VirtualBox fencing and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Cluster Suite
I know there is already a perl script to fence VirtualBox machines, but since I am not very familiar with Perl, a shell scripts seemed easier.
So; when you run VirtualBox and would like (virtual) cluster nodes to be able to fence, you may use this shell script on the virtual machines:
#!/bin/sh -x
# Script to stop and start a virtual machine.
# The only required argument is machinename.
eval $(cat -)
# I use Apple Mac OS X, but any OS may be used.
vboxmanage="/Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/VBoxManage"
usage () {
/bin/echo "Usage: $0 -a NAME [-o ACTION]"
/bin/echo
/bin/echo " -a NAME"
/bin/echo " The name of the virtual machine to be fenced."
/bin/echo " In case it contains spaces, use double quotes."
/bin/echo " -o ACTION"
/bin/echo " What to do; start|stop|reboot(default)."
/bin/echo
exit 1
}
while [ "$#" -gt 0 ] ; do
case "$1" in
-a)
if [ "$2" ] ; then
vm="$2"
shift ; shift
else
/bin/echo "Missing value for $1."
/bin/echo
usage
shift
fi
;;
-o)
if [ "$2" ] ; then
action="$2"
shift ; shift
else
/bin/echo "Missing value for $1."
/bin/echo
usage
shift
fi
;;
*)
/bin/echo "Not a know option, $1."
usage
shift
;;
esac
done
if [ ! "${action}" ] ; then
action=reboot
fi
if [ ! "${vm}" ] ; then
/bin/echo "Error, please specify a name."
usage
fi
check() {
ssh $host "$vboxmanage showvminfo ${vm}" > /dev/null 2>&1
if [ ${?} != 0 ] ; then
/bin/echo "Error, VM ${vm} not found, choose one of these:"
ssh $host "$vboxmanage list vms | sed 's/" .*/"/'"
exit 1
fi
}
stop() {
ssh $host "$vboxmanage controlvm ${vm} poweroff > /dev/null 2>&1"
}
start() {
ssh $host "$vboxmanage startvm ${vm} > /dev/null 2>&1"
}
reboot() {
stop
sleep 3
start
}
case $action in
start)
check
start
;;
stop)
check
stop
;;
reboot)
check
reboot
;;
*)
/bin/echo "Unknown action: $action"
/bin/echo
usage
;;
esacTo use this script, add this block to every "clusternode" in /etc/cluster/cluster.conf:
<fence>
<method name="1">
<device host="robertdebock@clustermember2.example.com" name="vbox" vm="ClusterMember2"/>
</method>
</fence>And create a shared fence device in /etc/cluster/cluster.conf:
<fencedevices>
<fencedevice agent="fence_vbox" name="vbox"/>
</fencedevices>The important variables are "host" and "vm". "host" is used to connect to the physical box running VirtualBox, "vm" is the actual name of the virtual machine, as displayed by VirtualBox.
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Comments
I am trying to create a
I am trying to create a fence_ws for use with VMware Workstation 8. I do not see the variables being passed to the fence_XXX script from cluster.conf when you use fence_node, etc. The only other option would be to give unique names to the fence device, e.g., fence_xx_nodename where the name of the script could be used to determine which vm is too be manipulated. Any other ideas?
Hi, Please clarify how
Hi,
Please clarify how exactly you provide script with correct $host value?
ssh $host "$vboxmanage controlvm ${vm} poweroff > /dev/null 2>&1"
and one more question:
how will cluster use that command. I receive the following error:
Apr 24 14:39:16 cl01 fenced[4026]: fencing node "cl02.jk.com"
Apr 24 14:39:16 cl01 fenced[4026]: agent "fence_vbox" reports: Error, please specify a name. Usage: /sbin/fence_psbm -a NAME [-o ACTION] -a NAME The name of the virtual machine to be fenced. In case it contains spaces, use double quotes. -o ACTION What to do; start|stop|reboot(default).
Apr 24 14:39:16 cl01 fenced[4026]: fence "cl02.jk.com" failed
Sorry, for spam. :) Issue was
Sorry, for spam. :) Issue was related with that I comment
eval $(cat -)
string.
I am cannot understand why that string is necessary. I did not understand your description below, May you provide me with more details?
What is the script name? As I
What is the script name? As I understood that script should be on the each cluster VM.
After that I add corect variables vm and host into cluster configuration file.
But still not clear how cluster should understand how to execute that script.
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Where do you store the
Where do you store the script? (directory/filename)
That's in /sbin You'll find
That's in /sbin
You'll find all kinds of fence_ scripts there. Regards, Robert.
What does the eval $(cat -)
What does the eval $(cat -) do?
It interprets any input
It interprets any input (STDIN) so variables can be passed.
May you describe it in more
May you describe it in more details? I did not understand it.