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=Introduction=
{{Note|Most information was moved to our [http://pve.proxmox.com/pve-docs/ reference documentation], see [[High Availability]].}}
 
<b>BETA NOT FOR PRODUCTION</b>


== Introduction ==
Proxmox VE High Availability Cluster (Proxmox VE HA Cluster) enables the definition of high available virtual machines. In simple words, if a virtual machine (VM) is configured as HA and the physical host fails, the VM is automatically restarted on one of the remaining Proxmox VE Cluster nodes.
Proxmox VE High Availability Cluster (Proxmox VE HA Cluster) enables the definition of high available virtual machines. In simple words, if a virtual machine (VM) is configured as HA and the physical host fails, the VM is automatically restarted on one of the remaining Proxmox VE Cluster nodes.


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In order to learn more about functionality of the new Proxmox VE HA manager, install the HA simulator.   
In order to learn more about functionality of the new Proxmox VE HA manager, install the HA simulator.   


==Update to the latest version==
For a more up to date documentation see [[High Availability]]
Before you start, make sure you have installed the latest packages, just run the following on all nodes:
 
== HA Simulator ==
[[Image:Screen-HA-4-simulator.png|HA Simulator in Action|thumb]]
 
By using the HA simulator you can test and learn all functionalities of the Proxmox VE HA solutions.


apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade
The simulator allows you to watch and test the behaviour of a real-world 3 node cluster with 6 VM's.


= System requirements =
You do not have to setup or configure a real cluster, the HA simulator runs out of the box on the current code base.


If you run HA, high end server hardware with no single point of failure is required. This includes redundant disks, redundant power supply, UPS systems, and network bonding.
Install with apt:


*Proxmox VE 4.0 comes with Self-Fencing with hardware watchdog or Software watchdog.
apt-get install pve-ha-simulator
*Fully configured [[Proxmox_VE_4.x_Cluster]] (version 4.0 and later), with at least 3 nodes (maximum supported configuration: currently 32 nodes per cluster).
*Shared storage (SAN, NAS/NFS, Ceph, DRBD9, ... for virtual disk images)
*Reliable, redundant network, suitable configured
*An extra network for cluster communication, one network for VM traffic and one network for storage traffic. 


It's essential that you use redundant network connections for the cluster communication (bonding). If not, a simple switch reboot (or power loss on the switch) can fence all cluster nodes if it takes longer than 120 sec.
To start the simulator you must have a X11 redirection to your current system.


=HA Configuration=
If you are on a Linux machine you can use:
ssh root@<IPofPVE4> -Y


Adding and managing VM´s or containers for HA can be done via GUI or CLI.
On Windows it is working with  [http://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/ mobaxterm].


==Fencing==
After starting the simulator create a working directory:
Proxmox VE Cluster 4.0 or greater comes with watchdog fencing.
This works out of the box, no configuration is required.


How Watchdog fencing works:
mkdir working


If the node has connection with the cluster and has quorum the watchdog will reset. If quorum is lost the node is not able to reset the watchdog and after 120 seconds the node will be shutdown.
To start the simulator type


If your hardware has a hardware watchdog, this one will be automatically detected and used. Otherwise, ha-manager just uses the Linux softdog. Therefore testing Proxmox VE HA inside a virtual environment is possible.
pve-ha-simulator working/


==Configure VM or Containers for HA==
== Hardware Watchdogs ==
On the CLI, you can use ha-manger to achieve this task.
if no hardware watchdog is defined, proxmox is loading the softdog module,
which emulate the /dev/watchdog device.


<b>IMPORTANT:</b>
To enable a hardware watchdog, you need to specify the module to load
<pre>
/etc/default/pve-ha-manager
WATCHDOG_MODULE=mywatchdogmodule
</pre>


If you enable HA it's not possible to turnoff the VM inside the VM. Also, if it is disabled the VM will be stopped.
also, please disable nmi watchdog, which is embedeed in cpu apic.
If you add a VM/CT, its instantly 'ha-managed'.  


edit: /etc/default/grub
<pre>
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet nmi_watchdog=0"
</pre>
the
<pre>
<pre>
ha-manager add vm:100
# update-grub
</pre>
</pre>


To add a VM/CT on GUI.
=== iTCO Watchdog (module "iTCO_wdt") ===
This is an hardware watchdog, available in almost all intels motherboard (ich chipset) since 15 years.
 
 
=== IPMI Watchdog  (module "ipmi_watchdog") ===
 
For IPMI Watchdogs you may have to set the action, else it may not do anything when it triggers.
 
For this purpose edit the /etc/modprobe.d/ipmi_watchdog.conf (simple create the file):
 
options ipmi_watchdog action=power_cycle panic_wdt_timeout=10
 
'''NOTE''': reboot or reload ipmi_watchdog module to take the changes in effect.
 
=== Dell IDrac (module "ipmi_watchdog") ===
 
For Dell IDrac, please desactivate the Automated System Recovery Agent in IDrac configuration.
 
[[File:Idrac-asr.png|thumb]]
 
 
If openmanage is installed, you need to disable watchdog management from openmanage


[[Image:Screen-Add-HA-4-managed_VM-CT.png|Screen-Add-HA-4-managed_VM-CT]]


===Enable or Disable a VM or Container for HA===


If you want to disable a ha-managed VM/CT, say for shutdown, on the shell:


<pre>
<pre>
ha-manager disable vm:100
/opt/dell/srvadmin/sbin/dcecfg command=removepopalias aliasname=dcifru
</pre>
</pre>
If you want to enable a ha-managed VM/CT:
 
and reboot server
 
After restart, check that watchdog timer is 10s, and not overrided by openmanage
<pre>
<pre>
ha-manager enable vm:100
idracadm getsysinfo -w
 
Watchdog Information:
Recovery Action        = Power Cycle
Present countdown value = 9 seconds
Initial countdown value = 10 seconds
 
</pre>
 
or
 
<pre>
# ipmitool mc watchdog get
Watchdog Timer Use:    SMS/OS (0x44)
Watchdog Timer Is:      Started/Running
Watchdog Timer Actions: Hard Reset (0x01)
Pre-timeout interval:  0 seconds
Timer Expiration Flags: 0x00
Initial Countdown:      10 sec
Present Countdown:      9 sec
 
</pre>
</pre>


To disable or enable a VM/CT on GUI:
=== HP ILO (module "hpwdt" )===
 
Users have reported crash with this module,
please test and update the wiki if it's working fine
 
also, disable HP ASR feature  (Automatic Server Recovery).
 
http://h17007.www1.hp.com/docs/iss/proliant_uefi/s_asr_status.html
 
If you have installed hp management tools,
you need to disable "hp-asrd" daemon
 
== Troubleshooting ==
=== Error recovery ===
 
See [[High Availability#ha_manager_error_recovery|High Availability - Error Recovery]]
 
=== Failed watchdog-mux or Multiple Watchdogs ===
 
Disable all BIOS watchdog functionality, those settings setup the watchdog in the expectancy that the OS resets it, that is not our desired use case here and may lead to problems - e.g.: reset of the node after a fixed amount of time.
 
Intel AMT (OS Health Watchdog) should be disabled and with it the ''mei'' and ''mei_me'' modules, as they may cause problems.


[[Image:Screen-Show-HA-managed VM-CT.png|Screen-disable-HA-managed_VM-CT]]
If you host has multiple watchdogs available, only allow the one you want to use for HA, i.e. blacklist the other modules from loading.
Our watchdog multiplexer will use /dev/watchdog which maps to /dev/watchdog0.


==HA Cluster Maintenance (node reboots)==
Selecting a specific watchdog is not implemented, mainly for this quote from the linux-watchdog mailing list:[http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-watchdog/msg04091.html]
If you need to reboot a node, e.g. because of a kernel update, you need to migrate all VM/CT to another node or disable them. By disabling them, all resources are stopped. All VM guests will get an ACPI shutdown request (if this won't work due to VM internal settings, they'll just get a 'stop').


The command will take some time for execution, monitor the "tasks" and the VM´s and CT´s on the GUI. As soon as the VM/CT are either stopped or migrated, you can reboot your node. As soon as the node is up again, continue with the next node and so on.
The watchdog device node <-> driver mapping is fragile and
can change from one kernel version to the next or even across reboot, so
users shouldn't assume it to be persistent.


=Video Tutorials=
=== Deleting Nodes From The Cluster ===
 
When deleting a node from a HA cluster you have to ensure the following:
 
* all HA services were relocate to another node!
* Remove the node from all defined groups.
* Shutdown the node you want to remove, from now on this node '''MUST NOT''' come online in the same network again, without being reinstalled/cleared of all cluster configurations.
* execute `pvecm delnode nodename` from an remaining node.
 
The HA stack now places the node in an 'gone' state, you still see it in the manager status.
After an hour in this state it will be auto deleted. This ensures that if the node died ungracefully the services still will be fenced and migrated to another node.
 
=== Durations ===
Note that some HA actions may take their time, and don't happen instantly. This avoids out of control feedback loops, and ensures that the HA stack is in a safe and consistent state all the time.
 
=== Container ===
Note that while containers may be put under HA, currently (PVE 4.1) they don't support live migration. So all migrate actions on them will be mapped to relocate (stop, move, start).
Recoveries on node failure work, as long as you don't use local resources.
 
== Video Tutorials ==
[http://www.youtube.com/user/ProxmoxVE Proxmox VE Youtube channel]
[http://www.youtube.com/user/ProxmoxVE Proxmox VE Youtube channel]


=Testing=
== Testing ==
Before going into production it is highly recommended to do as many tests as possible. Then, do some more.
Before going into production it is highly recommended to do as many tests as possible. Then, do some more.
==Useful command line tools==
 
=== Useful command line tools ===
Here is a list of useful CLI tools:
Here is a list of useful CLI tools:
*ha-manger - to manage the ha stack of the cluster
*ha-manager - to manage the ha stack of the cluster
*pvecm - to manage the cluster-manager   
*pvecm - to manage the cluster-manager   
*corosync* - to manipulate the corosync  
*corosync* - to manipulate the corosync  


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Latest revision as of 10:50, 17 August 2020

Yellowpin.svg Note: Most information was moved to our reference documentation, see High Availability.

Introduction

Proxmox VE High Availability Cluster (Proxmox VE HA Cluster) enables the definition of high available virtual machines. In simple words, if a virtual machine (VM) is configured as HA and the physical host fails, the VM is automatically restarted on one of the remaining Proxmox VE Cluster nodes.

The Proxmox VE HA Cluster is based on the Proxmox VE HA Manager (pve-ha-manager) - using watchdog fencing. Major benefit of Linux softdog or hardware watchdog is zero configuration - it just works out of the box.

In order to learn more about functionality of the new Proxmox VE HA manager, install the HA simulator.

For a more up to date documentation see High Availability

HA Simulator

HA Simulator in Action

By using the HA simulator you can test and learn all functionalities of the Proxmox VE HA solutions.

The simulator allows you to watch and test the behaviour of a real-world 3 node cluster with 6 VM's.

You do not have to setup or configure a real cluster, the HA simulator runs out of the box on the current code base.

Install with apt:

apt-get install pve-ha-simulator

To start the simulator you must have a X11 redirection to your current system.

If you are on a Linux machine you can use:

ssh root@<IPofPVE4> -Y

On Windows it is working with mobaxterm.

After starting the simulator create a working directory:

mkdir working

To start the simulator type

pve-ha-simulator working/

Hardware Watchdogs

if no hardware watchdog is defined, proxmox is loading the softdog module, which emulate the /dev/watchdog device.

To enable a hardware watchdog, you need to specify the module to load

/etc/default/pve-ha-manager
WATCHDOG_MODULE=mywatchdogmodule

also, please disable nmi watchdog, which is embedeed in cpu apic.

edit: /etc/default/grub

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet nmi_watchdog=0"

the

# update-grub

iTCO Watchdog (module "iTCO_wdt")

This is an hardware watchdog, available in almost all intels motherboard (ich chipset) since 15 years.


IPMI Watchdog (module "ipmi_watchdog")

For IPMI Watchdogs you may have to set the action, else it may not do anything when it triggers.

For this purpose edit the /etc/modprobe.d/ipmi_watchdog.conf (simple create the file):

options ipmi_watchdog action=power_cycle panic_wdt_timeout=10

NOTE: reboot or reload ipmi_watchdog module to take the changes in effect.

Dell IDrac (module "ipmi_watchdog")

For Dell IDrac, please desactivate the Automated System Recovery Agent in IDrac configuration.

Idrac-asr.png


If openmanage is installed, you need to disable watchdog management from openmanage



/opt/dell/srvadmin/sbin/dcecfg command=removepopalias aliasname=dcifru

and reboot server

After restart, check that watchdog timer is 10s, and not overrided by openmanage

idracadm getsysinfo -w

Watchdog Information:
Recovery Action         = Power Cycle
Present countdown value = 9 seconds
Initial countdown value = 10 seconds

or

# ipmitool mc watchdog get
Watchdog Timer Use:     SMS/OS (0x44)
Watchdog Timer Is:      Started/Running
Watchdog Timer Actions: Hard Reset (0x01)
Pre-timeout interval:   0 seconds
Timer Expiration Flags: 0x00
Initial Countdown:      10 sec
Present Countdown:      9 sec

HP ILO (module "hpwdt" )

Users have reported crash with this module, please test and update the wiki if it's working fine

also, disable HP ASR feature (Automatic Server Recovery).

http://h17007.www1.hp.com/docs/iss/proliant_uefi/s_asr_status.html

If you have installed hp management tools, you need to disable "hp-asrd" daemon

Troubleshooting

Error recovery

See High Availability - Error Recovery

Failed watchdog-mux or Multiple Watchdogs

Disable all BIOS watchdog functionality, those settings setup the watchdog in the expectancy that the OS resets it, that is not our desired use case here and may lead to problems - e.g.: reset of the node after a fixed amount of time.

Intel AMT (OS Health Watchdog) should be disabled and with it the mei and mei_me modules, as they may cause problems.

If you host has multiple watchdogs available, only allow the one you want to use for HA, i.e. blacklist the other modules from loading. Our watchdog multiplexer will use /dev/watchdog which maps to /dev/watchdog0.

Selecting a specific watchdog is not implemented, mainly for this quote from the linux-watchdog mailing list:[1]

The watchdog device node <-> driver mapping is fragile and
can change from one kernel version to the next or even across reboot, so
users shouldn't assume it to be persistent.

Deleting Nodes From The Cluster

When deleting a node from a HA cluster you have to ensure the following:

  • all HA services were relocate to another node!
  • Remove the node from all defined groups.
  • Shutdown the node you want to remove, from now on this node MUST NOT come online in the same network again, without being reinstalled/cleared of all cluster configurations.
  • execute `pvecm delnode nodename` from an remaining node.

The HA stack now places the node in an 'gone' state, you still see it in the manager status. After an hour in this state it will be auto deleted. This ensures that if the node died ungracefully the services still will be fenced and migrated to another node.

Durations

Note that some HA actions may take their time, and don't happen instantly. This avoids out of control feedback loops, and ensures that the HA stack is in a safe and consistent state all the time.

Container

Note that while containers may be put under HA, currently (PVE 4.1) they don't support live migration. So all migrate actions on them will be mapped to relocate (stop, move, start). Recoveries on node failure work, as long as you don't use local resources.

Video Tutorials

Proxmox VE Youtube channel

Testing

Before going into production it is highly recommended to do as many tests as possible. Then, do some more.

Useful command line tools

Here is a list of useful CLI tools:

  • ha-manager - to manage the ha stack of the cluster
  • pvecm - to manage the cluster-manager
  • corosync* - to manipulate the corosync