From: Thomas Lamprecht <t.lamprecht@proxmox.com>
To: pve-devel@lists.proxmox.com
Subject: [PATCH storage 04/13] multipath: add storage plugin for multipath LUNs
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2026 14:07:34 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260626121000.2095591-5-t.lamprecht@proxmox.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260626121000.2095591-1-t.lamprecht@proxmox.com>
Expose the dm-multipath maps present on a node as a first-class storage
of raw volumes, each keyed by its WWID and reachable at the WWID-stable
path /dev/disk/by-id/dm-uuid-mpath-<wwid>. The maps are assembled by
multipathd from the cluster-wide allow-list, so the storage carries no
configuration of its own and only reflects what is already there.
This is meant primarily as the base of a shared LVM storage, giving a
volume group on a multipath LUN full path redundancy without any manual
device wiring.
Signed-off-by: Thomas Lamprecht <t.lamprecht@proxmox.com>
---
src/PVE/Storage.pm | 2 +
src/PVE/Storage/Makefile | 3 +-
src/PVE/Storage/MultipathPlugin.pm | 186 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
3 files changed, 190 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
create mode 100644 src/PVE/Storage/MultipathPlugin.pm
diff --git a/src/PVE/Storage.pm b/src/PVE/Storage.pm
index 64ea9da..4daeecf 100755
--- a/src/PVE/Storage.pm
+++ b/src/PVE/Storage.pm
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ use PVE::Storage::ZFSPlugin;
use PVE::Storage::PBSPlugin;
use PVE::Storage::BTRFSPlugin;
use PVE::Storage::ESXiPlugin;
+use PVE::Storage::MultipathPlugin;
# Storage API version. Increment it on changes in storage API interface.
use constant APIVER => 15;
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ PVE::Storage::ZFSPlugin->register();
PVE::Storage::PBSPlugin->register();
PVE::Storage::BTRFSPlugin->register();
PVE::Storage::ESXiPlugin->register();
+PVE::Storage::MultipathPlugin->register();
# load third-party plugins
if (-d '/usr/share/perl5/PVE/Storage/Custom') {
diff --git a/src/PVE/Storage/Makefile b/src/PVE/Storage/Makefile
index a67dc25..d76ec25 100644
--- a/src/PVE/Storage/Makefile
+++ b/src/PVE/Storage/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ SOURCES= \
PBSPlugin.pm \
BTRFSPlugin.pm \
LvmThinPlugin.pm \
- ESXiPlugin.pm
+ ESXiPlugin.pm \
+ MultipathPlugin.pm
.PHONY: install
install:
diff --git a/src/PVE/Storage/MultipathPlugin.pm b/src/PVE/Storage/MultipathPlugin.pm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91fc489
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/PVE/Storage/MultipathPlugin.pm
@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+package PVE::Storage::MultipathPlugin;
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+
+use PVE::Multipath;
+use PVE::Storage::Plugin;
+
+use base qw(PVE::Storage::Plugin);
+
+# A block-LUN provider over device-mapper multipath: it exposes the maps present on the node as raw
+# volumes keyed by their WWID, reachable at the WWID-stable /dev/disk/by-id/dm-uuid-mpath-<wwid>
+# path. The maps are assembled by multipathd from the cluster-wide allow-list, so this storage has
+# no configuration of its own and only reflects what is there. Its main use is as the 'base' of a
+# shared LVM storage.
+
+sub type {
+ return 'multipath';
+}
+
+sub plugindata {
+ return {
+ content => [{ images => 1, none => 1 }, { images => 1 }],
+ format => [{ raw => 1 }, 'raw'],
+ select_existing => 1,
+ 'sensitive-properties' => {},
+ };
+}
+
+sub properties {
+ return {};
+}
+
+sub options {
+ return {
+ nodes => { optional => 1 },
+ shared => { optional => 1 },
+ disable => { optional => 1 },
+ content => { optional => 1 },
+ bwlimit => { optional => 1 },
+ };
+}
+
+# the volume name is the LUN's WWID
+sub parse_volname {
+ my ($class, $volname) = @_;
+
+ if ($volname =~ m!^([a-zA-Z0-9._:-]+)$!) {
+ return ('images', $1, undef, undef, undef, undef, 'raw');
+ }
+
+ die "unable to parse multipath volume name '$volname'\n";
+}
+
+sub filesystem_path {
+ my ($class, $scfg, $volname, $snapname) = @_;
+
+ die "snapshot is not possible on multipath storage\n" if defined($snapname);
+
+ my ($vtype, $wwid, $vmid) = $class->parse_volname($volname);
+
+ my $path = "/dev/disk/by-id/dm-uuid-mpath-$wwid";
+
+ return wantarray ? ($path, $vmid, $vtype) : $path;
+}
+
+sub create_base {
+ die "can't create base images in multipath storage\n";
+}
+
+sub clone_image {
+ die "can't clone images in multipath storage\n";
+}
+
+sub alloc_image {
+ die "can't allocate space in multipath storage\n";
+}
+
+sub free_image {
+ die "can't free space in multipath storage\n";
+}
+
+sub list_images {
+ my ($class, $storeid, $scfg, $vmid, $vollist, $cache) = @_;
+
+ my $res = [];
+
+ # multipath LUNs have no owning guest
+ return $res if defined($vmid) && !$vollist;
+
+ $cache->{multipath_maps} //= eval { PVE::Multipath::get_maps() } // [];
+
+ for my $map ($cache->{multipath_maps}->@*) {
+ next if !defined($map->{wwid});
+
+ my $volid = "$storeid:$map->{wwid}";
+ if ($vollist) {
+ next if !grep { $_ eq $volid } @$vollist;
+ }
+
+ push @$res,
+ {
+ volid => $volid,
+ format => 'raw',
+ size => $map->{size} // 0,
+ vmid => 0,
+ };
+ }
+
+ return $res;
+}
+
+sub list_volumes {
+ my ($class, $storeid, $scfg, $vmid, $content_types) = @_;
+
+ my $res = $class->list_images($storeid, $scfg, $vmid);
+ $_->{content} = 'images' for $res->@*;
+
+ return $res;
+}
+
+sub status {
+ my ($class, $storeid, $scfg, $cache) = @_;
+
+ my $active = PVE::Multipath::is_running() ? 1 : 0;
+
+ return (0, 0, 0, $active);
+}
+
+sub activate_storage {
+ my ($class, $storeid, $scfg, $cache) = @_;
+
+ PVE::Multipath::assert_supported();
+ # nothing to log into: multipathd assembles the maps from the allow-list
+}
+
+sub deactivate_storage {
+ my ($class, $storeid, $scfg, $cache) = @_;
+
+ # the maps are shared infrastructure, do not tear them down
+}
+
+sub check_connection {
+ my ($class, $storeid, $scfg) = @_;
+
+ return PVE::Multipath::is_running() ? 1 : 0;
+}
+
+sub activate_volume {
+ my ($class, $storeid, $scfg, $volname, $snapname, $cache) = @_;
+
+ my ($vtype, $wwid) = $class->parse_volname($volname);
+
+ my $map = PVE::Multipath::wait_for_map($wwid);
+ die "multipath map for WWID '$wwid' is not present - is it in the multipath"
+ . " allow-list and are its paths up?\n"
+ if !$map;
+}
+
+sub deactivate_volume {
+ my ($class, $storeid, $scfg, $volname, $snapname, $cache) = @_;
+
+ # do not drop the map, it is shared infrastructure
+}
+
+sub volume_resize {
+ my ($class, $scfg, $storeid, $volname, $size, $running) = @_;
+
+ die "volume resize is not possible on multipath storage\n";
+}
+
+sub volume_has_feature {
+ my ($class, $scfg, $feature, $storeid, $volname, $snapname, $running) = @_;
+
+ return { copy => { current => 1 } }->{$feature}->{current};
+}
+
+sub volume_export_formats {
+ return ();
+}
+
+sub volume_import_formats {
+ return ();
+}
+
+1;
--
2.47.3
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-06-26 12:11 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-06-26 12:07 [PATCH storage,cluster,manager 0/13] multipath: cluster-wide config, storage and health overview Thomas Lamprecht
2026-06-26 12:07 ` [PATCH storage 01/13] multipath: add helper library and managed configuration Thomas Lamprecht
2026-06-26 14:43 ` Maximiliano Sandoval
2026-06-26 12:07 ` [PATCH storage 02/13] api: disks: add read-only multipath status endpoint Thomas Lamprecht
2026-06-26 12:07 ` [PATCH storage 03/13] api: multipath: add cluster-wide configuration endpoints Thomas Lamprecht
2026-06-26 12:07 ` Thomas Lamprecht [this message]
2026-06-26 12:07 ` [PATCH storage 05/13] lvm: allow a multipath storage as the base device Thomas Lamprecht
2026-06-26 12:07 ` [PATCH storage 06/13] multipath: broadcast per-node map health to the cluster KV store Thomas Lamprecht
2026-06-26 12:07 ` [PATCH storage 07/13] api: multipath: add cluster-wide health status endpoint Thomas Lamprecht
2026-06-26 12:07 ` [PATCH cluster 08/13] pmxcfs: track cluster-wide multipath configuration Thomas Lamprecht
2026-06-26 12:07 ` [PATCH manager 09/13] pvestatd: apply the cluster-wide multipath config on each node Thomas Lamprecht
2026-06-26 12:07 ` [PATCH manager 10/13] api: cluster: mount the multipath configuration endpoint Thomas Lamprecht
2026-06-26 12:07 ` [PATCH manager 11/13] pvestatd: broadcast multipath map health to the cluster Thomas Lamprecht
2026-06-26 12:07 ` [PATCH manager 12/13] ui: dc: add multipath health matrix and config editor Thomas Lamprecht
2026-06-26 14:05 ` Maximiliano Sandoval
2026-06-26 12:07 ` [PATCH manager 13/13] ui: node: show multipath maps and their paths under Disks Thomas Lamprecht
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