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132 lines
4.7 KiB
From 70f3a1bcb0ff3b740f986b5819931b93c8bed24d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
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From: Mariusz Tkaczyk <mariusz.tkaczyk@linux.intel.com>
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Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2024 15:35:03 +0200
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Subject: [PATCH 195/201] mdadm.man: elaborate more about mdmonitor.service
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Describe how it behaves and how it can be configured to work.
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Signed-off-by: Mariusz Tkaczyk <mariusz.tkaczyk@linux.intel.com>
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---
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mdadm.8.in | 52 ++++++++++++++++++++-------------------
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systemd/mdmonitor.service | 11 ++++++---
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2 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/mdadm.8.in b/mdadm.8.in
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index aa0c5403..ee5b9bd4 100644
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--- a/mdadm.8.in
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+++ b/mdadm.8.in
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@@ -1878,11 +1878,15 @@ script.
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.SH For Monitor mode:
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.TP
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.BR \-m ", " \-\-mail
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-Give a mail address to send alerts to.
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+Give an mail address to send alerts to. Can be configured in
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+.B mdadm.conf
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+as MAILADDR.
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.TP
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.BR \-p ", " \-\-program ", " \-\-alert
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-Give a program to be run whenever an event is detected.
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+Give a program to be run whenever an event is detected. Can be configured in
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+.B mdadm.conf
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+as PROGRAM.
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.TP
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.BR \-y ", " \-\-syslog
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@@ -1891,13 +1895,12 @@ facility of 'daemon' and varying priorities.
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.TP
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.BR \-d ", " \-\-delay
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-Give a delay in seconds.
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-.I mdadm
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-polls the md arrays and then waits this many seconds before polling
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-again. The default is 60 seconds. Since 2.6.16, there is no need to
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-reduce this as the kernel alerts
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+Give a delay in seconds. The default is 60 seconds.
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.I mdadm
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-immediately when there is any change.
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+polls the md arrays and then waits this many seconds before polling again if no event happened.
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+Can be configured in
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+.B mdadm.conf
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+as MONITORDELAY.
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.TP
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.BR \-r ", " \-\-increment
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@@ -2595,30 +2598,29 @@ is given, then a
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.B program
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or an
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.B e-mail
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-address must be specified on the
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-command line or in the config file. If neither are available, then
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+address must be specified on the command line or in the config file. If neither are available, then
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.I mdadm
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-will not monitor anything.
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-For devices given directly in command line, without
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+will not monitor anything. For devices given directly in command line, without
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.B program
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or
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.B email
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specified, each event is reported to
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.BR stdout.
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-Note: For systems where
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-.If mdadm monitor
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-is configured via systemd,
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-.B mdmonitor(mdmonitor.service)
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-should be configured. The service is designed to be primary solution for array monitoring,
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-it is configured to work in system wide mode.
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-It is automatically started and stopped according to current state and types of MD arrays in system.
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-The service may require additional configuration, like
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-.B e-mail
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-or
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-.B delay.
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-That should be done in
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-.B mdadm.conf.
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+Note: On systems where mdadm monitoring is managed through systemd, the mdmonitor.service
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+should be present. This service is designed to be the primary solution for array monitoring.
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+It is configured to operate in system-wide mode. It is initiated by udev when start criteria are
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+met, e.g.
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+.B mdadm.conf
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+exists and necessary configuration parameters are set.
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+It is kept alive as long as a redundant RAID array is active; it stops otherwise. User should
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+customize MAILADDR in
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+.B mdadm.conf
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+to receive mail notifications. MONITORDELAY, MAILFROM and PROGRAM are optional. See
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+.BR mdadm.conf (5)
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+for detailed description of these options.
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+Use systemctl status mdmonitor.service to verify status or determine if additional configuration
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+is needed.
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The different events are:
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diff --git a/systemd/mdmonitor.service b/systemd/mdmonitor.service
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index 6d0c0039..95046bc5 100644
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--- a/systemd/mdmonitor.service
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+++ b/systemd/mdmonitor.service
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@@ -12,10 +12,12 @@ Documentation=man:mdadm(8)
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[Service]
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# For Maintainers:
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-# We need to provide consistent mdmonitor configuration man page to the users. We don't want to get
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-# asked continuously how it can be configured.
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-# /etc/sysconfig/mdadm or /etc/sysconfig/mdmonitor or whatever else, should be abandoned.
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-# Following parameters should be customized via mdadm.conf only:
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+# We need to ensure that the mdmonitor configuration aligns with the guidelines provided
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+# in the man page for users.
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+# /etc/sysconfig/mdadm, /etc/sysconfig/mdmonitor, or any other similar configuration file should
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+# not be supported because non upstream components are not described in man pages.
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+
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+# Parameters designed to be customized by user, should be settable via mdadm.conf:
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# - MONITORDELAY (do not set --delay in service)
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# - MAILADDR (do not set --mail in service)
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# - MAILFROM (not settable from cmdline)
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@@ -25,4 +27,5 @@ Documentation=man:mdadm(8)
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# - --syslog (configure syslog logging)
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# - --fork (Type=forking must be added, not recommended and not needed with systemd)
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# - --pid-file (allowed only when --fork selected)
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+
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ExecStart=BINDIR/mdadm --monitor --scan
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--
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2.41.0
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