Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2022 22:41:33 -0400 From: Dan Mahoney <freebsd@gushi.org> To: Doug Ambrisko <ambrisko@ambrisko.com> Cc: Ruslan Makhmatkhanov <rm@freebsd.org>, "ports@freebsd.org" <ports@freebsd.org>, "samflanker@gmail.com" <samflanker@gmail.com> Subject: Re: MegaCLI port is ports-only -- how would you deploy it? Message-ID: <BFBA2F65-02C0-40C6-99E5-407424D3DD0B@gushi.org> In-Reply-To: <YvaBW6vmBggMpGek@ambrisko.com> References: <1615CF76-EE45-4D11-8102-EA441E845E65@gushi.org> <635211659622624@mail.yandex.ru> <YvFqwVjOhYxHTf%2By@ambrisko.com> <493ED6A6-A38F-47B1-B534-9F5CB14DB087@gushi.org> <YvF18opVZHg%2B1W%2BR@ambrisko.com> <1578B277-8FB1-4EAB-ACDB-8ACE6E999857@gushi.org> <YvaATQiz2GF8qFRT@ambrisko.com> <9EC7D5D4-0DD2-4946-9C5F-ADB2B39B73F1@gushi.org> <YvaBW6vmBggMpGek@ambrisko.com>
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> On Aug 12, 2022, at 12:35, Doug Ambrisko <ambrisko@ambrisko.com> = wrote: >=20 > On Fri, Aug 12, 2022 at 12:32:56PM -0400, Dan Mahoney wrote: > |=20 > |=20 > | > On Aug 12, 2022, at 12:31, Doug Ambrisko <ambrisko@ambrisko.com> = wrote: > | >=20 > | > On Fri, Aug 12, 2022 at 12:21:36PM -0400, Dan Mahoney wrote: > | > |=20 > | > | > On Aug 8, 2022, at 16:45, Doug Ambrisko = <ambrisko@ambrisko.com> wrote: > | > | >=20 > | > | > On Mon, Aug 08, 2022 at 04:10:10PM -0400, Dan Mahoney wrote: > | > | > |=20 > | > | > |=20 > | > | > | > On Aug 8, 2022, at 15:57, Doug Ambrisko = <ambrisko@ambrisko.com> wrote: > | > | > | >=20 > | > | > | > On Thu, Aug 04, 2022 at 05:22:29PM +0300, Ruslan = Makhmatkhanov wrote: > | > | > | > | 03.08.2022, 02:07, "Dan Mahoney" <freebsd@gushi.org>: > | > | > | > | Hey there all, > | > | > | > | At the dayjob we have a fleet of Dell Poweredge = servers that can use > | > | > | > | either mptsas or mrsas -- if you use mptsas, you = use mptutil (in > | > | > | > | base) to check the state of the card. > | > | > | > | If you use mrsas, you need megacli, which is only = in ports, and the > | > | > | > | port hasn't translated to pkg probably because of = license > | > | > | > | restrictions. ( _LICENSE_RESTRICTED =3D = delete-package > | > | > | > | delete-distfiles), but the license listed is just = "megacli". > | > | > | > | * We want to deploy a cron job to periodically = check the raid status > | > | > | > | (we're writing a wrapper, also having it check = mfiutil, zpool, etc). > | > | > | > | * We do not want to install and manage a whole = ports tree on every > | > | > | > | machine in our fleet, just to install a raid = utlity. > | > | > | > | Option A: > | > | > | > | Make a local package somehow. > | > | > | > | The port just downloads a static binary, there's = nothing to build > | > | > | > | here, but we want to do this the "right" way. Is = there some way to > | > | > | > | have pkg deploy a single local package for this = that will, for > | > | > | > | example, report the right package ownership, = without moving every > | > | > | > | other package to our poudriere install (we're just = using base > | > | > | > | packages, we keep poudriere around for testing in = case we need to > | > | > | > | hot-patch something). > | > | > | > | For what it's worth, we use puppet for config = management, so pushing > | > | > | > | out the static binary is not the worst answer, but = it also feels > | > | > | > | "dirty". > | > | > | > | Option B: > | > | > | > | Figure out how to fix the license. I have no idea = what this would > | > | > | > | involve. > | > | > | > | Option C: > | > | > | > | Also, apparently MegaCLI is no longer maintained = (replaced by > | > | > | > | StorCLI), but there's no port for StorCLI, = and...there are multiple > | > | > | > | raid-card specific versions? Jeez. > | > | > | > | Feels even more dirty. > | > | > | > | = [1]https://support.siliconmechanics.com/portal/en/kb/articles/storcl > | > | > | > | i-for-freebsd-and-other-operating-systems > | > | > | > | Ideas welcome? > | > | > | > | -Dan Mahoney > | > | > | >=20 > | > | > | > Although the path to get to StorCli goes through various = cards the > | > | > | > latest greatest seem to work on all earlier cards. It = works on > | > | > | > HBAs and not just RAID cards. At work I did a = Linux/FreeBSD > | > | > | > POC for FW management and found the FreeBSD version could = flash the HBA > | > | > | > and drive FW. I've moved to StorCli from MegaCli. I = would suggest > | > | > | > we drop the MegaCli port and move to StorCli. > | > | > | >=20 > | > | > | > I have code to make mfiutil into mrsasutil and added the = MFI ioctl > | > | > | > handler to mrsas. I'm not sure how much value that has. = I don't > | > | > | > deal with supporting FreeBSD and RAID much anymore. If = interested > | > | > | > I could send patches. > | > | > |=20 > | > | > | This feels like it should be in base, regardless. Just = *something* to=20 > | > | > | query the raid status and health, even if it doesn't ring = all the bells=20 > | > | > | of StorCLI. > | > | > |=20 > | > | > | Right now, you can do this with the older mfi, but not the = newer mrsas,=20 > | > | > | which performs better in some cases, which leaves an admin = with a=20 > | > | > | dilemma: better reliability, or better manageability. > | > | > |=20 > | > | > | I also feel like this could be added to a minor release = (i.e. a=20 > | > | > | 12.3 --> 12.4 or a 13.0 --> 13.1), but obviously that = decision is above me. > | > | >=20 > | > | > This is based of -current. I haven't tested it recently: > | > | > = https://people.freebsd.org/~ambrisko/git.mrsas_support_in_mfiutil.patch > | > | >=20 > | > | > Please give it a try. You will need a new kernel built and = booted to > | > | > provide the needed ioctl support. It should be close to = committable. > | > |=20 > | > | Doug, > | > |=20 > | > | I'm trying this out on 12.x and 13.x just for funsies, but given = the=20 > | > | release schedule, it's unlikely that there'll be a 12.4 or a = 13.2 that=20 > | > | this would make it into. Regardless, I've opened a bug report = to get=20 > | > | this added *somewhere* which may cause other people to try it = out and test. > | >=20 > | > I'd have to put in -current first then look at MFC later on. If = looks > | > good for you then I'll put it up for review. I just don't use = this > | > stuff day to day anymore. > |=20 > | Yeah, most of our dayjob work is running critical DNS = infrastructure, so=20 > | there's not a lot of -current there, but I can get permission to = play=20 > | with it on a spare system. >=20 > It should apply to earlier releases, since there hasn't been a lot of > changes in this area. So you can try that if that is easier. I did > this code a long time ago probably in 10.X and have been moving it > forward. I've confirmed that it shows drive status and array status on my R430 = running FreeBSD 14.0-CURRENT #0 main-n257330-88951aaaee7-dirty in mrsas = mode. As currently built, the kernel makefiles do not install it as mrsasutil, = and this is a manual copy. I think that would need to be fixed to make = it mergeable, but I think it should happen. I've opened this PR: = https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D265794 At this point, the ports- list is probably off-topic for this, but this = conversation should definitely continue. -Dan=
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