:pve-toplevel:
endif::manvolnum[]
-The {PVE} cluster manager `pvecm` is a tool to create a group of
+The {pve} cluster manager `pvecm` is a tool to create a group of
physical servers. Such a group is called a *cluster*. We use the
http://www.corosync.org[Corosync Cluster Engine] for reliable group
communication. There's no explicit limit for the number of nodes in a cluster.
* The root password of a cluster node is required for adding nodes.
+* Online migration of virtual machines is only supported when nodes have CPUs
+ from the same vendor. It might work otherwise, but this is never guaranteed.
+
NOTE: It is not possible to mix {pve} 3.x and earlier with {pve} 4.X cluster
nodes.
Preparing Nodes
---------------
-First, install {PVE} on all nodes. Make sure that each node is
+First, install {pve} on all nodes. Make sure that each node is
installed with the final hostname and IP configuration. Changing the
hostname and IP is not possible after cluster creation.
main cluster network (Link 0). It defaults to the IP resolved via the node's
hostname.
-To add a second link as fallback, you can select the 'Advanced' checkbox and
-choose an additional network interface (Link 1, see also
-xref:pvecm_redundancy[Corosync Redundancy]).
+As of {pve} 6.2, up to 8 fallback links can be added to a cluster. To add a
+redundant link, click the 'Add' button and select a link number and IP address
+from the respective fields. Prior to {pve} 6.2, to add a second link as
+fallback, you can select the 'Advanced' checkbox and choose an additional
+network interface (Link 1, see also xref:pvecm_redundancy[Corosync Redundancy]).
NOTE: Ensure that the network selected for cluster communication is not used for
any high traffic purposes, like network storage or live-migration.
Log in to the node you want to join into an existing cluster via `ssh`.
----
- hp2# pvecm add IP-ADDRESS-CLUSTER
+ # pvecm add IP-ADDRESS-CLUSTER
----
For `IP-ADDRESS-CLUSTER`, use the IP or hostname of an existing cluster node.
.Cluster status after adding 4 nodes
----
-hp2# pvecm status
+ # pvecm status
+Cluster information
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Name: prod-central
+Config Version: 3
+Transport: knet
+Secure auth: on
+
Quorum information
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-Date: Mon Apr 20 12:30:13 2015
+Date: Tue Sep 14 11:06:47 2021
Quorum provider: corosync_votequorum
Nodes: 4
Node ID: 0x00000001
-Ring ID: 1/8
+Ring ID: 1.1a8
Quorate: Yes
Votequorum information
.List nodes in a cluster
----
-hp2# pvecm nodes
+ # pvecm nodes
Membership information
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CAUTION: Read the procedure carefully before proceeding, as it may
not be what you want or need.
-Move all virtual machines from the node. Make sure you have made copies of any
-local data or backups that you want to keep. In the following example, we will
-remove the node hp4 from the cluster.
+Move all virtual machines from the node. Ensure that you have made copies of any
+local data or backups that you want to keep. In addition, make sure to remove
+any scheduled replication jobs to the node to be removed.
+
+CAUTION: Failure to remove replication jobs to a node before removing said node
+will result in the replication job becoming irremovable. Especially note that
+replication automatically switches direction if a replicated VM is migrated, so
+by migrating a replicated VM from a node to be deleted, replication jobs will be
+set up to that node automatically.
+
+In the following example, we will remove the node hp4 from the cluster.
Log in to a *different* cluster node (not hp4), and issue a `pvecm nodes`
command to identify the node ID to remove:
----
-hp1# pvecm nodes
+ hp1# pvecm nodes
Membership information
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Killing node 4
----
+NOTE: At this point, it is possible that you will receive an error message
+stating `Could not kill node (error = CS_ERR_NOT_EXIST)`. This does not
+signify an actual failure in the deletion of the node, but rather a failure in
+corosync trying to kill an offline node. Thus, it can be safely ignored.
+
Use `pvecm nodes` or `pvecm status` to check the node list again. It should
look something like:
----
hp1# pvecm status
-Quorum information
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-Date: Mon Apr 20 12:44:28 2015
-Quorum provider: corosync_votequorum
-Nodes: 3
-Node ID: 0x00000001
-Ring ID: 1/8
-Quorate: Yes
+...
Votequorum information
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[[pvecm_cluster_network_requirements]]
Network Requirements
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-This needs a reliable network with latencies under 2 milliseconds (LAN
-performance) to work properly. The network should not be used heavily by other
-members; ideally corosync runs on its own network. Do not use a shared network
-for corosync and storage (except as a potential low-priority fallback in a
-xref:pvecm_redundancy[redundant] configuration).
+
+The {pve} cluster stack requires a reliable network with latencies under 5
+milliseconds (LAN performance) between all nodes to operate stably. While on
+setups with a small node count a network with higher latencies _may_ work, this
+is not guaranteed and gets rather unlikely with more than three nodes and
+latencies above around 10 ms.
+
+The network should not be used heavily by other members, as while corosync does
+not uses much bandwidth it is sensitive to latency jitters; ideally corosync
+runs on its own physically separated network. Especially do not use a shared
+network for corosync and storage (except as a potential low-priority fallback
+in a xref:pvecm_redundancy[redundant] configuration).
Before setting up a cluster, it is good practice to check if the network is fit
for that purpose. To ensure that the nodes can connect to each other on the
If you see a healthy cluster state, it means that your new link is being used.
-Role of SSH in {PVE} Clusters
+Role of SSH in {pve} Clusters
-----------------------------
-{PVE} utilizes SSH tunnels for various features.
+{pve} utilizes SSH tunnels for various features.
* Proxying console/shell sessions (node and guests)
+
for Debian based hosts, and other Linux distributions should also have a package
available through their respective package manager.
-NOTE: In contrast to corosync itself, a QDevice connects to the cluster over
-TCP/IP. The daemon may even run outside of the cluster's LAN and can have longer
-latencies than 2 ms.
+NOTE: Unlike corosync itself, a QDevice connects to the cluster over TCP/IP.
+The daemon can also run outside the LAN of the cluster and isn't limited to the
+low latencies requirements of corosync.
Supported Setups
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
NOTE: Make sure that the SSH configuration on your external server allows root
login via password, if you are asked for a password during this step.
+If you receive an error such as 'Host key verification failed.' at this
+stage, running `pvecm updatecerts` could fix the issue.
After you enter the password and all the steps have successfully completed, you
will see "Done". You can verify that the QDevice has been set up with:
mind that guest startup is delayed until you reach quorum.
+[[pvecm_next_id_range]]
+Guest VMID Auto-Selection
+------------------------
+
+When creating new guests the web interface will ask the backend for a free VMID
+automatically. The default range for searching is `100` to `1000000` (lower
+than the maximal allowed VMID enforced by the schema).
+
+Sometimes admins either want to allocate new VMIDs in a separate range, for
+example to easily separate temporary VMs with ones that choose a VMID manually.
+Other times its just desired to provided a stable length VMID, for which
+setting the lower boundary to, for example, `100000` gives much more room for.
+
+To accommodate this use case one can set either lower, upper or both boundaries
+via the `datacenter.cfg` configuration file, which can be edited in the web
+interface under 'Datacenter' -> 'Options'.
+
+NOTE: The range is only used for the next-id API call, so it isn't a hard
+limit.
+
Guest Migration
---------------
The migration type defines if the migration data should be sent over an
encrypted (`secure`) channel or an unencrypted (`insecure`) one.
-Setting the migration type to insecure means that the RAM content of a
+Setting the migration type to `insecure` means that the RAM content of a
virtual guest is also transferred unencrypted, which can lead to
information disclosure of critical data from inside the guest (for
example, passwords or encryption keys).
always sends the storage content over a secure channel.
Encryption requires a lot of computing power, so this setting is often
-changed to "unsafe" to achieve better performance. The impact on
+changed to `insecure` to achieve better performance. The impact on
modern systems is lower because they implement AES encryption in
hardware. The performance impact is particularly evident in fast
networks, where you can transfer 10 Gbps or more.
# public network
auto vmbr0
iface vmbr0 inet static
- address 192.X.Y.57
- netmask 255.255.250.0
+ address 192.X.Y.57/24
gateway 192.X.Y.1
bridge-ports eno1
bridge-stp off
# cluster network
auto eno2
iface eno2 inet static
- address 10.1.1.1
- netmask 255.255.255.0
+ address 10.1.1.1/24
# fast network
auto eno3
iface eno3 inet static
- address 10.1.2.1
- netmask 255.255.255.0
+ address 10.1.2.1/24
----
Here, we will use the network 10.1.2.0/24 as a migration network. For
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