Restoring a Subcloud From Backup Data Using DCManager CLI

For subclouds with servers that support Redfish Virtual Media Service (version 1.2 or higher), you can use the Central Cloud’s CLI to restore the subcloud from data that was backed up previously.

About this task

The CLI command dcmanager subcloud restore can be used to restore a subcloud from available system data and bring it back to the operational state it was in when the backup procedure took place. The subcloud restore has three phases:

• Re-install the controller-0 of the subcloud with the current active load running in the SystemController. For subcloud servers that support Redfish Virtual Media Service, this phase can be carried out remotely as part of the CLI.

• Run Ansible Platform Restore to restore StarlingX, from a previous backup on the controller-0 of the subcloud. This phase is also carried out as part of the CLI.

• Unlock the controller-0 of the subcloud and continue with the steps to restore the remaining nodes of the subcloud where applicable. This phase is carried out by the system administrator, see Restoring Platform System Data and Storage.

Prerequisites

• The SystemController is healthy, and ready to accept dcmanager related commands.

• The subcloud is unmanaged, and not in the process of installation, bootstrap or deployment.

• The platform backup tar file is already on the subcloud in /opt/platform-backup directory or has been transferred to the SystemController.

• The subcloud install values have been saved in the dcmanager database i.e. the subcloud has been installed remotely as part of dcmanager subcloud add.

Procedure

1. Create the restore_values.yaml file which will be passed to the dcmanager subcloud restore command using the --restore-values option. This file contains parameters that will be used during the platform restore phase. Minimally, the backup_filename parameter, indicating the file containing a previous backup of the subcloud, must be specified in the yaml file, see Run Ansible Restore Playbook Remotely, and, Run Restore Playbook Locally on the Controller, for supported restore parameters.

2. Restore the subcloud, using the dcmanager CLI command, subcloud restore and specify the restore values, with the --with-install option and the subcloud’s sysadmin password.

   ~(keystone_admin) $ dcmanager subcloud restore --restore-values /home/sysadmin/subcloud1-restore.yaml --with-install --sysadmin-password <sysadmin_password> subcloud-name-or-id
   

   Where:

   • --restore-values must reference the restore values yaml file mentioned in Step 1 of this procedure.

   • --with-install indicates that a re-install of controller-0 of the subcloud should be done remotely using Redfish Virtual Media Service.

   If the --sysadmin-password option is not specified, the system administrator will be prompted for the password. The password is masked when it is entered. Enter the sysadmin password for the subcloud. The dcmanager subcloud restore can take up to 30 minutes to reinstall and restore the platform on controller-0 of the subcloud.

3. On the Central Cloud (SystemController), monitor the progress of the subcloud reinstall and restore via the deploy status field of the dcmanager subcloud list command.

   ~(keystone_admin)]$ dcmanager subcloud list
   
   +----+-----------+------------+--------------+---------------+---------+
   | id | name      | management | availability | deploy status | sync    |
   +----+-----------+------------+--------------+---------------+---------+
   |  1 | subcloud1 | unmanaged  | online       | installing    | unknown |
   +----+-----------+------------+--------------+---------------+---------+
   

4. In case of a failure, check the Ansible log for the corresponding subcloud under /var/log/dcmanager/ansible directory.

5. When the subcloud deploy status changes to “complete”, the controller-0 is ready to be unlocked. Log into the controller-0 of the subcloud using its bootstrap IP and unlock the host using the following command.

   ~(keystone_admin)]$ system host-unlock controller-0
   

6. For AIO-DX and Standard subclouds, follow the procedure, see Restoring Platform System Data and Storage to restore the rest of the subcloud nodes.

7. To resume subcloud audit, use the following command.

   ~(keystone_admin)]$ dcmanager subcloud manage