Maintaining service configuration consistency across nodes of a clustered file system

• US 10,742,731 B2
• Filed: 06/10/2015
• Issued: 08/11/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Brown, William B., Gupte, Poornima, Marschollek, Frank, Russell, Lance W., Wolafka, Rainer, Zeng, Rong
• Primary Examiner(s): Saeed, Usmaan
• Assistant Examiner(s): Bartlett, William P
• Application Number:
  US14/735,685
• Publication Number:
  US 20160366215A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,889 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/183 Provision of network file services by network file servers, e.g. by using NFS, CIFS network file access protocols H04L67/1097
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes

Abstract

A computer program product is provided for extending a clustered file system. The computer program product comprises a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith. The program instructions are executable by a processor to cause the processor to build a central cluster repository, establish a service-specific interface for accessing non-file system data in the central cluster repository, and extend a clustered file system with the service-specific interface.

Claims

1. A computer program product for extending a clustered file system, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to:

build, by the processor, a central cluster repository that stores configuration data for an external service, where;

the external service allows devices that are not members of the clustered file system to manipulate data in the clustered file system;

establish, by the processor, a service-specific interface for accessing the configuration data in the central cluster repository;

identify, by the processor, a sending of updated configuration data for the external service from a node to the central cluster repository, utilizing the service-specific interface, the updated configuration data including;

an identification of files to be exported by the external service,

a number of threads the external service may use within the clustered file system,

an identification of a security method that is applied during access of the clustered file system using the external service, and

an identification of clients that are able to mount and export data using the external service;

determine, by the processor, a sub-cluster of all nodes of the clustered file system running the external service,

send, by the processor utilizing the service-specific interface, a callback to all determined nodes of the sub-cluster, the callback including an indication that the configuration data for the external service has been updated at the central cluster repository;

provide, by the processor to all determined nodes of the sub-cluster in response to the callback, the updated configuration data from the central cluster repository, utilizing the service-specific interface;

create, by the processor, a backup of the central cluster repository, including the updated configuration data for the external service;

identify, by the processor, a recovery of the clustered file system;

restore, by the processor, the central cluster repository, utilizing the backup; and

provide, by the processor to all determined nodes of the sub-cluster, the updated configuration data from the restored central cluster repository.

2. The computer program product as recited in claim 1, wherein the service-specific interface includes a Network File System (NFS)-specific interface.

3. The computer program product as recited in claim 1, wherein the program instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the processor to:

identify a startup of a second node running the external service; and

send another callback to the second node, in response to the identification.

4. The computer program product as recited in claim 1, wherein the program instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the processor to:

identify, by the processor, a receipt of new configuration data created for a second external service at the central cluster repository;

determine, by the processor, a second sub-cluster of all nodes of the clustered file system running the second external service;

send, by the processor and utilizing an interface specific to the second external service, a callback to all determined nodes of the second sub-cluster, the callback including an indication that new configuration data for the second external service is available at the central cluster repository;

provide, by the processor to all determined nodes of the second sub-cluster in response to the callback, the new configuration data from the central cluster repository, utilizing the interface specific to the second external service;

identify, by the processor, a startup of a second node running the external service;

send, by the processor utilizing the service-specific interface, a second callback to the second node, in response to the identification of the startup of the second node running the external service; and

provide, by the processor to the second node in response to the second callback, the updated configuration data from the central cluster repository, utilizing the service-specific interface.

7. The computer program product as recited in claim 1, wherein the updated configuration data includes contents of a new service export created at the node of the sub-cluster.

8. The computer program product as recited in claim 1, wherein:

the updated configuration data includes a new network file system (NFS) export that includes configuration data for NFS services,

the sub-cluster of all nodes includes all nodes exporting NFS services,

the callback to all nodes of the sub-cluster of all nodes includes an indication that the new NFS export has been created, and

the service-specific interface includes an NFS-specific interface.

9. The computer program product as recited in claim 1, wherein the callback includes an export update callback that notifies each of the sub-cluster of all nodes that an export for the external service has changed.

10. The computer program product as recited in claim 1, wherein the program instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the processor to:

identify a startup of a second node running the external service; and

send a second callback to the second node, in response to the identification;

wherein the updated configuration data includes a new network file system (NFS) export that includes configuration data for NFS services;

wherein the callback to all nodes of the sub-cluster of all nodes includes an indication that the new NFS export has been created.

5. A computer program product for propagating non-file system data, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to:

receive, by the processor utilizing a service-specific interface, updated configuration data for an external service from a node of a clustered file system, where;

the external service allows devices that are not members of the clustered file system to manipulate data in the clustered file system, and

the updated configuration data includes;

an identification of files to be exported by the external service,

a number of threads the external service may use within the clustered file system,

an identification of a security method that is applied during access of the clustered file system using the external service, and

an identification of clients that are able to mount and export data using the external service;

store, by the processor, the updated configuration data in a central cluster repository of the clustered file system;

determine, by the processor, a sub-cluster of all nodes of the clustered file system that are running the external service,

send, by the processor and utilizing the service-specific interface, a callback to all determined nodes of the sub-cluster, the callback including an indication that configuration data for the external service has been updated at the central cluster repository;

provide, by the processor to all determined nodes of the sub-cluster in response to the callback, the updated configuration data from the central cluster repository, utilizing the service-specific interface;

create, by the processor, a backup of the central cluster repository, including the updated configuration data for the external service;

identify, by the processor, a recovery of the clustered file system;

restore, by the processor, the central cluster repository, utilizing the backup; and

provide, by the processor to all determined nodes of the sub-cluster, the updated configuration data from the restored central cluster repository.

6. The computer program product as recited in claim 5, wherein the service-specific interface includes a Network File System (NFS)-specific interface.

11. The computer program product as recited in claim 5, wherein the updated configuration data is restored with the clustered file system from a backup of the clustered file system.

12. The computer program product as recited in claim 5, wherein the callback indicates that the updated configuration data has been stored in the central cluster repository.

13. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

logic integrated with the processor, executable by the processor, or integrated with and executable by the processor, the logic being configured to cause the processor to;

receive, utilizing a service-specific interface, updated configuration data for an external service from a node of a clustered file system, where;

the external service allows devices that are not members of the clustered file system to manipulate data in the clustered file system, and

the updated configuration data includes;

an identification of files to be exported by the external service,

a number of threads the external service may use within the clustered file system,

an identification of a security method that is applied during access of the clustered file system using the external service, and

an identification of clients that are able to mount and export data using the external service;

store the updated configuration data in a central cluster repository of the clustered file system;

determine a sub-cluster of all nodes of the clustered file system that are running the external service,

send, utilizing the service-specific interface, a callback to all determined nodes of the sub-cluster, the callback including an indication that configuration data for the external service has been updated at the central cluster repository;

provide, to all determined nodes of the sub-cluster in response to the callback, the updated configuration data from the central cluster repository, utilizing the service-specific interface;

create a backup of the central cluster repository, including the updated configuration data for the external service;

identify a recovery of the clustered file system;

restore the central cluster repository, utilizing the backup; and

provide, to all determined nodes of the sub-cluster, the updated configuration data from the restored central cluster repository.

14. The system as recited in claim 13, wherein the service-specific interface includes a Network File System (NFS)-specific interface.

15. The system as recited in claim 13, wherein the logic is further configured to:

identify a startup of a second node running the external service; and

send a second callback to the second node, in response to the identification.

16. The system as recited in claim 13, wherein the external service includes a process external to the clustered file system that allows devices that are not members of the clustered file system to manipulate data in the clustered file system.