High Availability Linux Cluster for SQUID Proxy using DRBD and HeartBeat on CentOS /RHEL / Fedora by Babar Zahoor

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High Availability Linux Cluster for SQUID Proxy using DRBD and HeartBeat on CentOS /RHEL / Fedora by Babar Zahoor

High Availability Linux Cluster Setup using DRBD and Heart Beat on CentOS 5.x 6.x /RHEL 5.x 6.X/ Fedora

#### This How To belongs to My video on High Availability Squid Cache using DRBD and HeartBeat ####

OS CentOS 5.3 on both machines.redhat-logo1

We will setup for Transparent squid on High Availability Cluster.

Packages are available on CentOS extras repository.

Our Scenario

We have two servers

baber 192.168.1.50 Primary server

farrukh 192.168.1.60 Secondry server

Setup for ip to name resolve ## we don’t have DNS we need this step ##

Basic Setup Configuration.

[root@baber ~]# vim /etc/hosts
 192.168.1.50 baber
 192.168.1.60 farrukh
 save & exit
 [root@baber ~]# ping baber
 PING baber (192.168.1.50) 56(84) bytes of data.
 64 bytes from baber (192.168.1.50): icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=4.15 ms
 64 bytes from baber (192.168.1.50): icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.126 ms
 64 bytes from baber (192.168.1.50): icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=1.88 ms
 [1]+ Stopped ping baber
 [root@baber ~]# ping farrukh
 PING farrukh (192.168.1.60) 56(84) bytes of data.
 64 bytes from farrukh (192.168.1.60): icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=1.32 ms
 64 bytes from farrukh (192.168.1.60): icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.523 ms
 64 bytes from farrukh (192.168.1.60): icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=1.79 ms
 [2]+ Stopped ping farrukh
[root@baber ~]#
[root@baber ~]# scp /etc/hosts 192.168.1.60:/etc/hosts

On Node1 servers:

Please before going to next step, stop unwanted services on both servers

[root@baber ~]# /etc/init/sendmail stop
 [root@baber ~]# chkconfig --level 235 sendmail off
 [root@baber ~]# iptables -F
 [root@baber ~]#service iptables save
 [root@farrukh ~]# /etc/init/sendmail stop
 [root@farrukh ~]# chkconfig --level 235 sendmail off
 [root@farrukh ~]# iptables -F
 [root@farrukh ~]#service iptables save
 [root@baber ~]# rpm -qa | grep ntp
 ntp-4.2.2p1-9.el5.centos.1
 [root@baber ~]#

Then we need to open ntp server configuration file.

[root@baber ~]#vi /etc/ntp.conf
 # Permit time synchronization with our time source, but do not
 # permit the source to query or modify the service on this system.
 restrict default kod nomodify notrap nopeer noquery
 # Permit all access over the loopback interface. This could
 # be tightened as well, but to do so would effect some of
 # the administrative functions.
 restrict 127.0.0.1
 # Hosts on local network are less restricted.
 #restrict 192.168.1.0 mask 255.255.255.0 nomodify notrap
 # Use public servers from the pool.ntp.org project.
 # Please consider joining the pool (http://www.pool.ntp.org/join.html).
 ### Edited By Babar Zahoor Jun 16 2009 ###
 #server 0.centos.pool.ntp.org
 #server 1.centos.pool.ntp.org
 #server 2.centos.pool.ntp.org
 #broadcast 192.168.1.255 key 42 # broadcast server
 #broadcastclient # broadcast client
 #broadcast 224.0.1.1 key 42 # multicast server
 #multicastclient 224.0.1.1 # multicast client
 #manycastserver 239.255.254.254 # manycast server
 #manycastclient 239.255.254.254 key 42 # manycast client
 # Undisciplined Local Clock. This is a fake driver intended for backup
 # and when no outside source of synchronized time is available.
 ########## for server use this and on clients comment this and use server serverIP ##################
 server 127.127.1.0 # local clock
 #fudge 127.127.1.0 stratum 10
 # Drift file. Put this in a directory which the daemon can write to.
 # No symbolic links allowed, either, since the daemon updates the file
 # by creating a temporary in the same directory and then rename()'ing
 # it to the file.
 # driftfile /var/lib/ntp/drift
 # Key file containing the keys and key identifiers used when operating
 # with symmetric key cryptography.
 # Specify the key identifiers which are trusted.
 # trustedkey 4 8 42
 # Specify the key identifier to use with the ntpdc utility.
 # requestkey 8
 # Specify the key identifier to use with the ntpq utility.
 #controlkey 8
 keys /etc/ntp/keys
 save quit.

 [root@baber ~]#
 [root@baber ~]# /etc/init.d/ntpd start
 [root@baber ~]# chkconfig --level 235 ntpd on
 [root@farrukh ~]# vim ntp.conf
 # Permit time synchronization with our time source, but do not
 # permit the source to query or modify the service on this system.
 restrict default kod nomodify notrap nopeer noquery
 # Permit all access over the loopback interface. This could
 # be tightened as well, but to do so would effect some of
 # the administrative functions.
 #restrict 127.0.0.1
 #estrict -6 ::1
 # Hosts on local network are less restricted.
 #restrict 192.168.1.0 mask 255.255.255.0 nomodify notrap
 # Use public servers from the pool.ntp.org project.
 # Please consider joining the pool (http://www.pool.ntp.org/join.html).
 server 192.168.1.50 ### add this line on second server ###
 #server 0.centos.pool.ntp.org
 #server 1.centos.pool.ntp.org
 #server 2.centos.pool.ntp.org
 #broadcast 192.168.1.255 key 42 # broadcast server
 #broadcastclient # broadcast client
 #broadcast 224.0.1.1 key 42 # multicast server
 #multicastclient 224.0.1.1 # multicast client
 #manycastserver 239.255.254.254 # manycast server
 #manycastclient 239.255.254.254 key 42 # manycast client
 # Undisciplined Local Clock. This is a fake driver intended for backup
 # and when no outside source of synchronized time is available.
 #server 127.127.1.0 # local clock ##### #####
 #fudge 127.127.1.0 stratum 10
 # Drift file. Put this in a directory which the daemon can write to.
 # No symbolic links allowed, either, since the daemon updates the file
 # by creating a temporary in the same directory and then rename()'ing
 # it to the file.
 driftfile /var/lib/ntp/drift
 # Key file containing the keys and key identifiers used when operating
 # with symmetric key cryptography.
 keys /etc/ntp/keys
 # Specify the key identifiers which are trusted.
 #trustedkey 4 8 42
 # Specify the key identifier to use with the ntpdc utility.
 #requestkey 8
 # Specify the key identifier to use with the ntpq utility.
 #controlkey 8
 save & exit
 [root@farrukh ~]# /etc/init.d/ntpd start
 [root@farrukh ~]# chkconfig --level 235 ntpd on
 [root@farrukh ~]# ntpdate -u 192.168.1.50
 [root@farrukh ~]# watch ntpq -p -n
 [root@baber ~]# watch ntpq -p -n

PARTITION SETUP On Both Servers.

Partition setup on both server identical same with fdisk here we have 3GB disks on both servers, here we will setup partition for HA Cluster Servers. We need to create LVM partitions on both machines, we will explain one server named as farrukh.

[root@baber ~]# fdisk -l
[root@baber ~]# fdisk /dev/sdb
[root@baber ~]# fdisk /dev/sd
sda sda1 sda2 sdb sdb1

[root@farrukh ~]# fdisk /dev/sdb
 Command (m for help): m
 Command action
 a toggle a bootable flag
 b edit bsd disklabel
 c toggle the dos compatibility flag
 d delete a partition
 l list known partition types
 m print this menu
 n add a new partition
 o create a new empty DOS partition table
 p print the partition table
 q quit without saving changes
 s create a new empty Sun disklabel
 t change a partition's system id
 u change display/entry units
 v verify the partition table
 w write table to disk and exit
 x extra functionality (experts only)
 Command (m for help): p
 Disk /dev/sdb: 4294 MB, 4294967296 bytes
 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 522 cylinders
 Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
 /dev/sdb1 1 522 4192933+ 8e Linux LVM
 Command (m for help): d
 Selected partition 1
 Command (m for help): n
 Command action
 e extended
 p primary partition (1-4)
 p
 Partition number (1-4): 1
 First cylinder (1-522, default 1):
 Using default value 1
 Last cylinder or +size or +sizeM or +sizeK (1-522, default 522): +4000M
 Command (m for help): p
 Disk /dev/sdb: 4294 MB, 4294967296 bytes
 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 522 cylinders
 Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
 /dev/sdb1 1 487 3911796 83 Linux
 Command (m for help): t
 Selected partition 1
 Hex code (type L to list codes): 8e
 Changed system type of partition 1 to 8e (Linux LVM)
 Command (m for help): p
 Disk /dev/sdb: 4294 MB, 4294967296 bytes
 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 522 cylinders
 Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
 /dev/sdb1 1 487 3911796 8e Linux LVM
 Command (m for help):
 Command (m for help): w
 [root@baber ~]# partprobe

New Create Physical Volume for LVM this is second step for LVM partition

[root@farrukh ~]# pvcreat /dev/sdb1
 Create Volume Group with this command
 [root@farrukh ~]# vgcreate vgdrbd /dev/sdb1
 Create Logical volume partition
 [root@farrukh ~]# lvcreate -n lvdrbd /dev/mapper/vgdrbd -L +4000M

Note: Create LVM on Both servers identical same ……………….

Note:Please also add these three values in sysctl.conf

[root@baber ~]#vi /etc/sysctl.conf
 net.ipv4.conf.eth0.arp_ignore = 1
 net.ipv4.conf.all.arp_announce = 2
 net.ipv4.conf.eth0.arp_announce = 2
 save & quit
 [root@baber ~]# sysctl -p
 net.ipv4.ip_forward = 0
 net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter = 1
 net.ipv4.conf.eth0.arp_ignore = 1
 net.ipv4.conf.all.arp_announce = 2
 net.ipv4.conf.eth0.arp_announce = 2
 net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_source_route = 0
 kernel.sysrq = 0
 kernel.core_uses_pid = 1
 net.ipv4.tcp_syncookies = 1
 kernel.msgmnb = 65536
 kernel.msgmax = 65536
 kernel.shmmax = 4294967295
 kernel.shmall = 268435456
 [root@baber ~]#

DRBD Setup

Now install drbd82 & kmod-drbd82 or latest available package rpms using yum command on both servers

[root@baber ~]#yum install -y drbd82 kmod-drbd82

Now open /etc/drbd.conf using any text editor, I am using here VIM for this purpose

[root@baber ~]#vim /etc/drbd.conf
 global {
 usage-count yes;
 }
 common {
 syncer { rate 10M; }
 }
 resource r0 {
 protocol C;
 handlers {
 pri-on-incon-degr "echo o > /proc/sysrq-trigger ; halt -f";
 pri-lost-after-sb "echo o > /proc/sysrq-trigger ; halt -f";
 local-io-error "echo o > /proc/sysrq-trigger ; halt -f";
 outdate-peer "/usr/lib/heartbeat/drbd-peer-outdater -t 5";
 }
 startup {
 }
 disk {
 on-io-error detach;
 }
 net {
 after-sb-0pri disconnect;
 after-sb-1pri disconnect;
 after-sb-2pri disconnect;
 rr-conflict disconnect;
 }
 syncer {
 rate 10M;
 al-extents 257;
 }
 ####add the below information according to your HA server setup####
 on baber {
 device /dev/drbd0;
 disk /dev/VGdrbd/lvdrbd;
 address 192.168.1.50:7788;
 meta-disk internal;
 }
 on node2 {
 device /dev/drbd0;
 disk /dev/VGdrbd/lvdrbd;
 address 192.168.1.60:7788;
 meta-disk internal;
 }
 }
 save it........
 [root@baber ~]#
 [root@baber ~]# scp /etc/drbd.conf farrukh:/etc/drbd.conf

 Now we need to run modules on both servers to run drbd

Load DRBD module both nodes:

[root@baber ~]# modprobe drbd
 [root@baber ~]# echo "modprobe drbd" >> /etc/rc.local
 [root@farrukh ~]# modprobe drbd
 [root@farrukh ~]# echo "modprobe drbd" >> /etc/rc.local
 ##### Please run these command on both servers ######
[root@baber ~]#drbdadm create-md r0
[root@farrukh ~]#drbdadm create-md r0
[root@baber ~]#drbdadm attach r0
[root@farrukh ~]#drbdadm attach r0
[root@baber ~]#drbdadm syncer r0
[root@farrukh ~]#drbdadm syncer r0
[root@baber ~]#drbdadm connect r0
[root@farrukh ~]#drbdadm connect r0

Please run below command on Primary Node only
[root@baber ~]#drbdadm -- --overwrite-data-of-peer primary r0

Now please run below commands on both Nodes:

[root@baber ~]#drbdadm up all
[root@farrukh ~]#drbdadm up all

Please run below command on Primary Node only
[root@baber ~]#drbdadm -- primary all
[root@baber ~]#watch cat /proc/drbd

Please run this command on Primary Node only

[root@baber ~]#mkfs.ext3 /dev/drbd0
[root@baber ~]#mkdir /data/
[root@baber ~]#mount /dev/drbd0 /data/
[root@baber ~]#
[root@baber ~]# df -hk
Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol00
5967432 2625468 3033948 47% /
/dev/sda1 101086 12074 83793 13% /boot
tmpfs 257720 0 257720 0% /dev/shm
/dev/drbd0 4031516 107600 3719128 3% /data
[root@baber ~]#


 Please run this command on Secondary Node only and no need to mount the partition here
[root@farrukh ~]#mkdir /data

Heartbeat Setup:

Install heartbeat package using yum and for installing these packages Internet connection is required or you can configure yum repository on your local machine with extras where the servers / both nodes will be able to found these packages

 

[root@baber ~]#yum install -y heartbeat heartbeat-pils heartbeat-stonith heartbeat-devel

Now we will configure HA configuration file, if you can’t find this file please create new file and copy below test into that file

[root@baber ~]#vim /etc/ha.d/ha.cf ## Create this file and copy this text ##
 logfacility local0
 keepalive 2
 #deadtime 30 # USE THIS!!!
 deadtime 10
 # we use two heartbeat links, eth2 and serial 0
 bcast eth0 ####### We can use eth1 instead of eth0 it's better option ########
 #serial /dev/ttyS0
 baud 19200
 auto_failback on ################## Active Active state #################
 node baber
 node farrukh
 save & quit.
 Again below configuration on same primary server "Baber"
[root@baber ~]#vi /etc/ha.d/haresources
 baber IPaddr::192.168.1.190/24/eth0 drbddisk::r0 Filesystem::/dev/drbd0::/data::ext3 squid
 Now please configure HARESOURCES file on secondary Server farrukh:
[root@farrukh ~]#vi /etc/ha.d/haresources
farrukh IPaddr::192.168.1.190/24/eth0 drbddisk::r0 Filesystem::/dev/drbd0::/data::ext3 squid
 Below configuration for authorization to access the remote resources on Both Servers:
[root@baber ~]#vi /etc/ha.d/authkeys
 auth 3
 3 md5 redhat ######### Use Long name as password #########
 Again on both Nodes
[root@baber ~]#chmod 600 /etc/ha.d/authkeys
 [root@baber ~]#scp /etc/ha.d/authkeys farrukh:/etc/ha.d/authkeys
 [root@baber ~]#chkconfig --level 235 heartbeat on

Note: if you have problem mounting /dev/drbd0 on /data then run these commands to check the status if you found the drbddisk stopped then start it.

[root@baber ~]#/etc/ha.d/resource.d/drbddisk r0 status
 [root@baber ~]#/etc/ha.d/resource.d/drbddisk r0 start
 [root@baber ~]#/etc/ha.d/resource.d/drbddisk r0 restart
[root@baber data]# service drbd status
 drbd driver loaded OK; device status:
 version: 8.0.13 (api:86/proto:86)
 GIT-hash: ee3ad77563d2e87171a3da17cc002ddfd1677dbe build by buildsvn@c5-i386-build, 2008-10-02 13:31:44
 m:res cs st ds p mounted fstype
 0:r0 Connected Primary/Secondary UpToDate/UpToDate C /data ext3
We can see that servers are in Primary/Secondary state and working well with /data directory mounted and to takeover the machine node1 to node2 forcefully
[root@baber ~]#/usr/lib/heartbeat/hb_takeover
Now configuration of service on both server and we are configuring Squid Transparent
[root@baber ~]#vim /etc/sysctl.conf
# Controls IP packet forwarding
net.ipv4.ip_forward = 1 #### If it is 0 make it 1 for packet forwarding ####
save it
Then
[root@baber ~]#scp /etc/sysctl.conf farrukh:/etc/sysctl.conf
[root@baber ~]#sysctl -p
[root@farrukh ~]# sysctl -p
[root@baber ~]#yum install -y squid
[root@baber ~]#vim /etc/squid/squid.conf
search these options using / and edit as required
http_port 3128 transparent
acl our_networks src 192.168.1.0/24 192.168.2.0/24
http_access allow our_networks
cache_dir ufs /data/squid 1000 32 256 ##### cache directories must be at /data/squid #####
visible_hostname squid.ha-cluster.com
save & exit
[root@baber ~]# cd /data
[root@baber ~]# mkdir squid
[root@baber ~]# chown squid:squid squid
Note: This setup is required on only on primary server i.e baber
[root@baber ~]#scp /etc/squid/squid.conf farrukh:/etc/squid/squid.conf
[root@baber ~]#iptables -F
[root@baber ~]#iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -p tcp -i eth0 --dport 80 -j REDIRECT --to-port 3128
[root@baber ~]#iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o eth0 -j MASQUERADE
[root@baber ~]#service iptables save
[root@farrukh ~]#iptables -F
[root@farrukh ~]#iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -p tcp -i eth0 --dport 80 -j REDIRECT --to-port 3128
[root@farrukh ~]#iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o eth0 -j MASQUERADE
[root@farrukh ~]#service iptables save
On both servers
[root@baber ~]#/etc/init/heartbeat start
[root@baber ~]#ifconfig
[root@baber ~]#tail -f /var/log/squid/access.log
[root@farrukh ~]#/etc/init/heartbeat start
[root@farrukh ~]#ifconfig
Note: We must use VIP/Service IP which we define in heartbeat i.e. 192.168.1.190 as default gateway IP for accessing the internet transparently.

ALHAMDULILLAH We have Done it………….