Add option to ignore device errors

config.yaml

@@ -48,6 +48,16 @@ options:
       .
       Specifying this option (any value) forces a reformat of any OSD devices
       found which are not already mounted.
+  ignore-device-errors:
+    type: boolean
+    default: False
+    description: |
+      By default, the charm will raise errors if a whitelisted device is found,
+      but for some reason the charm is unable to initialize the device for use
+      by Ceph.
+      .
+      Setting this option to 'True' will result in the charm classifying such
+      problems as warnings only and will not result in a hook error.
   ephemeral-unmount:
     type: string
     description: |

hooks/ceph.py

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from charmhelpers.core.host import (
 )
 from charmhelpers.core.hookenv import (
     log,
-    ERROR,
+    ERROR, WARNING
 )
 from charmhelpers.contrib.storage.linux.utils import (
     zap_disk,
@@ -307,14 +307,16 @@ def update_monfs():
             pass
 
 
-def osdize(dev, osd_format, osd_journal, reformat_osd=False):
+def osdize(dev, osd_format, osd_journal, reformat_osd=False,
+           ignore_errors=False):
     if dev.startswith('/dev'):
-        osdize_dev(dev, osd_format, osd_journal, reformat_osd)
+        osdize_dev(dev, osd_format, osd_journal, reformat_osd, ignore_errors)
     else:
         osdize_dir(dev)
 
 
-def osdize_dev(dev, osd_format, osd_journal, reformat_osd=False):
+def osdize_dev(dev, osd_format, osd_journal, reformat_osd=False,
+               ignore_errors=False):
     if not os.path.exists(dev):
         log('Path {} does not exist - bailing'.format(dev))
         return
@@ -349,7 +351,14 @@ def osdize_dev(dev, osd_format, osd_journal, reformat_osd=False):
         if reformat_osd:
             zap_disk(dev)
 
-    subprocess.check_call(cmd)
+    try:
+        subprocess.check_call(cmd)
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+        if ignore_errors:
+            log('Enable to initialize device: {}'.format(dev), WARNING)
+        else:
+            log('Enable to initialize device: {}'.format(dev), ERROR)
+            raise e
 
 
 def osdize_dir(path):

hooks/hooks.py

@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ def config_changed():
         emit_cephconf()
         for dev in get_devices():
             ceph.osdize(dev, config('osd-format'),
-                        config('osd-journal'), config('osd-reformat'))
+                        config('osd-journal'), config('osd-reformat'),
+                        config('ignore-device-errors'))
         ceph.start_osds(get_devices())
 
 
@@ -172,7 +173,8 @@ def mon_relation():
         ceph.import_osd_bootstrap_key(bootstrap_key)
         for dev in get_devices():
             ceph.osdize(dev, config('osd-format'),
-                        config('osd-journal'), config('osd-reformat'))
+                        config('osd-journal'), config('osd-reformat'),
+                        config('ignore-device-errors'))
         ceph.start_osds(get_devices())
     else:
         log('mon cluster has not yet provided conf')