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Adding/Removing Monitors
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When you have a cluster up and running, you may add or remove monitors
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from the cluster at runtime. To bootstrap a monitor, see `Manual Deployment`_
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or `Monitor Bootstrap`_.
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Adding Monitors
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===============
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Ceph monitors are light-weight processes that maintain a master copy of the
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cluster map. You can run a cluster with 1 monitor. We recommend at least 3
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monitors for a production cluster. Ceph monitors use a variation of the
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`Paxos`_ protocol to establish consensus about maps and other critical
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information across the cluster. Due to the nature of Paxos, Ceph requires
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a majority of monitors running to establish a quorum (thus establishing
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consensus).
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It is advisable to run an odd-number of monitors but not mandatory. An
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odd-number of monitors has a higher resiliency to failures than an
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even-number of monitors. For instance, on a 2 monitor deployment, no
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failures can be tolerated in order to maintain a quorum; with 3 monitors,
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one failure can be tolerated; in a 4 monitor deployment, one failure can
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be tolerated; with 5 monitors, two failures can be tolerated. This is
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why an odd-number is advisable. Summarizing, Ceph needs a majority of
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monitors to be running (and able to communicate with each other), but that
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majority can be achieved using a single monitor, or 2 out of 2 monitors,
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2 out of 3, 3 out of 4, etc.
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For an initial deployment of a multi-node Ceph cluster, it is advisable to
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deploy three monitors, increasing the number two at a time if a valid need
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for more than three exists.
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Since monitors are light-weight, it is possible to run them on the same
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host as an OSD; however, we recommend running them on separate hosts,
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because fsync issues with the kernel may impair performance.
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.. note:: A *majority* of monitors in your cluster must be able to
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reach each other in order to establish a quorum.
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Deploy your Hardware
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--------------------
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If you are adding a new host when adding a new monitor, see `Hardware
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Recommendations`_ for details on minimum recommendations for monitor hardware.
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To add a monitor host to your cluster, first make sure you have an up-to-date
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version of Linux installed (typically Ubuntu 14.04 or RHEL 7).
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Add your monitor host to a rack in your cluster, connect it to the network
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and ensure that it has network connectivity.
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.. _Hardware Recommendations: ../../../start/hardware-recommendations
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Install the Required Software
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For manually deployed clusters, you must install Ceph packages
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manually. See `Installing Packages`_ for details.
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You should configure SSH to a user with password-less authentication
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and root permissions.
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.. _Installing Packages: ../../../install/install-storage-cluster
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.. _Adding a Monitor (Manual):
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Adding a Monitor (Manual)
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-------------------------
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This procedure creates a ``ceph-mon`` data directory, retrieves the monitor map
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and monitor keyring, and adds a ``ceph-mon`` daemon to your cluster. If
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this results in only two monitor daemons, you may add more monitors by
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repeating this procedure until you have a sufficient number of ``ceph-mon``
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daemons to achieve a quorum.
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At this point you should define your monitor's id. Traditionally, monitors
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have been named with single letters (``a``, ``b``, ``c``, ...), but you are
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free to define the id as you see fit. For the purpose of this document,
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please take into account that ``{mon-id}`` should be the id you chose,
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without the ``mon.`` prefix (i.e., ``{mon-id}`` should be the ``a``
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on ``mon.a``).
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#. Create the default directory on the machine that will host your
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new monitor. ::
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ssh {new-mon-host}
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sudo mkdir /var/lib/ceph/mon/ceph-{mon-id}
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#. Create a temporary directory ``{tmp}`` to keep the files needed during
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this process. This directory should be different from the monitor's default
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directory created in the previous step, and can be removed after all the
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steps are executed. ::
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mkdir {tmp}
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#. Retrieve the keyring for your monitors, where ``{tmp}`` is the path to
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the retrieved keyring, and ``{key-filename}`` is the name of the file
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containing the retrieved monitor key. ::
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ceph auth get mon. -o {tmp}/{key-filename}
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#. Retrieve the monitor map, where ``{tmp}`` is the path to
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the retrieved monitor map, and ``{map-filename}`` is the name of the file
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containing the retrieved monitor monitor map. ::
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ceph mon getmap -o {tmp}/{map-filename}
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#. Prepare the monitor's data directory created in the first step. You must
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specify the path to the monitor map so that you can retrieve the
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information about a quorum of monitors and their ``fsid``. You must also
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specify a path to the monitor keyring::
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sudo ceph-mon -i {mon-id} --mkfs --monmap {tmp}/{map-filename} --keyring {tmp}/{key-filename}
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#. Start the new monitor and it will automatically join the cluster.
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The daemon needs to know which address to bind to, either via
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``--public-addr {ip:port}`` or by setting ``mon addr`` in the
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appropriate section of ``ceph.conf``. For example::
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ceph-mon -i {mon-id} --public-addr {ip:port}
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Removing Monitors
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=================
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When you remove monitors from a cluster, consider that Ceph monitors use
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PAXOS to establish consensus about the master cluster map. You must have
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a sufficient number of monitors to establish a quorum for consensus about
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the cluster map.
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.. _Removing a Monitor (Manual):
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Removing a Monitor (Manual)
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This procedure removes a ``ceph-mon`` daemon from your cluster. If this
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procedure results in only two monitor daemons, you may add or remove another
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monitor until you have a number of ``ceph-mon`` daemons that can achieve a
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quorum.
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#. Stop the monitor. ::
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service ceph -a stop mon.{mon-id}
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#. Remove the monitor from the cluster. ::
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ceph mon remove {mon-id}
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#. Remove the monitor entry from ``ceph.conf``.
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Removing Monitors from an Unhealthy Cluster
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This procedure removes a ``ceph-mon`` daemon from an unhealthy
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cluster, for example a cluster where the monitors cannot form a
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quorum.
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#. Stop all ``ceph-mon`` daemons on all monitor hosts. ::
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ssh {mon-host}
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service ceph stop mon || stop ceph-mon-all
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# and repeat for all mons
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#. Identify a surviving monitor and log in to that host. ::
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ssh {mon-host}
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#. Extract a copy of the monmap file. ::
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ceph-mon -i {mon-id} --extract-monmap {map-path}
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# in most cases, that's
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ceph-mon -i `hostname` --extract-monmap /tmp/monmap
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#. Remove the non-surviving or problematic monitors. For example, if
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you have three monitors, ``mon.a``, ``mon.b``, and ``mon.c``, where
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only ``mon.a`` will survive, follow the example below::
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monmaptool {map-path} --rm {mon-id}
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# for example,
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monmaptool /tmp/monmap --rm b
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monmaptool /tmp/monmap --rm c
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#. Inject the surviving map with the removed monitors into the
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surviving monitor(s). For example, to inject a map into monitor
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``mon.a``, follow the example below::
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ceph-mon -i {mon-id} --inject-monmap {map-path}
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# for example,
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ceph-mon -i a --inject-monmap /tmp/monmap
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#. Start only the surviving monitors.
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#. Verify the monitors form a quorum (``ceph -s``).
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#. You may wish to archive the removed monitors' data directory in
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``/var/lib/ceph/mon`` in a safe location, or delete it if you are
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confident the remaining monitors are healthy and are sufficiently
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redundant.
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.. _Changing a Monitor's IP address:
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Changing a Monitor's IP Address
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.. important:: Existing monitors are not supposed to change their IP addresses.
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Monitors are critical components of a Ceph cluster, and they need to maintain a
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quorum for the whole system to work properly. To establish a quorum, the
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monitors need to discover each other. Ceph has strict requirements for
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discovering monitors.
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Ceph clients and other Ceph daemons use ``ceph.conf`` to discover monitors.
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However, monitors discover each other using the monitor map, not ``ceph.conf``.
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For example, if you refer to `Adding a Monitor (Manual)`_ you will see that you
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need to obtain the current monmap for the cluster when creating a new monitor,
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as it is one of the required arguments of ``ceph-mon -i {mon-id} --mkfs``. The
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following sections explain the consistency requirements for Ceph monitors, and a
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few safe ways to change a monitor's IP address.
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Consistency Requirements
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A monitor always refers to the local copy of the monmap when discovering other
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monitors in the cluster. Using the monmap instead of ``ceph.conf`` avoids
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errors that could break the cluster (e.g., typos in ``ceph.conf`` when
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specifying a monitor address or port). Since monitors use monmaps for discovery
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and they share monmaps with clients and other Ceph daemons, the monmap provides
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monitors with a strict guarantee that their consensus is valid.
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Strict consistency also applies to updates to the monmap. As with any other
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updates on the monitor, changes to the monmap always run through a distributed
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consensus algorithm called `Paxos`_. The monitors must agree on each update to
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the monmap, such as adding or removing a monitor, to ensure that each monitor in
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the quorum has the same version of the monmap. Updates to the monmap are
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incremental so that monitors have the latest agreed upon version, and a set of
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previous versions, allowing a monitor that has an older version of the monmap to
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catch up with the current state of the cluster.
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If monitors discovered each other through the Ceph configuration file instead of
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through the monmap, it would introduce additional risks because the Ceph
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configuration files aren't updated and distributed automatically. Monitors
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might inadvertently use an older ``ceph.conf`` file, fail to recognize a
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monitor, fall out of a quorum, or develop a situation where `Paxos`_ isn't able
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to determine the current state of the system accurately. Consequently, making
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changes to an existing monitor's IP address must be done with great care.
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Changing a Monitor's IP address (The Right Way)
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Changing a monitor's IP address in ``ceph.conf`` only is not sufficient to
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ensure that other monitors in the cluster will receive the update. To change a
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monitor's IP address, you must add a new monitor with the IP address you want
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to use (as described in `Adding a Monitor (Manual)`_), ensure that the new
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monitor successfully joins the quorum; then, remove the monitor that uses the
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old IP address. Then, update the ``ceph.conf`` file to ensure that clients and
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other daemons know the IP address of the new monitor.
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For example, lets assume there are three monitors in place, such as ::
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[mon.a]
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host = host01
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addr = 10.0.0.1:6789
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[mon.b]
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host = host02
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addr = 10.0.0.2:6789
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[mon.c]
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host = host03
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addr = 10.0.0.3:6789
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To change ``mon.c`` to ``host04`` with the IP address ``10.0.0.4``, follow the
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steps in `Adding a Monitor (Manual)`_ by adding a new monitor ``mon.d``. Ensure
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that ``mon.d`` is running before removing ``mon.c``, or it will break the
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quorum. Remove ``mon.c`` as described on `Removing a Monitor (Manual)`_. Moving
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all three monitors would thus require repeating this process as many times as
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needed.
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Changing a Monitor's IP address (The Messy Way)
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There may come a time when the monitors must be moved to a different network, a
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different part of the datacenter or a different datacenter altogether. While it
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is possible to do it, the process becomes a bit more hazardous.
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In such a case, the solution is to generate a new monmap with updated IP
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addresses for all the monitors in the cluster, and inject the new map on each
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individual monitor. This is not the most user-friendly approach, but we do not
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expect this to be something that needs to be done every other week. As it is
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clearly stated on the top of this section, monitors are not supposed to change
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IP addresses.
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Using the previous monitor configuration as an example, assume you want to move
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all the monitors from the ``10.0.0.x`` range to ``10.1.0.x``, and these
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networks are unable to communicate. Use the following procedure:
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#. Retrieve the monitor map, where ``{tmp}`` is the path to
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the retrieved monitor map, and ``{filename}`` is the name of the file
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containing the retrieved monitor monitor map. ::
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ceph mon getmap -o {tmp}/{filename}
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#. The following example demonstrates the contents of the monmap. ::
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$ monmaptool --print {tmp}/{filename}
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monmaptool: monmap file {tmp}/{filename}
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epoch 1
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fsid 224e376d-c5fe-4504-96bb-ea6332a19e61
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last_changed 2012-12-17 02:46:41.591248
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created 2012-12-17 02:46:41.591248
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0: 10.0.0.1:6789/0 mon.a
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1: 10.0.0.2:6789/0 mon.b
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2: 10.0.0.3:6789/0 mon.c
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#. Remove the existing monitors. ::
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$ monmaptool --rm a --rm b --rm c {tmp}/{filename}
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monmaptool: monmap file {tmp}/{filename}
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monmaptool: removing a
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monmaptool: removing b
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monmaptool: removing c
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monmaptool: writing epoch 1 to {tmp}/{filename} (0 monitors)
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#. Add the new monitor locations. ::
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$ monmaptool --add a 10.1.0.1:6789 --add b 10.1.0.2:6789 --add c 10.1.0.3:6789 {tmp}/{filename}
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monmaptool: monmap file {tmp}/{filename}
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monmaptool: writing epoch 1 to {tmp}/{filename} (3 monitors)
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#. Check new contents. ::
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$ monmaptool --print {tmp}/{filename}
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monmaptool: monmap file {tmp}/{filename}
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epoch 1
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fsid 224e376d-c5fe-4504-96bb-ea6332a19e61
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last_changed 2012-12-17 02:46:41.591248
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created 2012-12-17 02:46:41.591248
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0: 10.1.0.1:6789/0 mon.a
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1: 10.1.0.2:6789/0 mon.b
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2: 10.1.0.3:6789/0 mon.c
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At this point, we assume the monitors (and stores) are installed at the new
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location. The next step is to propagate the modified monmap to the new
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monitors, and inject the modified monmap into each new monitor.
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#. First, make sure to stop all your monitors. Injection must be done while
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the daemon is not running.
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#. Inject the monmap. ::
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ceph-mon -i {mon-id} --inject-monmap {tmp}/{filename}
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#. Restart the monitors.
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After this step, migration to the new location is complete and
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the monitors should operate successfully.
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.. _Manual Deployment: ../../../install/manual-deployment
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.. _Monitor Bootstrap: ../../../dev/mon-bootstrap
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.. _Paxos: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paxos_(computer_science)
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