[Linux-cluster] Re: how to get my cluster working if my /dev/sda becomes /dev/sdb (CLVM, iscsi, ERROR: Module iscsi_sfnet in use)

Anuj Singh (अनुज) anujhere at gmail.com
Fri Sep 5 13:10:53 UTC 2008


Thanks,
changed script a bit, things working now. resetting iscsi service.
But device name order independent will be better.

Thanks and regards
Anuj Singh



On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 5:02 PM, Anuj Singh (अनुज) <anujhere at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi,
> I configured a cluster using gfs1 on rhel-4 kernel version  2.6.9-55.16.EL.
> Using iscsi-target and initiator.
> gfs1 mount is exported via nfs service.
>
> I can manually stop all services in following sequence:
> nfs, portmap, rgmanager, gfs, clvmd, fenced, cman, ccsd.
> to stop my iscsi service first I give 'vgchange -aln' then I stop iscsi
> service, otherwise i get an error of module in use, as I have an clusterd
> lvm over iscsi device (/dev/sda1)
>
> Everything works fine, but when i am trying to simulate a possible problem,
> f.e. iscsi service is stopped I get following error.
>
> Test1:
> When cluster is working I stop iscsi service with
>  /etc/init.d/iscsi stop
> Searching for iscsi-based multipath maps
> Found 0 maps
> Stopping iscsid:                                           [  OK  ]
> Removing iscsi driver: ERROR: Module iscsi_sfnet is in use
>                                                            [FAILED]
> To stop my iscsi service without a failure,  I stop all cluster services as
> follows.
> /etc/init.d/nfs stop
> /etc/init.d/portmap stop
> /etc/init.d/rgmanager stop
> /etc/init.d/gfs stop
> /etc/init.d/clvmd stop
> /etc/init.d/fenced stop
> /etc/init.d/cman stop
> /etc/init.d/ccsd stop
> Every service stops with a ok message. now again when i stop my iscsi
> service I get same error
>  /etc/init.d/iscsi stop
> Removing iscsi driver: ERROR: Module iscsi_sfnet is in
> use                             [FAILED]
>
> On my iscsi device (which is /dev/sd1), i have a LVM with gfs1 file-system,
> as all the cluster services are stopped, I try to deactivate the lvm with:
>
>  vgchange -aln
>   /dev/dm-0: read failed after 0 of 4096 at 0: Input/output error
>   No volume groups found
>
> At the moment if I start my iscsi service, my /dev/sda becomes /dev/sdb as
> well as iscsi service gives me following error:
>
> [root at pr0031 new]# /sbin/service iscsi start
> Checking iscsi config:                                     [  OK  ]
> Loading iscsi driver:                                      [  OK  ]
> mknod: `/dev/iscsictl': File exists
> Starting iscsid:                                           [  OK  ]
>
> Sep  5 16:42:37 pr0031 iscsi: iscsi config check succeeded
> Sep  5 16:42:37 pr0031 iscsi: Loading iscsi driver:  succeeded
> Sep  5 16:42:42 pr0031 iscsid[20732]: version 4:0.1.11-7 variant
> (14-Apr-2008)
> Sep  5 16:42:42 pr0031 iscsi: iscsid startup succeeded
> Sep  5 16:42:42 pr0031 iscsid[20736]: Connected to Discovery Address
> 192.168.10.199
> Sep  5 16:42:42 pr0031 kernel: iscsi-sfnet:host16: Session established
> Sep  5 16:42:42 pr0031 kernel: scsi16 : SFNet iSCSI driver
> Sep  5 16:42:42 pr0031 kernel:   Vendor: IET       Model: VIRTUAL-DISK
> Rev: 0
> Sep  5 16:42:42 pr0031 kernel:   Type:   Direct-Access
> ANSI SCSI revision: 04
> Sep  5 16:42:42 pr0031 kernel: SCSI device sdb: 1975932 512-byte hdwr
> sectors (1012 MB)
> Sep  5 16:42:42 pr0031 kernel: SCSI device sdb: drive cache: write through
> Sep  5 16:42:42 pr0031 kernel: SCSI device sdb: 1975932 512-byte hdwr
> sectors (1012 MB)
> Sep  5 16:42:42 pr0031 kernel: SCSI device sdb: drive cache: write through
> Sep  5 16:42:42 pr0031 kernel:  sdb: sdb1
> Sep  5 16:42:42 pr0031 kernel: Attached scsi disk sdb at scsi16, channel 0,
> id 0, lun 0
> Sep  5 16:42:43 pr0031 scsi.agent[20764]: disk at
> /devices/platform/host16/target16:0:0/16:0:0:0
>
> As my /dev/sda1 became /dev/sdb1, if i start cluster services, I have no
> gfs mount.
>
> clurgmgrd[21062]: <notice> Starting stopped service flx
> Sep  5 16:47:16 pr0031 kernel: scsi15 (0:0): rejecting I/O to dead device
> Sep  5 16:47:16 pr0031 clurgmgrd: [21062]: <err> 'mount -t gfs
> /dev/mapper/VG01-LV01 /u01' failed, error=32
> Sep  5 16:47:16 pr0031 clurgmgrd[21062]: <notice> start on
> clusterfs:gfsmount_u01 returned 2 (invalid argument(s))
> Sep  5 16:47:16 pr0031 clurgmgrd[21062]: <warning> #68: Failed to start
> flx; return value: 1
> Sep  5 16:47:16 pr0031 clurgmgrd[21062]: <notice> Stopping service flx
>
>
> After the above situation I need to restart the nodes, which I don't want
> to, I created a script to handle all this, in which if i restart all the
> services first, first I get the same /dev/sdb ( which should be /dev/sda so
> that my cluster can have a gfs mount). When I restart all the services
> second time, I get no error (this time iscsi disk is attached with /dev/sda
> device name and I don't see any /dev/iscsctl exist error at the iscsi
> startup time) and cluster starts working.
> my script : http://www.grex.org/~anuj/cluster.txt<http://www.grex.org/%7Eanuj/cluster.txt>
>
> So, how to get my cluster working if my /dev/sda becomes /dev/sdb?
>
> Thanks and Regards
> Anuj Singh
>
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