >>>>> > > > >>>>> > > > Thanks. >>>>> > > > >>>>> > > > -- >>>>> > > > >>>>> > > > Andrija Panić >>>>> > > > -------------------------------------- >>>>> > > > http://admintweets.com >>>>> > > > -------------------------------------- >>>>> > > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > -- >>>>> > > >>>>> > > Andrija Panić >>>>> > > -------------------------------------- >>>>> > > http://admintweets.com >>>>> > > -------------------------------------- >>>>> > > This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are >>>>> > > intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is >>>>> addressed. >>>>> > > Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author >>>>>and >>>>> > > do not necessarily represent those of Shape Blue Ltd or related >>>>> > > companies. 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