Currently, the rsync module where the replicators send data is static. It
forbids administrators to set rsync configuration based on their current
deployment or needs.
As an example, the rsyncd configuration example encourages to set a connections
limit for the modules account, container and object. It permits to protect
devices from excessives parallels connections, because it would impact
performances.
On a server with many devices, it is tempting to increase this number
proportionally, but nothing guarantees that the distribution of the connections
will be balanced. In the worst scenario, a single device can receive all the
connections, which is a severe impact on performances.
This commit adds a new option named 'rsync_module' to the *-replicator sections
of the *-server configuration file. This configuration variable can be
extrapolated with device attributes like ip, port, device, zone, ... by using
the format {NAME}. eg:
rsync_module = {replication_ip}::object_{device}
With this configuration, an administrators can solve the problem of connections
distribution by creating one module per device in rsyncd configuration.
The default values are backward compatible:
{replication_ip}::account
{replication_ip}::container
{replication_ip}::object
Option vm_test_mode is deprecated by this commit, but backward compatibility is
maintained. The option is only effective when rsync_module is not set. In that
case, {replication_port} is appended to the default value of rsync_module.
Change-Id: Iad91df50dadbe96c921181797799b4444323ce2e
Support separate replication ip address:
- Added new function in utils. This function provides ability
to select separate IP address for replication service.
- Db_replicator and object replicators were changed.
Replication process uses new function now.
Replication network parameters:
- Replication network fields (replication_ip, replication_port)
support was added to device dictionary in swift-ring-builder script.
- Changes were made to support new fields in search, show and set_info
functions.
Implementation of replication servers:
- Separate replication servers use the same code as normal replication
servers, but with replication_server parameter = True. When using a
separate replication network, the non-replication servers set
replication_server = False. When there is no separate replication
network (the default case), replication_server is not included in the config.
DocImpact
Change-Id: Ie9af5bdcdf9241c355e36053ca4adfe49dc35bd0
Implements: blueprint dedicated-replication-network
