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Replacement type "Storage" to "Target" if role of server only iSCSI Target Service

Hello Colleagues,
Please verify and fix next issue on Dashboard in Manage Node tab (Node List tab) - Column "Type"
Maybe need replacement type "Storage" to "Target" if role server only iSCSI Target Service or set aggregate roles in this cell: "Storage,Target" if you have two roles.
I view wrong type is "Storage" for iSCSI Target Service(standalone and separate server for iSCSI Target) in my cluster.
Thank you understanding.

 

There should be  distinction between node types and node roles:

In PetaSAN the first 3 nodes are called Management nodes,  nodes 4-n are called Storage nodes.  This is their type.

Storage nodes can run the Ceph OSD Service and/or iSCSI Target Service. These are the roles they could have.

Management nodes run management services ( Ceph Monitor/Consul Server/PetaSAN Management ) in addition they can also he Ceph OSD Service and/or iSCSI Service.

The main reason we display the node type ( Management/Storage) is to support node deletion: you can delete a Storage node, you cannot delete a Management node. In case a Management node fails, it can be "replaced" by a new one (the third option in the first step of Deployment Wizard)

Ok. Very nice, but this is don't clear understanding for user(this is vision, your simple vision). User has reading ceph documentation and understanding next model in head:

https://www.susecon.com/doc/2015/sessions/TUT16512.pdf

So, generally in this issue the best option is understanding how cluster works and visualize it for users(understand and see detailed role of node - in your terminology).

Is this principal picture of your solution?

https://www.google.com.ua/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.suse.com%2Fdocumentation%2Fses-4%2Fsinglehtml%2Fbook_storage_admin%2Fimages%2Flrbd_scheme2.png&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.suse.com%2Fdocumentation%2Fses-4%2Fsinglehtml%2Fbook_storage_admin%2Fbook_storage_admin.html&docid=1LnFT-f9iip9IM&tbnid=sg45Bu8dp_nC7M%3A&vet=10ahUKEwjf-ta8_t_SAhXhJJoKHcTaDmsQMwg4KBQwFA..i&w=617&h=439&bih=906&biw=1920&q=ceph

 

Hello there !  Yes we are aware of the suse links of course, PetaSAN allows you to build your cluster according to the achitecture in these docs and more, you can separate or combine services per node as you wish, you have all the flexibilty, not to mention that our iSCSI paths are highly available moving from node to node which is not in the suse setup.

I am not sure what you mean by simple vision, do you see a setup in the suse docs we cannot support ? or you mean you do not like our terminology for example suse names iSCSI Gateway node whereas we say a node with an iSCSI Target Service role ?

 

Sorry for miscommunication. I comment only this discrepancies:

I view in Dashboard wrong type(role) is "Storage" for standalone and separate server/node for "iSCSI Target Service" in my cluster. And I speaking about this.

I think, so need replacement type "Storage" to "Target" for make clear vision of node status.