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The bsr installation package is available has packages for Windows and Linux. For Linux, CentOS (RHEL, and for Linux it is distributed as an rpm package for RHEL (CentOS) 6.4 or higher rpm , a deb package and for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS or higher deb package are distributed, and a SUSE package. To obtain the an installation package, please contact Mantech Technology Research Institute (dev3@mantechbsr@mantech.co.kr).

Note

caution

If bsr is installed and operated together with drbd, conflicts related to system resource use may occur. If drbd was previously installed on your system, you must uninstall it.

Windows

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Install

You can easily install it by running the installer for Windows and following the steps in guided by the installation wizard. After Once installation is complete, you will need to reboot restart your system.

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Install Path

When the Once installation is completed successfully, the directory is will be configured as shown below.

bin

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Binary executable files and script (bsrsupport, etc.) files, including the bsr service, are located here.

etc

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Configuration file path.

jre

Path to the Java runtime

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for the installation package.

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log

Path to the bsr

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The bsr service performs initialization to perform replication. If service is interrupted, replication may be interrupted, so take care in controlling the service.

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log file.

 

Info

Windows bsr uses TCP loopback ports 5678 and 5679 for netlink and service purposes. To change this port, you must change the key value in the following registry path and restart the system.

  • path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\bsr\

  • key: netlink_tcp_port, daemon_tcp_port

Load

The Windows bsr kernel module is automatically loaded when the OS kernel is loaded.

Service Config.

Automatically configured by the bsr installation package.

Uninstall

Uninstall it from Programs and Features in Control Panel. You must restart the system after uninstall.

Update

Updating is the process of deleting an old version of a program and then installing a new version of the program.

If you reinstall a new version of a the package while BSR bsr is installed, the update installation is performed automatically.

Info

Re-installing the existing version by deleting it from the program and function of the control panel can be cumbersome since rebooting is required after deletion. It is not recommended to update after deleting from the control panel.

Delete

Deleting bsr can delete the bsr package from Programs and Features in Control Panel. The machine needs to be rebooted after deletion.

Linux

Linux distributes kernel modules and utility packages separately, so each must be installed individually and bsr services must be configured separately.

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Secure boot support

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will be installed automatically. You must restart your system after updating.

Note

You can delete the program from the Control Panel and then reinstall it, but you must restart the system after uninstalling. If you immediately reinstall the program without restarting, a system crash may occur due to abnormal installation. Please note this.

Note

LAN card replacement

If the network LAN card is replaced after installing bsr, you must manually reapply the contents of Disable TCP Delayed ACK using the bsrcon /nodelayedack <resource> command. Failure to do so may result in performance degradation.

 

 

RHEL

Kernel package compatibility

Unlike Windows' ABI upward compatibility policy, in Linux, certain versions of Linux kernel packages are generally not compatible with higher kernel versions. Because new features and improvements are incompatible with each kernel version, installing kernel packages from older versions may cause compatibility issues. Even if the package is accidentally installed on a higher version kernel, serious problems such as kernel panic may occur during operation.

Likewise, unless specifically specified, bsr does not guarantee compatibility of lower version packages with higher kernels, and must be installed as a dedicated version of the bsr package built for a specific kernel version.

Install

Utility

Info

[root@bsr-01 x86_64]# rpm -ivh bsr-utils-1.6-A3.el7.x86_64.rpm

Kernel module

Info

[root@bsr-01 bsr]# rpm -ivh kmod-bsr-1.6_3.10.0_957-A3.el7.x86_64.rpm

Installing bsr kernel modules does not require a system restart.

Secure boot

If you are not considering configuring Secure Boot, skip this step.

During the kernel module installation process, the public key is installed in the /etc/pki/mantech/

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path. To register (enroll) the public key in the UEFI console, first request registration (import) as follows.

Info

#mokutil --import /etc/pki/mantech/bsr_signing_key_pub.der

input password:

input password again:

The password can be freely selected and will be applied after reboot.

Installation

Kernel modules

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Reboot after specifying the password. Enroll the public key in the UEFI console at reboot time.

Install path

/usr/sbin/

Binary executable files (bsradm, bsrcon, bsrmeta, bsrmon, bsrsetup, bsrsupport, bsrwatch) are located here.

/usr/lib/bsr/

Path to the script file (bsr service, notify).

/etc/bsr.d/

Path to the configuration file.

/var/log/bsr/

Path to the bsr log.

/usr/lib/modules/{kernel-version}.{version}.x86_64/extra/bsr/

Path to the bsr.ko module file.

Load

Load the bsr kernel module.

Info

# modprobe bsr

# lsmod |grep bsr

bsr                 52113408  0

libcrc32c              16384  4 nf_conntrack,nf_nat,bsr,xfs

Info

[root@bsr-01 bsr]# rpm -ivh /root/rpmbuild/RPMS/modinfo bsr
filename: /lib/modules/3.10.0-957.el7.x86_64/kmod-bsr-1.6.0_2.6.32_754.24.3-PREALPHA3.el6.x86_64.rpm/extra/bsr/bsr.ko
license: GPL
alias: block-major-147-*
license: GPL
version: 1.6-A3
description: bsr - Block Sync and Replication v1.6-A3
author: Man Technology Inc. bsr@mantech.co.kr
retpoline: Y
rhelversion: 7.6
srcversion: F4B39BD44212C22841949F8
depends: libcrc32c
vermagic: 3.10.0-957.el7.x86_64 SMP mod_unload modversions
signer: Man Technology Inc.: BSR Secure Boot Key
sig_key: D6:97:B5:89:F6:BC:A4:D5:28:02:25:57:4E:55:51:9F:F0:8F:EC:74
sig_hashalgo: sha256
parm: minor_count:Approximate number of bsr devices (1-255) (uint)
parm: disable_sendpage:bool
parm: allow_oos:DONT USE! (bool)
parm: debug_fast_sync:bool
parm: enable_faults:int
parm: fault_rate:int
parm: fault_count:int
parm: fault_devs:int
parm: two_phase_commit_fail:int
parm: usermode_helper:string

[root@bsr-01 x86_64]# bsradm -V
BSRADM_BUILDTAG=GIT-hash:\ 35649dbca524e37a7a8fcddb199db17efb8b7aba\ build\ by\ root@bsrc76,\ 2020-08-25\ 13:46:17
BSRADM_API_VERSION=2
BSR_KERNEL_VERSION_CODE=0x000000
BSR_KERNEL_VERSION=0.0.0
BSRADM_VERSION_CODE=0x000000
BSRADM_VERSION=1.6-A3

Note

If you fail to load the kernel module related to Secure Boot, refer to this link and proceed with the Secure Boot code signing process step by step.

 

Service config.

To automatically start up the bsr resource whenever the system starts, you must enable the bsr service and configure the svc-auto-up option. The default value of svc-auto-up is yes.

  • RHEL 6

    • chkconfig bsr on

    • service bsr start

  • RHEL 7 or Ubuntu

    • systemctl enable bsr

    • systemctl start bsr

Code Block
resource r0 {
        ...
        on hostname {
          options {
                svc-auto-up yes;
          }
        }
        ...
}

Uninstall

Uninstall goes through the following process.

  • stop resource

  • service stop

  • Delete kernel module

  • delete utility

Info

bsradm down all

systemctl stop bsr

rpm -e kmod-bsr

rpm -e bsr-utils

 

Update

Updating involves deleting the already installed version and reinstalling it with a new version.

First, delete the product and then perform the following update processes in order.

Utility

Info

[root@bsr-01 bsr]# rpm -Uvh bsr-utils-1.6-A4.el7.x86_64.rpm

Kernel module

Info

[root@bsr-01 bsr]# rpm -ivh /root/rpmbuild/RPMS/x86_64/bsr-utils-1.6.0-PREALPHA3.el6.x86_64.rpm-Uvh kmod-bsr-1.6_3.10.0_957-A4.el7.x86_64.rpm

Secure boot

This step only applies if Secure Boot is configured.

If the existing bsr module public key has already been registered, no update is required.

If the private key and public key for Secure Boot have been updated, you must perform the Secure Boot setup process again.

 

Ubuntu

Install

Required Package

The Ubuntu package uses Dynamic Kernel Module Support (DKMS), which requires installation of the packages below.

Info

root@ubuntu:/home/mantech# apt-get install git build-essential debhelper dkms docbook-xsl help2man python-all python-dbus python-gobject dh-systemd flex autoconf automake

Depending on the OS version, an error may occur because certain packages are not provided.

E: Package 'python-dbus' has no installation candidate

E: Unable to locate package python-gobject

E: Unable to locate package dh-systemd

Retry the installation, excluding the packages causing the error.

root@ubuntu:/home/mantech# apt-get install git build-essential debhelper dkms docbook-xsl help2man python-all flex autoconf automake

Utility

Info

root@ubuntu:/home/mantech# dpkg -i bsr-utils_1.6-A3_amd64.deb

Kernel module

Info

root@ubuntu:/home/mantech# dpkg -i bsr-dkms_1.6-A3_all.deb

If installation fails due to dependency issues, you can resolve the dependency issues using the command below and try again.

Info

root@ubuntu:/home/mantech# apt-get -f -y install

Installing the bsr kernel module does not require a system restart.

Secure boot

The dkms package automatically creates MOK and signs codes for third-party drivers in the final stage of installation.

If you are not considering configuring Secure Boot, skip this step.

The following screen is displayed during module installation to register the generated public key.

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After selecting OK, enter the password to be used for MOK registration.

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After rebooting the system, enter the UEFI console and register the public key to the system.

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Info

Enroll MOK → Countinue → Yes → Input password → Reboot

Install path

/usr/sbin/

Binary executable files (bsradm, bsrcon, bsrmeta, bsrmon, bsrsetup, bsrsupport, bsrwatch) are located here.

/usr/lib/bsr/

Path to the script file (bsr service, notify).

/etc/bsr.d/

Path to the configuration file.

/var/log/bsr/

Path to the bsr log.

/usr/lib/modules/{kernel-version}-generic/updates/dkms/

Path to the bsr.ko module file.

Load

Load the bsr kernel module.

Info

# modprobe bsr

# lsmod |grep bsr

bsr                 52113408  0

libcrc32c              16384  4 nf_conntrack,nf_nat,bsr,xfs

Info

[root@bsr-01 bsr]# modprobe bsr

Service configuration

The bsr service must be configured to automatically start bsr whenever the system starts.

  • CentOS 6

    • chkconfig bsr on

    • service bsr start

  • CentOS 7

    • systemctl enable bsr

    • systemctl start bsr

Information

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modinfo bsr
filename: /lib/modules/3.10.0-957.el7.x86_64/extra/bsr/bsr.ko
license: GPL
alias: block-major-147-*
license: GPL
version: 1.6-A3
description: bsr - Block Sync and Replication v1.6-A3
author: Man Technology Inc. bsr@mantech.co.kr
retpoline: Y
rhelversion: 7.6
srcversion: F4B39BD44212C22841949F8
depends: libcrc32c
vermagic: 3.10.0-957.el7.x86_64 SMP mod_unload modversions
signer: Man Technology Inc.: BSR Secure Boot Key
sig_key: D6:97:B5:89:F6:BC:A4:D5:28:02:25:57:4E:55:51:9F:F0:8F:EC:74
sig_hashalgo: sha256
parm: minor_count:Approximate number of bsr devices (1-255) (uint)
parm: disable_sendpage:bool
parm: allow_oos:DONT USE! (bool)
parm: debug_fast_sync:bool
parm: enable_faults:int
parm: fault_rate:int
parm: fault_count:int
parm: fault_devs:int
parm: two_phase_commit_fail:int
parm: usermode_helper:string

[root@bsr-01 x86_64]# bsradm -V
BSRADM_BUILDTAG=GIT-hash:\ 35649dbca524e37a7a8fcddb199db17efb8b7aba\ build\ by\ root@bsrc76,\ 2020-08-25\ 13:46:17
BSRADM_API_VERSION=2
BSR_KERNEL_VERSION_CODE=0x000000
BSR_KERNEL_VERSION=0.0.0
BSRADM_VERSION_CODE=0x000000
BSRADM_VERSION=1.6-A3

Note

If you fail to load the kernel module related to Secure Boot, refer to this link and proceed with the Secure Boot code signing process step by step.

Service config.

If you want bsr to always start automatically when the system starts, you must enable the bsr service and configure the svc-auto-up option. The default value of svc-auto-up is yes.

Info

systemctl enable bsr

systemctl start bsr

Code Block
resource r0 {
        ...
        on hostname {
          options {
                svc-auto-up yes;
          }
        }
        ...
}

Uninstall

Uninstall goes through the following process.

  • stop resource

  • service stop

  • delete kernel module

  • delete utility

Info

bsradm down all

systemctl stop bsr

dpkg -r bsr-dkms

dpkg -r bsr-utils

Update

Updating involves deleting the already installed version and reinstalling it with a new version.

First, Uninstall the product and then perform the following update processes in order.

Utility

Info

root@ubuntu:/home/mantech# dpkg -i bsr-utils_1.6-A4_amd64.deb

Kernel module

Info

root@ubuntu:/home/mantech# dpkg -i bsr-dkms_1.6-A4_all.deb

Secure boot

This step only applies if Secure Boot is configured.

If the existing bsr module public key has already been registered, no update is required.

If the private key and public key for Secure Boot have been updated, you must perform the Secure Boot setup process again.

 

SUSE

Install

Utility

Info

# rpm -ivh bsr-utils-1.6.5.1_sles12-sp4_20230621151754.rpm

Kernel module

Info

# rpm -ivh bsr-kmp-default-1.6.5.1_sles12-sp4_4.12.14-94.41_20230621151754.rpm

Note

Signature verification failed may occur when using the zypper command, select ignore and proceed with installation.

# zypper install bsr-kmp-default-1.6.5.1_sles12-sp4_4.12.14-94.41_20230621151754.rpm


bsr-kmp-default-1.6.5.1_sles12-sp4_4.12.14-94.41_20230621151754.rpm:
Package is not signed!

bsr-kmp-default-1.6.5.1_k4.12.14_94.41-1.x86_64 (Plain RPM files cache): Signature verification failed [6-File is unsigned]
Abort, retry, ignore? [a/r/i] (a): i

Installing the bsr kernel module does not require a system restart.

Secure boot

If you are not considering configuring Secure Boot, skip this step.

During the kernel module installation process, the public key is installed in the /etc/pki/mantech/ path. To register (enroll) the public key in the UEFI console, first request registration (import) as follows.

Info

#mokutil --import /etc/pki/mantech/bsr_signing_key_pub.der

input password:

input password again:

Reboot after specifying the password. Enroll the public key in the UEFI console when rebooting begins.

Install path

/usr/sbin/

Binary executable files (bsradm, bsrcon, bsrmeta, bsrmon, bsrsetup, bsrsupport, bsrwatch) are located here.

/usr/lib/bsr/

Path to the script file (bsr service, notify).

/etc/bsr.d/

Path to the configuration file.

/var/log/bsr/

Path to the bsr log.

/lib/modules/{kernel-version}-default/updates/

Path to the bsr.ko module file.

Load

Load the bsr kernel module.

Info

# modprobe bsr

# lsmod |grep bsr

bsr                 52113408  0

libcrc32c              16384  4 nf_conntrack,nf_nat,bsr,xfs

Note

Because SUSE restricts the loading of modules without the supported flag, loading the bsr module basically fails.

# modprobe bsr

modprobe: ERROR: module 'bsr' is unsupported
modprobe: ERROR: Use --allow-unsupported or set allow_unsupported_modules 1 in
modprobe: ERROR: /etc/modprobe.d/10-unsupported-modules.conf
modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'bsr': Operation not permitted

To allow loading of unsupported modules, use the --allow-unsupported option when running modprobe.

# modprobe bsr --allow-unsupported

Info

[root@bsr-01 bsr]# modinfo bsr
filename: /lib/modules/23.610.320-754.24.3.el6957.el7.x86_64/extra/bsr/bsr.ko
license: GPL
alias: block-major-147-*
license: GPL
version: 1.6.0-PREALPHA3A3
description: bsr - Block Sync and Replication v1.6.0-PREALPHA3A3
author: Man Technology Inc. dev3@mantech bsr@mantech.co.kr
retpoline: Y
rhelversion: 7.6
srcversion: 8A7DAFDEC0E6383AFB76501F4B39BD44212C22841949F8
depends: libcrc32c
vermagic: 23.610.320-754.24.3.el6957.el7.x86_64 SMP mod_unload modversions
signer: Man Technology Inc.: BSR Secure Boot Key
sig_key: D6:97:B5:89:F6:BC:A4:D5:28:02:25:57:4E:55:51:9F:F0:8F:EC:74
sig_hashalgo: sha256
parm: minor_count:Approximate number of bsr devices (1-255) (uint)
parm: disable_sendpage:bool
parm: allow_oos:DONT USE! (bool)
parm: use_fast_sync:bool
parm: debug_fast_sync:bool
parm: enable_faults:int
parm: fault_rate:int
parm: fault_count:int
parm: fault_devs:int
parm: two_phase_commit_fail:int
parm: usermode_helper:string

[root@bsr-01 x86_64]# bsradm -V
BSRADM_BUILDTAG=GIT-hash:\ e3fff1406638405bef558c540c2622b24fc4e5f435649dbca524e37a7a8fcddb199db17efb8b7aba\ build\ by\ root@centos803root@bsrc76,\ 2020-0308-0925\ 0213:0246:0117
BSRADM_API_VERSION=2
BSR_KERNEL_VERSION_CODE=0x000000
BSR_KERNEL_VERSION=0.0.0
BSRADM_VERSION_CODE=0x0106000x000000
BSRADM_VERSION=1.6.0-PREALPHA3

Delete

The following is an example of the command to delete bsr.

Info

rpm -e kmod-bsr

rpm -e bsr-utils-A3

Note

If you fail to load the kernel module related to Secure Boot, refer to the Kernel Module Packages Manual and proceed with the Secure Boot code signing process step by step.

Service config.

If you want bsr to always start automatically when the system starts, you must enable the bsr service and configure the svc-auto-up option. The default value of svc-auto-up is yes.

Info

systemctl enable bsr

systemctl start bsr

Code Block
resource r0 {
        ...
        on hostname {
          options {
                svc-auto-up yes;
          }
        }
        ...
}

Uninstall

Uninstall goes through the following process.

  • stop resource

  • service stop

  • delete kernel module

  • delete utility

Info

bsradm down all

systemctl stop bsr

rpm -e bsr-kmp-default

rpm -e bsr-utils

Update

Updating involves deleting the already installed version and reinstalling it with a new version.

First, Uninstall the product and then perform the following update processes in order.

Utility

Info

# rpm -ivh bsr-utils-1.6.5.1_sles12-sp4_20230621151754.rpm

Kernel module

Info

# rpm -ivh bsr-kmp-default-1.6.5.1_sles12-sp4_4.12.14-94.41_20230621151754.rpm

Secure boot

This step only applies if Secure Boot is configured.

If the existing bsr module public key has already been registered, no update is required.

If the private key and public key for Secure Boot have been updated, you must perform the Secure Boot setup process again.