| Message ID | 20221219095835.686-3-blazej.kucman@intel.com (mailing list archive) |
|---|---|
| State | Superseded, archived |
| Headers | show |
| Series | Changes in Monitor | expand |
> 2022年12月19日 17:58，Blazej Kucman <blazej.kucman@intel.com> 写道： > > - describe monitor work modes, > - clarify the turning off condition, > - describe the mdmonitor.service as a prefered management way. > > Signed-off-by: Blazej Kucman <blazej.kucman@intel.com> > Change-Id: Id5a1d5e60b958954f48d3e0285dfeb0c6f54a9d4 Except for the Change-Id part, the patch itself is fine to me. Acked-by: Coly Li <colyli@suse.de> Thanks. Coly Li > --- > mdadm.8.in | 71 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------- > 1 file changed, 50 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/mdadm.8.in b/mdadm.8.in > index 70c79d1e..64f71ed1 100644 > --- a/mdadm.8.in > +++ b/mdadm.8.in > @@ -2548,13 +2548,33 @@ Usage: > .I options... devices... > > .PP > -This usage causes > +Monitor option can work in two modes: > +.IP \(bu 4 > +system wide mode, follow all md devices based on > +.B /proc/mdstat, > +.IP \(bu 4 > +follow only specified MD devices in command line. > +.PP > + > +.B \-\-scan - > +indicates system wide mode. Option causes the > +.I monitor > +to track all md devices that appear in > +.B /proc/mdstat. > +If it is not set, then at least one > +.B device > +must be specified. > + > +Monitor usage causes > .I mdadm > to periodically poll a number of md arrays and to report on any events > noticed. > -.I mdadm > -will never exit once it decides that there are arrays to be checked, > -so it should normally be run in the background. > + > +In both modes, > +.I monitor > +will work as long as there is an active array with redundancy and it is defined to follow (for > +.B \-\-scan > +every array is followed). > > As well as reporting events, > .I mdadm > @@ -2565,15 +2585,6 @@ or > .B domain > and if the destination array has a failed drive but no spares. > > -If any devices are listed on the command line, > -.I mdadm > -will only monitor those devices, otherwise, all arrays listed in the > -configuration file will be monitored. Further, if > -.B \-\-scan > -is given, then any other md devices that appear in > -.B /proc/mdstat > -will also be monitored. > - > The result of monitoring the arrays is the generation of events. > These events are passed to a separate program (if specified) and may > be mailed to a given E-mail address. > @@ -2586,16 +2597,34 @@ device if relevant (such as a component device that has failed). > > If > .B \-\-scan > -is given, then a program or an E-mail address must be specified on the > -command line or in the config file. If neither are available, then > +is given, then a > +.B program > +or an > +.B e-mail > +address must be specified on the > +command line or in the config file. If neither are available, then > .I mdadm > will not monitor anything. > -Without > -.B \-\-scan, > -.I mdadm > -will continue monitoring as long as something was found to monitor. If > -no program or email is given, then each event is reported to > -.BR stdout . > +For devices given directly in command line, without > +.B program > +or > +.B email > +specified, each event is reported to > +.BR stdout. > + > +Note: For systems where > +.If mdadm monitor > +is configured via systemd, > +.B mdmonitor(mdmonitor.service) > +should be configured. The service is designed to be primary solution for array monitoring, > +it is configured to work in system wide mode. > +It is automatically started and stopped according to current state and types of MD arrays in system. > +The service may require additional configuration, like > +.B e-mail > +or > +.B delay. > +That should be done in > +.B mdadm.conf. > > The different events are: > > -- > 2.35.3 >
diff --git a/mdadm.8.in b/mdadm.8.in index 70c79d1e..64f71ed1 100644 --- a/mdadm.8.in +++ b/mdadm.8.in @@ -2548,13 +2548,33 @@ Usage: .I options... devices... .PP -This usage causes +Monitor option can work in two modes: +.IP \(bu 4 +system wide mode, follow all md devices based on +.B /proc/mdstat, +.IP \(bu 4 +follow only specified MD devices in command line. +.PP + +.B \-\-scan - +indicates system wide mode. Option causes the +.I monitor +to track all md devices that appear in +.B /proc/mdstat. +If it is not set, then at least one +.B device +must be specified. + +Monitor usage causes .I mdadm to periodically poll a number of md arrays and to report on any events noticed. -.I mdadm -will never exit once it decides that there are arrays to be checked, -so it should normally be run in the background. + +In both modes, +.I monitor +will work as long as there is an active array with redundancy and it is defined to follow (for +.B \-\-scan +every array is followed). As well as reporting events, .I mdadm @@ -2565,15 +2585,6 @@ or .B domain and if the destination array has a failed drive but no spares. -If any devices are listed on the command line, -.I mdadm -will only monitor those devices, otherwise, all arrays listed in the -configuration file will be monitored. Further, if -.B \-\-scan -is given, then any other md devices that appear in -.B /proc/mdstat -will also be monitored. - The result of monitoring the arrays is the generation of events. These events are passed to a separate program (if specified) and may be mailed to a given E-mail address. @@ -2586,16 +2597,34 @@ device if relevant (such as a component device that has failed). If .B \-\-scan -is given, then a program or an E-mail address must be specified on the -command line or in the config file. If neither are available, then +is given, then a +.B program +or an +.B e-mail +address must be specified on the +command line or in the config file. If neither are available, then .I mdadm will not monitor anything. -Without -.B \-\-scan, -.I mdadm -will continue monitoring as long as something was found to monitor. If -no program or email is given, then each event is reported to -.BR stdout . +For devices given directly in command line, without +.B program +or +.B email +specified, each event is reported to +.BR stdout. + +Note: For systems where +.If mdadm monitor +is configured via systemd, +.B mdmonitor(mdmonitor.service) +should be configured. The service is designed to be primary solution for array monitoring, +it is configured to work in system wide mode. +It is automatically started and stopped according to current state and types of MD arrays in system. +The service may require additional configuration, like +.B e-mail +or +.B delay. +That should be done in +.B mdadm.conf. The different events are:
- describe monitor work modes, - clarify the turning off condition, - describe the mdmonitor.service as a prefered management way. Signed-off-by: Blazej Kucman <blazej.kucman@intel.com> Change-Id: Id5a1d5e60b958954f48d3e0285dfeb0c6f54a9d4 --- mdadm.8.in | 71 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------- 1 file changed, 50 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)