fix(ha): use stable by-id disk path for DRBD instead of /dev/sd*
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/dev/sda and /dev/sdb are assigned by the OS based on Proxmox disk-add
order, which is not consistent across VMs. Use the SCSI controller path
instead — drive-scsi1 is always the dedicated data disk on all HA nodes
regardless of which sda/sdb it gets assigned to.

variables.nix: replace per-node haServer{1,2}DrbdDisk with a single
haServerDrbdDisk using /dev/disk/by-id/scsi-0QEMU_QEMU_HARDDISK_drive-scsi1.

cluster-config.nix: revert to shared volume block (per-node block was
needed for /dev/sd* but the by-id path is identical on both nodes).

cluster-init.sh:
- single DRBD_DISK variable (matching haServerDrbdDisk)
- robust /etc/drbd.conf patch: NixOS manages this file as a symlink to
  a read-only Nix store path; cp --remove-destination breaks the symlink
  before sed -i so the edit actually takes effect
- scp helper script to NODE2 rather than bash -c over SSH to avoid
  quoting complexity

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
This commit is contained in:
2026-07-29 00:11:13 +10:00
co-authored by Claude Sonnet 4.6
parent cac5ec45cc
commit ead4f55805
3 changed files with 44 additions and 38 deletions
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@@ -68,22 +68,18 @@
}
resource ha-data {
volume 0 {
device /dev/drbd0;
disk ${vars.haServerDrbdDisk};
meta-disk internal;
}
on ${vars.haServer1Host} {
address ${vars.haServer1StorageIp}:${toString vars.ports.haServerDrbd};
volume 0 {
device /dev/drbd0;
disk ${vars.haServer1DrbdDisk};
meta-disk internal;
}
}
on ${vars.haServer2Host} {
address ${vars.haServer2StorageIp}:${toString vars.ports.haServerDrbd};
volume 0 {
device /dev/drbd0;
disk ${vars.haServer2DrbdDisk};
meta-disk internal;
}
}
}
'';
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@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ ISCSI_IQN="${ISCSI_IQN:-iqn.2026-01.home.sweet:ha-storage}" # vars.haIscsiIqn
ISCSI_LUN_FILE="${XFS_MOUNT}/iscsi-lun.img"
ISCSI_LUN_SIZE="10G"
DRBD_DEVICE="/dev/drbd0"
# DRBD backing disk per node — disk ordering can differ between Proxmox VMs.
# Defaults match haServer{1,2}DrbdDisk in variables.nix. Override if your
# VM was created with disks in a different order.
NODE1_DRBD_DISK="${NODE1_DRBD_DISK:-/dev/sdb}"
NODE2_DRBD_DISK="${NODE2_DRBD_DISK:-/dev/sda}"
# DRBD backing disk — by-id path that resolves correctly on both nodes
# regardless of whether the OS-level name is sda or sdb (Proxmox VM disk
# ordering is not guaranteed). Matches haServerDrbdDisk in variables.nix.
# Override DRBD_DISK if your hardware uses a different controller/slot path.
DRBD_DISK="${DRBD_DISK:-/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-0QEMU_QEMU_HARDDISK_drive-scsi1}"
VMID_NODE1="${VMID_NODE1:-}" # set by deploy.sh; needed for STONITH
VMID_NODE2="${VMID_NODE2:-}"
PVE_HOST="${PVE_HOST:-pve1.sweet.home}"
@@ -180,22 +180,32 @@ log "Detaching DRBD on $NODE2..."
n2_ssh "drbdadm down ha-data 2>/dev/null || true"
sleep 2
# Verify the DRBD config on each node targets the correct backing disk.
# Proxmox VM disk ordering is not guaranteed — the data disk may appear as
# /dev/sda on one node and /dev/sdb on the other. If the deployed NixOS
# config was generated before variables.nix had per-node disk assignments, the
# config may point to the wrong device. Patch it in-place so drbdadm up
# attaches to the right disk; rebuild+redeploy to make this permanent.
n1_conf_disk=$(drbdadm sh-ll-dev ha-data 2>/dev/null || true)
if [[ -n "$n1_conf_disk" && "$n1_conf_disk" != "$NODE1_DRBD_DISK" ]]; then
warn "$NODE1 DRBD config says disk=$n1_conf_disk; patching to $NODE1_DRBD_DISK (redeploy to make permanent)"
sed -i "s|${n1_conf_disk}|${NODE1_DRBD_DISK}|g" /etc/drbd.d/*.res 2>/dev/null || true
# Ensure /etc/drbd.conf on both nodes points to DRBD_DISK (the stable by-id
# path). VMs built before this fix may have /dev/sda or /dev/sdb hardcoded.
# NixOS makes /etc/drbd.conf a symlink into the read-only Nix store, so
# sed -i on the symlink target would fail — we break the symlink first with
# cp --remove-destination, creating a regular writable copy.
# Rebuild+redeploy (--force-rebuild) to make this permanent.
_PATCH_DRBD=$(mktemp)
cat > "$_PATCH_DRBD" << 'PATCHEOF'
#!/bin/bash
WANT="$1"
conf=/etc/drbd.conf
if [[ -L "$conf" ]]; then
cp --remove-destination "$(readlink -f "$conf")" "$conf"
fi
n2_conf_disk=$(n2_ssh "drbdadm sh-ll-dev ha-data 2>/dev/null" 2>/dev/null || true)
if [[ -n "$n2_conf_disk" && "$n2_conf_disk" != "$NODE2_DRBD_DISK" ]]; then
warn "$NODE2 DRBD config says disk=$n2_conf_disk; patching to $NODE2_DRBD_DISK (redeploy to make permanent)"
n2_ssh "sed -i 's|${n2_conf_disk}|${NODE2_DRBD_DISK}|g' /etc/drbd.d/*.res" 2>/dev/null || true
cur=$(drbdadm sh-ll-dev ha-data 2>/dev/null | head -1 || true)
if [[ -n "$cur" && "$cur" != "$WANT" ]]; then
echo "[cluster-init] WARNING: patching $conf: $cur → $WANT (rebuild to make permanent)"
sed -i "s,${cur},${WANT},g" "$conf"
fi
PATCHEOF
chmod +x "$_PATCH_DRBD"
bash "$_PATCH_DRBD" "$DRBD_DISK"
n2_scp "$_PATCH_DRBD" "/tmp/patch-drbd-disk.sh"
n2_ssh "bash /tmp/patch-drbd-disk.sh ${DRBD_DISK}"
n2_ssh "rm -f /tmp/patch-drbd-disk.sh"
rm -f "$_PATCH_DRBD"
log "Initialising DRBD metadata on $NODE1..."
# Use drbdmeta --force directly for BOTH create-md and write-dev-uuid.
@@ -207,15 +217,15 @@ log "Initialising DRBD metadata on $NODE1..."
# both steps without needing a TTY, regardless of whether the device is busy.
if ! drbdadm dstate ha-data 2>/dev/null | grep -q "UpToDate"; then
UUID1=$(_rand_uuid)
drbdmeta --force 0 v08 "${NODE1_DRBD_DISK}" internal create-md
drbdmeta --force 0 v08 "${NODE1_DRBD_DISK}" internal write-dev-uuid "$UUID1"
drbdmeta --force 0 v08 "${DRBD_DISK}" internal create-md
drbdmeta --force 0 v08 "${DRBD_DISK}" internal write-dev-uuid "$UUID1"
fi
log "Initialising DRBD metadata on $NODE2..."
if ! n2_ssh "drbdadm dstate ha-data 2>/dev/null | grep -q UpToDate" 2>/dev/null; then
UUID2=$(n2_ssh "cat /proc/sys/kernel/random/uuid 2>/dev/null | tr -d '-' | cut -c1-16 | tr '[:lower:]' '[:upper:]'")
n2_ssh "drbdmeta --force 0 v08 ${NODE2_DRBD_DISK} internal create-md"
n2_ssh "drbdmeta --force 0 v08 ${NODE2_DRBD_DISK} internal write-dev-uuid ${UUID2}"
n2_ssh "drbdmeta --force 0 v08 ${DRBD_DISK} internal create-md"
n2_ssh "drbdmeta --force 0 v08 ${DRBD_DISK} internal write-dev-uuid ${UUID2}"
fi
log "Bringing up DRBD on both nodes..."
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@@ -108,11 +108,11 @@
haStoragePrefixLength = 29; # storage subnet prefix length (/29)
haStorageRoot = "/srv/ha-data"; # XFS-over-DRBD mount point on the Active node
haIscsiIqn = "iqn.2026-01.home.sweet:ha-storage";
# DRBD backing device on each node. Disk ordering can differ between Proxmox
# VMs depending on the order disks were added; these must match the actual
# block device that is NOT the OS disk on each node (verify with lsblk).
haServer1DrbdDisk = "/dev/sdb"; # data disk on ha-server-1 (OS disk is /dev/sda)
haServer2DrbdDisk = "/dev/sda"; # data disk on ha-server-2 (OS disk is /dev/sdb)
# DRBD backing disk — identified by SCSI controller path so it resolves to the
# correct block device regardless of OS-level naming (sda vs sdb can differ
# between Proxmox VMs depending on disk-add order). drive-scsi1 is always the
# dedicated data disk on all HA nodes; drive-scsi0 is the OS disk.
haServerDrbdDisk = "/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-0QEMU_QEMU_HARDDISK_drive-scsi1";
# Storage
storageRoot = "/tank"; # ZFS pool root on `server`