Data Warehouse Guide

Procedure 1.2. Migrating the Data Warehouse Database to a Separate Machine

1. Create a backup of the Data Warehouse database and configuration files:

   # engine-backup --mode=backup --scope=dwhdb --scope=files --file=file_name --log=log_file_name

2. Copy the backup file from the Manager to the new machine:

   # scp /tmp/file_name root@new.dwh.server.com:/tmp

3. Install engine-backup on the new machine:

   # yum install ovirt-engine-tools-backup

4. Restore the Data Warehouse database on the new machine. file_name is the backup file copied from the Manager.

   # engine-backup --mode=restore --scope=files --scope=dwhdb --file=file_name --log=log_file_name --provision-dwh-db --no-restore-permissions

Procedure 1.3. Setting up the New Data Warehouse Machine

1. Subscribe your system to the required entitlements. See Subscribing to the Required Entitlements in the Installation Guide for more information.
2. Ensure that all packages currently installed are up to date:

   # yum update

3. Install the ovirt-engine-dwh-setup package:

   # yum install ovirt-engine-dwh-setup

Procedure 1.4. Stopping the Data Warehouse Service on the Manager Machine

1. Stop the Data Warehouse service:

   # systemctl stop ovirt-engine-dwhd.service

2. If the database is hosted on a remote machine, you must manually grant access by editing the postgres.conf file. Edit the /var/lib/pgsql/data/postgresql.conf file and modify the listen_addresses line so that it matches the following:

   listen_addresses = '*'

   If the line does not exist or has been commented out, add it manually.
   If the database is hosted on the Manager machine and was configured during a clean setup of the Red Hat Virtualization Manager, access is granted by default.
   See Section 1.3.1, “Migrating the Data Warehouse Database to a Separate Machine” for more information on how to configure and migrate the Data Warehouse database.
3. Restart the postgresql service:

   # systemctl restart postgresql.service

Procedure 1.5. Configuring the New Data Warehouse Machine

1. If you are migrating both the ovirt_engine_history database and the Data Warehouse service to the same machine, run the following, otherwise proceed to the next step.

   # sed -i '/^ENGINE_DB_/d' \ 
           /etc/ovirt-engine-dwh/ovirt-engine-dwhd.conf.d/10-setup-database.conf
   
   # sed -i \
        -e 's;^\(OVESETUP_ENGINE_CORE/enable=bool\):True;\1:False;' \
        -e '/^OVESETUP_CONFIG\/fqdn/d' \
        /etc/ovirt-engine-setup.conf.d/20-setup-ovirt-post.conf
   

2. Run the engine-setup command to begin configuration of Data Warehouse on the machine:

   # engine-setup

3. Press Enter to configure Data Warehouse:

   Configure Data Warehouse on this host (Yes, No) [Yes]:
   

4. Press Enter to accept the automatically detected hostname, or enter an alternative hostname and press Enter:

   Host fully qualified DNS name of this server [autodetected host name]:

5. Press Enter to automatically configure the firewall, or type No and press Enter to maintain existing settings:

   Setup can automatically configure the firewall on this system.
   Note: automatic configuration of the firewall may overwrite current settings.
   Do you want Setup to configure the firewall? (Yes, No) [Yes]:

   If you choose to automatically configure the firewall, and no firewall managers are active, you are prompted to select your chosen firewall manager from a list of supported options. Type the name of the firewall manager and press Enter. This applies even in cases where only one option is listed.
6. Enter the fully qualified domain name and password for the Manager. Press Enter to accept the default values in each other field:

   Host fully qualified DNS name of the engine server []: engine-fqdn
   Setup will need to do some actions on the remote engine server. Either automatically, using ssh as root to access it, or you will be prompted to manually perform each such action.
   Please choose one of the following:
   1 - Access remote engine server using ssh as root
   2 - Perform each action manually, use files to copy content around
   (1, 2) [1]: 
   ssh port on remote engine server [22]:
   root password on remote engine server engine-fqdn: password

7. Answer the following question about the location of the ovirt_engine_history database:

   Where is the DWH database located? (Local, Remote) [Local]: Remote

   Type the alternative option as shown above then press Enter.
8. Enter the fully qualified domain name and password for your ovirt_engine_history host. Press Enter to accept the default values in each other field:

   DWH database host []: dwh-db-fqdn
   DWH database port [5432]:
   DWH database secured connection (Yes, No) [No]:
   DWH database name [ovirt_engine_history]:
   DWH database user [ovirt_engine_history]:
   DWH database password: password

   See Section 1.3.1, “Migrating the Data Warehouse Database to a Separate Machine” for more information on how to configure and migrate the Data Warehouse database.
9. Enter the fully qualified domain name and password for the Manager database machine. Press Enter to accept the default values in each other field:

   Engine database host []: engine-db-fqdn
   Engine database port [5432]:
   Engine database secured connection (Yes, No) [No]:
   Engine database name [engine]:
   Engine database user [engine]:
   Engine database password: password

10. Choose how long Data Warehouse will retain collected data:

    Please choose Data Warehouse sampling scale:
    	(1) Basic
    	(2) Full
    	(1, 2)[1]:

    Full uses the default values for the data storage settings listed in Section 2.4, “Application Settings for the Data Warehouse service in ovirt-engine-dwhd.conf” (recommended when Data Warehouse is installed on a remote host).

    Note

    If you migrate from Basic to Full, initially only the existing basic data will be available.
    Basic reduces the values of DWH_TABLES_KEEP_HOURLY to 720 and DWH_TABLES_KEEP_DAILY to 0, easing the load on the Manager machine but with a less detailed history.
11. Confirm that you want to permanently disconnect the existing Data Warehouse service from the Manager:

    Do you want to permanently disconnect this DWH from the engine? (Yes, No) [Yes]:

12. Confirm your installation settings:

    Please confirm installation settings (OK, Cancel) [OK]:
    

Procedure 1.6. Disabling the Data Warehouse Service on the Manager Machine

1. On the Manager machine, restart the Manager:

   # service ovirt-engine restart

   This step is required for the Dashboard to function.
2. Disable the Data Warehouse service:

   # systemctl disable ovirt-engine-dwhd.service

3. Remove the Data Warehouse files:

   # rm -f /etc/ovirt-engine-dwh/ovirt-engine-dwhd.conf.d/*.conf /var/lib/ovirt-engine-dwh/backups/*

1. Log in to the Manager machine and create a configuration file (for example, /etc/ovirt-engine-dwh/ovirt-engine-dwhd.conf.d/logging.conf).
2. Add the following line to the configuration file:

   # DWH_AGGREGATION_DEBUG=true

3. Restart the ovirt-engine-dwhd service:

   # systemctl restart ovirt-engine-dwhd.service