Chapter 2. Import Cluster

You can import and start managing a cluster once Web Administration is installed and ready. For installation instructions, see the Installing Web Administration chapter of the Red Hat Gluster Storage Web Administration Quick Start Guide.

2.1. Importing Cluster

The following procedure outlines the steps to import a Gluster cluster.

Procedure. Importing Cluster

  1. Log in to the Web Administration interface. Enter the username and password, and click Log In.

    Note

    The default username is admin and the default password is adminuser.

    Figure 2.1. Login Page

    Login Page

  2. In the default landing interface, a list of all the clusters ready to be imported is displayed. Locate the cluster to be imported and click Import.

    Figure 2.2. Import Cluster

    Import Cluster

  3. Enter a user-friendly Cluster name. By default, the Enable for all volumes option is selected.

    Figure 2.3. Cluster name

    Import Cluster
    Note

    If the cluster name is not provided, the system will assign a randomly generated uuid as a cluster name. However, it is advisable to enter a user-friendly cluster name to easily locate the cluster from the clusters list.

  4. Click Import to continue.
Import Cluster

  1. The cluster import request is submitted. To view the task progress, click View Task Progress.

    Figure 2.4. Task Detail

    Import Cluster
  2. Navigate to the All Clusters interface view. The Cluster is successfully imported and ready for use.

Figure 2.5. Cluster Ready

Cluster Ready

2.1.1. Troubleshooting Import Cluster

Scenario: The Import cluster UI button is disabled after a failed cluster import operation.

In this scenario, when cluster import fails, the Import button is disabled.

Resolution

Resolve the issue by investigating why the import cluster operation failed. To see details of the failed operation, navigate to the All Clusters interface of the Web Administration environment. In the clusters list, locate the cluster that you attempted to import and click on View Details next to the Import Failed status label.

Examine the reason of the failed cluster import operation and resolve the issue. After resolving the issue, unmanage the cluster and then reimport the cluster. For unmanaging cluster instructions, navigate to the Unmanaging Cluster section of this Guide.

2.1.2. Volume Profiling

Volume profiling enables additional telemetry information to be collected on a per volume basis for a given cluster, which helps in troubleshooting, capacity planning, and performance tuning.

Volume profiling can be enabled or disabled on a per cluster basis and per volume basis when a cluster is actively managed and monitored using the Web Administration interface.

Note

Enabling volume profiling results in richer set of metrics being collected which may cause performance degradation to occur as system resources, for example, CPU and memory, may get used for volume profiling data collection.

Volume Profiling at Cluster Level

To enable or disable volume profiling at cluster level:

  1. Log in to the Web Administration interface

  2. From the Clusters list, locate the cluster to disable Volume Profiling.

    Note

    Clusters list is the default landing interface after login and the Interface switcher is on All Clusters.

  3. At the right-hand side, next to the Dashboard button, click the vertical ellipsis.

  4. An inline menu is opened. Click Disable Profiling or Enable Profiling depending on the current state. In the example screen below, Volume Profiling option is enabled. Click Disable Profiling to disable.

    Figure 2.6. Disable Volume Profiling

    Disable Volume Profiling
  5. The disable profiling task is submitted and processed. After processing, Volume Profiling is successfully disabled.

Figure 2.7. Disable Volume Profiling

Disable Volume Profiling

Volume Profiling at Volume Level

To enable or disable volume profiling at Volume level:

  1. Log in to the Web Administration interface and select the specific cluster from the Interface switcher drop-down.
  2. After selecting the specific cluster, the left vertical navigation pane is exposed.

  3. From the navigation pane, click Volumes. The Volumes view is displayed listing all the Volumes part of the cluster.

    Figure 2.8. Volumes View

    Disable Volume Profiling

  4. Locate the volume and click Disable Profiling or Enable Profiling depending on the current state. In the example screen below, Volume Profiling is enabled. To disable volume profiling, click Disable Profiling.

    Figure 2.9. Disable Volume Profiling

    Disable Volume Profiling
  5. The disable profiling task is submitted and processed. After processing, Volume Profiling is successfully disabled.

Figure 2.10. Disable Volume Profiling

Disable Volume Profiling

Volume Profiling Metrics

When volume profiling is disabled, the following metrics will not be displayed in the Grafana Dashboard. Based on the metrics required to view, enable or disable volume profiling accordingly.

For detailed information on Volume Profiling, see the Monitoring Red Hat Gluster Storage Gluster Workload chapter of the Red Hat Gluster Storage Administration Guide.

Table 2.1. Volume Profiling Metrics

Grafana Dashboard Level Dashboard SectionPanel and Metrics

Cluster Dashboard

At-a-glance

IOPS

Host Dashboard

At-a-glance

Brick IOPS

Volume Dashboard

Performance

IOPS

Volume Dashboard

Profiling Information

File Operations For Locks

Volume Dashboard

Profiling Information

Top File Operations

Volume Dashboard

Profiling Information

File Operations for Read/Write

Volume Dashboard

Profiling Information

File Operations for Inode Operations

Volume Dashboard

Profiling Information

File Operations for Entry Operations

Brick Dashboard

At-a-glance

IOPS