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120 lines
3.4 KiB
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From 725e37cd14866906ba28c970394b9f7a4cd97413 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
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From: Blazej Kucman <blazej.kucman@intel.com>
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Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2022 11:21:58 +0100
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Subject: [PATCH 64/83] Update mdadm Monitor manual.
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- describe monitor work modes,
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- clarify the turning off condition,
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- describe the mdmonitor.service as a prefered management way.
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Signed-off-by: Blazej Kucman <blazej.kucman@intel.com>
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Signed-off-by: Jes Sorensen <jes@trained-monkey.org>
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---
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mdadm.8.in | 71 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------
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1 file changed, 50 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/mdadm.8.in b/mdadm.8.in
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index 70c79d1e..64f71ed1 100644
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--- a/mdadm.8.in
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+++ b/mdadm.8.in
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@@ -2548,13 +2548,33 @@ Usage:
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.I options... devices...
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.PP
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-This usage causes
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+Monitor option can work in two modes:
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+.IP \(bu 4
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+system wide mode, follow all md devices based on
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+.B /proc/mdstat,
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+.IP \(bu 4
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+follow only specified MD devices in command line.
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+.PP
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+
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+.B \-\-scan -
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+indicates system wide mode. Option causes the
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+.I monitor
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+to track all md devices that appear in
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+.B /proc/mdstat.
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+If it is not set, then at least one
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+.B device
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+must be specified.
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+
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+Monitor usage causes
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.I mdadm
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to periodically poll a number of md arrays and to report on any events
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noticed.
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-.I mdadm
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-will never exit once it decides that there are arrays to be checked,
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-so it should normally be run in the background.
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+
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+In both modes,
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+.I monitor
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+will work as long as there is an active array with redundancy and it is defined to follow (for
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+.B \-\-scan
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+every array is followed).
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As well as reporting events,
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.I mdadm
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@@ -2565,15 +2585,6 @@ or
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.B domain
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and if the destination array has a failed drive but no spares.
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-If any devices are listed on the command line,
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-.I mdadm
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-will only monitor those devices, otherwise, all arrays listed in the
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-configuration file will be monitored. Further, if
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-.B \-\-scan
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-is given, then any other md devices that appear in
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-.B /proc/mdstat
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-will also be monitored.
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-
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The result of monitoring the arrays is the generation of events.
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These events are passed to a separate program (if specified) and may
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be mailed to a given E-mail address.
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@@ -2586,16 +2597,34 @@ device if relevant (such as a component device that has failed).
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If
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.B \-\-scan
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-is given, then a program or an E-mail 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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+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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.I mdadm
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will not monitor anything.
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-Without
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-.B \-\-scan,
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-.I mdadm
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-will continue monitoring as long as something was found to monitor. If
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-no program or email is given, then each event is reported to
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-.BR stdout .
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+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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+
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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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The different events are:
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--
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2.38.1
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