metal/mtce
Eric MacDonald d9982a3b7e Mtce: Create non-volatile backup of node locked flag file
The existing /var/run/.node_locked flag file is volatile.
Meaning it is lost over a host reboot which has DOR implications.

Service Management (SM) sometimes selects and activates services
on a locked controller following a DOR (Dead Office Recovery).

This update is part one of a two-part update that solves both
of the above problems. Part two is a change to SM in the ha git.
This update can be merged without part two.

This update maintains the existing volatile node locked file because
it is looked at by other system services. So to minimize the change
and therefore patchback impact, a new non-volatile 'backup' of the
existing node locked flag file is created.

This update incorporates modifications to the mtcAgent and mtcClient,
introducing a new backup file and ensuring their synchronized
management to guarantee their simultaneous presence or absence.

Note: A design choice was made to not use a symlink of one to the
      other rather than add support to manage symlinks in the code.
      This approach was chosen for its simplicity and reliability
      in directly managing both files. At some point in the future
      volatile file could be deprecated contingent upon identifying
      and updating all services that directly reference it.

This update also removes some dead code that was adjacent to my update.

Test Plan: This test plan covers the maintenance management of
           both files to ensure they always align and the expected
           behavior exists.

PASS: Verify AIO DX Install.
PASS: Verify Storage System Install.
PASS: Verify Swact back and forth.
PASS: Verify mtcClient and mtcAgent logging.
PASS: Verify node lock/unlock soak.

Non-volatile (Nv) node locked management test cases:

PASS: Verify Nv node locked file is present when a node is locked.
      Confirmed on all node types.
PASS: Verify any system node install comes up locked with both node
      locked flag files present.
PASS: Verify mtcClient logs when a node is locked and unlocked.
PASS: Verify Nv node locked file present/absent state mirrors the
      already existing /var/run/.node_locked flag file.
PASS: Verify node locked file is present on controller-0 during
      ansible run following initial install and removed as part
      of the self-unlock.
PASS: Verify the Nv node locked file is removed over the unlock
      along with the administrative state change prior to the
      unlock reboot.
PASS: Verify both node locked files are always present or absent
      together.
PASS: Verify node locked file management while the management
      interface is down. File is still managed over cluster network.
PASS: Verify node locked file management while the cluster interface
      is down. File is still managed over management network.
PASS: Verify behavior if the new unlocked message is received by a
      mtcClient process that does not support it ; unknown command log.
PASS: Verify a node locked state is auto corrected while not in a
      locked/unlocked action change state.
      ... Manually remove either file on locked node and verify
          they are both recreated within 5 seconds.
      ... Manually create either node locked file on unlocked worker
          or storage node and verify the created files are removed
          within 5 seconds.
          Note: doing this to the new backup file on the active
                controller will cause SM to shutdown as expected.
PASS: Verify Nv node locked file is auto created on a node that
      spontaneously rebooted while it was unlocked. During the
      reboot the node was administratively locked.
      The node should come online with both node locked files present.

Partial-Bug: 2051578
Change-Id: I0c279b92491e526682d43d78c66f8736934221de
Signed-off-by: Eric MacDonald <eric.macdonald@windriver.com>
2024-02-14 00:54:11 +00:00
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centos Update crashDumpMgr to source config from envfile 2023-10-06 23:06:54 +00:00
debian Update crashDumpMgr to source config from envfile 2023-10-06 23:06:54 +00:00
opensuse De-branding in starlingx/metal: Titanium Cloud -> StarlingX 2020-04-03 07:58:25 +02:00
src Mtce: Create non-volatile backup of node locked flag file 2024-02-14 00:54:11 +00:00
PKG-INFO Decouple Guest-server/agent from stx-metal 2018-09-18 17:15:08 -04:00