docs(audit): full ground-truth audit — network, storage, compute, switches
Comprehensive end-to-end audit of the Proxmox cluster covering all three
layers (network, storage, compute) with live data gathered from all 7 hosts
+ 4 switches via SNMP, conman consoles, and LLDP.
Key findings documented in AUDIT-2026-07-30.md:
Network (cross-rack NFS bottleneck root-caused):
- core-sw01 LAG hash = layer-2-3 (no L4 ports) — NFS caps at 1 Gbps per
host pair regardless of nconnect. tor3-stor already uses layer-2-3-4.
- core-sw01 ch1 member mismatch: g16 is UP but not in LAG; g17 is DOWN.
Only 3 of 4 cross-rack links active.
- Both switches use static mode (no LACP) for the cross-rack trunk.
- tsys5 bond0 degraded (1 of 2 slaves, nic2 down).
Storage (major topology changes):
- tsys5 new NVMe (CT500P1 500GB) + relocated SK hynix SSD (512GB) — both
installed but NOT mounted/configured yet.
- tsys4 D3 changed (SK hynix SSD → Seagate HDD, still USB tier-3).
- tsys4 /mnt/albert (Hitachi 2TB internal) + /mnt/backup (WD 5TB USB) added.
- tsys5 S3 unmounted (stale export), S4 gone (broken storage.cfg entry).
- Samsung 860 PRO SSD at 93% full.
Fleet consistency:
- tsys4 behind on PVE 9.1.5/kernel 6.17 (fleet: 9.2.5/7.0.14).
- tsys4/5 bond hash + nconnect + rmem/wmem inconsistent with tsys6/7.
- 10+ VMs using cache=writethrough on NFS (slow synchronous writes).
Gardening: updated STATUS.md, docmap.md, AGENTS.md key scripts table.
Superseded AUDIT-2026-07-29 as the authoritative audit.
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| [`console/setup.sh`](console/setup.sh) | Configure serial console access via ser2net + conman |
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| [`console/setup.sh`](console/setup.sh) | Configure serial console access via ser2net + conman |
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| [`ups/setup.sh`](ups/setup.sh) | Configure NUT (Network UPS Tools) for UPS monitoring |
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| [`ups/setup.sh`](ups/setup.sh) | Configure NUT (Network UPS Tools) for UPS monitoring |
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| [`perf/deploy-tuning.sh`](perf/deploy-tuning.sh) | Deploy perf tunings |
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| [`perf/deploy-tuning.sh`](perf/deploy-tuning.sh) | Deploy perf tunings |
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| [`perf/scripts/probe-storage.sh`](perf/scripts/probe-storage.sh) | Read-only disk/mount/export/SMART audit |
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| [`perf/scripts/probe-network.sh`](perf/scripts/probe-network.sh) | Read-only NIC/bond/LLDP/NFS audit |
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| [`perf/scripts/conman-console.py`](perf/scripts/conman-console.py) | Drive switch consoles via conman (PTY-based) |
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| [`perf/scripts/snmp-switch-audit.py`](perf/scripts/snmp-switch-audit.py) | SNMP-based switch inventory (interfaces, LLDP, LAG, VLANs) |
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## Key Docs
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## Key Docs
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> **Human read-only. Agents maintain this file automatically after each work
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> session.** Do not edit by hand — the next agent run will overwrite it.
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> session.** Do not edit by hand — the next agent run will overwrite it.
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> **Last updated:** 2026-07-30 by Crush (GLM-5.2) — HA NUT integration live
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> **Last updated:** 2026-07-30 by Crush (GLM-5.2) — full ground-truth audit (network+storage+compute)
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> **Capacity targets are now codified** in
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> **Current authoritative audit:** [`proxmox/docs/AUDIT-2026-07-30.md`](proxmox/docs/AUDIT-2026-07-30.md)
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> — network topology, switch LAG configs, corrected storage topology, VM config
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> audit, fleet consistency, cross-rack NFS root-cause analysis.
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> Capacity targets are codified in
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> [`proxmox/docs/CAPACITY-GOALS.md`](proxmox/docs/CAPACITY-GOALS.md): 80% RAM
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> [`proxmox/docs/CAPACITY-GOALS.md`](proxmox/docs/CAPACITY-GOALS.md): 80% RAM
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> steady-state, ~50% idle CPU. The current placement analysis lives in
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> steady-state, ~50% idle CPU.
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> [`proxmox/docs/AUDIT-2026-07-29.md`](proxmox/docs/AUDIT-2026-07-29.md).
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## Current State: STABLE
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## Current State: STABLE
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### Proxmox Cluster Ops
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### Proxmox Cluster Ops
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- [x] 5 of 7 hosts fully performance-tuned (tsys1/3/6/7/9)
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- [x] 5 of 7 hosts fully performance-tuned (tsys1/3/6/7/9)
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- [x] Fleet audit refreshed 2026-07-29 (consolidated, storage-corrected)
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- [x] **Full ground-truth audit 2026-07-30** (network + storage + compute + switches)
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- [x] **Memory goal (≤80% actual) met fleet-wide** — highest host is tsys1 at 73%
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- [x] **Cross-rack NFS root cause identified:** core-sw01 LAG hash=layer-2-3 (no L4),
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- [x] Capacity goals codified (80% RAM / ~50% idle CPU + workload model)
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g16/g17 cable mismatch (3 of 4 links active), static mode (no LACP)
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- [x] **Storage topology corrected:** `local-nonprod` = S1 disk (not separate); per-host storage.cfg
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- [x] **tsys4/tsys5 storage changes documented:** new NVMe (CT500P1 500GB), relocated
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- [x] cnode5 (706) deleted; cnode4 (601) stopped (delete pending)
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SK hynix SSD, D3 changed to USB HDD, /mnt/albert + /mnt/backup added
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- [x] **tsys6 S1 typo + tsys9 missing S1 — both FIXED by operator** (verified: 8/8 NFS stores active on both)
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- [x] **Console symlink bug fixed:** udev rule singular→plural mismatch broke all 7
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console ports after reboot
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- [x] **Portable audit tooling built:** probe-storage.sh, probe-network.sh,
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conman-console.py, snmp-switch-audit.py (AGPLv3-friendly, config-driven)
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- [ ] **Memory goal (≤80% actual): PASS fleet-wide** — highest is tsys9 at 69%
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- [ ] CPU ~50%-idle goal: fleet idles 0-5% (under-utilized; chase via workloads, not hardware)
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- [ ] CPU ~50%-idle goal: fleet idles 0-5% (under-utilized; chase via workloads, not hardware)
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- [ ] tsys4: blocked on PCIe NIC + RAM install
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- [ ] tsys4: PVE 9.1.5 (behind fleet 9.2.5), needs upgrade
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- [ ] tsys5: blocked on 2nd ethernet cable + NVMe install; **also single-CPU** (CPU2 socket empty)
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- [ ] tsys5: NVMe + SK hynix SSD installed but NOT configured
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- [ ] tsys2: pending rebuild from Win10 to Proxmox
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- [ ] tsys2: pending rebuild from Win10 to Proxmox
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### Kubernetes Control Plane (k3s HA — LIVE)
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### Kubernetes Control Plane (k3s HA — LIVE)
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| Issue | Impact | Status |
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| Issue | Impact | Status |
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| **2 of 3 k3s cnodes on tsys4** | tsys4 failure = etcd quorum lost (1 of 3) | Accepted — fundamental constraint with 3 cnodes + 2 NFS servers. Revisit after Friday (local-SSD boot for one cnode). **Deferred storage concern.** |
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| **core-sw01 LAG hash = layer-2-3** | NFS cross-rack capped at 1 Gbps per host pair | Fix: change to layer-2-3-4 (switch change, pending approval) |
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| **tsys1/5/9 RAM-overcommitted (alloc)** | 115%/134%/129% allocation; **actual usage 73%/37%/62% — all under 80% goal** | Migrate NFS-backed VMs to tsys6/7 (117/171 GB free actual). See [AUDIT-2026-07-29](proxmox/docs/AUDIT-2026-07-29.md) §11 |
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| **core-sw01 ch1 g16/g17 mismatch** | Only 3 of 4 cross-rack links active | Fix: change member list g(13-15,17)→g(13-16) |
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| **tsys5 is single-CPU** | CPU2 socket unpopulated; half the documented CPU capacity | Consider seating a spare LGA771 Xeon (also activates CPU2 DIMM branch) |
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| **Cross-rack trunk uses `mode on`** | No LACP failure detection | Fix: change to `mode active` (both switches) |
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| **cnode4/5 stale VMs** | cnode4 (601) stopped; cnode5 (706) deleted | cnode4 delete pending; cnode5 done ✓ |
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| **tsys5 bond0 degraded** (1 of 2 slaves) | Single link, no redundancy | Physical: 2nd ethernet cable needed |
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| **Fleet CPU 0-5% idle** | Misses ~50%-idle utilization goal | Consolidate baseline; solar-gate idle PowerEdge; grow via workloads |
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| **tsys5 NVMe + SSD not configured** | Best local storage unused | Config: mount + add to Proxmox storage.cfg |
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| **D2 IOPS hotspot** | 17 of 26 NFS-backed VMs on one spindle; S1/S4 underused | Phase 2 disk migrations: D2→S2/S3/S4/D5 (see audit §11) |
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| **D2 carries 13 running VMs** | IOPS hotspot persists | Migrate to S2/S3/new disks |
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| Technitium AXFR uses port 53 (occupied by Pi-hole) | Zone transfer via rsync instead of native AXFR | Workaround in place |
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| **tsys4 PVE 9.1.5** | Behind fleet (9.2.5) | Upgrade needed |
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| tsys4/5 hardware pending | Perf tuning incomplete on 2 hosts | Friday physical install |
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| **tsys5 SSD 93% full** | Samsung 860 PRO nearly exhausted | Offload to new SK hynix SSD |
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| **Port errors on core-sw01** | g9:2902, g38:590, g26:73 inErr | Investigate CRC/cable |
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| **tsys5 is single-CPU** | CPU2 socket unpopulated | Consider seating spare LGA771 Xeon |
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| **Fleet CPU 0-5% idle** | Misses ~50%-idle utilization goal | Consolidate baseline; grow via workloads |
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## Pending (next session priorities)
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## Pending (next session priorities)
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> **Full phased action checklist with current/target inventory is in**
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> **Full audit with findings + recommendations is in**
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> [`proxmox/docs/AUDIT-2026-07-29.md`](proxmox/docs/AUDIT-2026-07-29.md) §11.
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> [`proxmox/docs/AUDIT-2026-07-30.md`](proxmox/docs/AUDIT-2026-07-30.md).
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> Summary below. SSD/NVMe tiering is deferred to post-Friday.
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**Phase 0 — Storage config fixes — DONE ✓** (tsys6 S1 typo, tsys9 S1 missing)
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**Awaiting operator review of AUDIT-2026-07-30 before executing any fixes.**
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**Phase 1 — Cleanup:**
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**Switch changes (need approval):**
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- Delete cnode4 (601) on tsys6 (stopped, stale)
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- Fix core-sw01 ch1 member: g(13-15,17) → g(13-16) [restores 4th link]
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- cnode5 (706) already deleted ✓
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- Fix core-sw01 LAG hash: layer-2-3 → layer-2-3-4 [unlocks multi-link NFS]
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- Convert trunk to LACP: mode on → mode active [failure detection]
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- Remove stale tsys8 config from tor3-stor (ch4/g13/g14)
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**Phase 2 — Disk migrations off D2 (IOPS rebalancing, 6 moves):**
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**Host-side changes (no switch access needed):**
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- wnode-tsys5 (509): D2→S4 · tsys-awx (600): D2→D5 · hfnoc-uisp (702): D2→S4
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- Mount + configure tsys5 NVMe (CT500P1 500GB) as LVM-thin
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- rr-middleware (703): D2→S4 · TCTC (704): D2→S3 · cnode2 (705): D2→S2
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- Mount + configure tsys5 SK hynix SSD (512GB, relocated from tsys4)
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- Clean stale S3/S4 exports + storage.cfg on tsys5
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**Phase 3 — Host + disk migrations (RAM/CPU relief, 6 VMs):**
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- Upgrade tsys4 to PVE 9.2.5 / kernel 7.0.14
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- tsys1→tsys7: librenms(104), pdm(105), tailscale-router(109), kali-tsys(114), workbench(117)
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- Apply apply-tunings.sh to tsys4/5 (nconnect, bond hash, rmem/wmem)
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- tsys9→tsys6: tsys-siem(901)
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- Audit VM cache modes (writethrough → writeback for NFS)
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**Phase 4 — Grow wnode-tsys9:** 4c/4GB → 6c/8GB (after siem leaves tsys9)
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**Phase 5 — Join wnodes to k3s** (after migrations free resources)
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**Other:**
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**Other:**
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- **Friday maintenance:** tsys4 (PCIe NIC + RAM), tsys5 (2nd CPU candidate, NVMe, 2nd ethernet)
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- Investigate core-sw01 port errors (g9/g38/g26)
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- **PDU:** Rename outlets in powerman.conf (Friday onsite)
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- k8s: join wnodes, label by workload class
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- **k8s deferred:** ETL tooling, HPC scheduler, vcluster policy, solar-aware scale-out
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- k8s deferred: ETL tooling, HPC scheduler, vcluster policy
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- **UPS:** APC Smart-UPS C 1500 operational via NUT on pfv-tsys1. HA NUT integration live (battery charge, status sensors). No ups.load over USB HID (firmware limitation, confirmed via apcupsd test). Tripp Lite blocked on HID report descriptor (USB hub/cable issue — try direct motherboard port).
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## Infrastructure Summary
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## Infrastructure Summary
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| Component | Details |
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| Proxmox hosts | 7 standalone PVE, managed via PDM |
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| Proxmox hosts | 7 standalone PVE, managed via PDM (tsys8 retired) |
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| Storage servers | tsys4 (NFS: D1/D2/D3/D5 + /mnt/albert + /mnt/backup), tsys5 (NFS: S1/S2 + local SSD + new NVMe unconfigured) |
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| Switches | core-sw01 (PowerConnect 5448, rack5), tor3-stor/mgmt (PowerConnect 5324, rack3), + 1 unidentified (192.168.0.8) |
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| DNS primary | pfv-netinfra-01 (192.168.3.252) — Technitium + Pi-hole |
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| DNS primary | pfv-netinfra-01 (192.168.3.252) — Technitium + Pi-hole |
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| DNS secondary | pfv-netinfra-02 (192.168.3.253) — Technitium + Pi-hole |
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| DNS secondary | pfv-netinfra-02 (192.168.3.253) — Technitium + Pi-hole |
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| DNS production | tailscale-router (read-only source of truth) |
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| DNS production | tailscale-router (read-only source of truth) |
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> **Last updated:** 2026-07-30 (UPS/NUT)
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> **Last updated:** 2026-07-30 (full ground-truth audit: network+storage+compute)
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## Kubernetes Architecture ([`k8s/`](k8s/))
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## Kubernetes Architecture ([`k8s/`](k8s/))
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| [`proxmox/docs/PROJECT.md`](proxmox/docs/PROJECT.md) | Comprehensive fleet report: 7 hosts, VM inventory, storage, recommendations | 2026-07-27 |
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| [`proxmox/docs/PROJECT.md`](proxmox/docs/PROJECT.md) | Comprehensive fleet report: 7 hosts, VM inventory, storage, recommendations | 2026-07-27 |
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| [`proxmox/docs/CAPACITY-GOALS.md`](proxmox/docs/CAPACITY-GOALS.md) | Authoritative capacity targets (80% RAM, ~50% idle CPU) + workload placement model (compute / RackRental / infra) | 2026-07-29 |
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| [`proxmox/docs/CAPACITY-GOALS.md`](proxmox/docs/CAPACITY-GOALS.md) | Authoritative capacity targets (80% RAM, ~50% idle CPU) + workload placement model (compute / RackRental / infra) | 2026-07-29 |
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| [`proxmox/docs/AUDIT-2026-07-29.md`](proxmox/docs/AUDIT-2026-07-29.md) | **Current & only audit.** Consolidated RAM/CPU + HDD disk placement with corrected storage topology, current/target inventory, action checklist | 2026-07-29 |
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| [`proxmox/docs/AUDIT-2026-07-29.md`](proxmox/docs/AUDIT-2026-07-29.md) | Prior audit (consolidated RAM/CPU + HDD disk placement). **Superseded by AUDIT-2026-07-30** | 2026-07-29 |
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| [`proxmox/docs/AUDIT-2026-07-30.md`](proxmox/docs/AUDIT-2026-07-30.md) | **Current & authoritative.** Full ground-truth: network topology + switch LAG configs, corrected storage topology (tsys4/5 changes + new NVMe/SSD), VM config audit, fleet consistency, cross-rack NFS root-cause analysis | 2026-07-30 |
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| [`proxmox/docs/TODO.md`](proxmox/docs/TODO.md) | Pending physical hardware work (tsys2/4/5 Friday plan) | 2026-07-27 |
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| [`proxmox/docs/TODO.md`](proxmox/docs/TODO.md) | Pending physical hardware work (tsys2/4/5 Friday plan) | 2026-07-27 |
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| [`proxmox/docs/K8S.md`](proxmox/docs/K8S.md) | Kubernetes storage/host analysis (predecessor to [`k8s/`](k8s/)) | 2026-07-27 |
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│ ch3 → tsys5 bond (1 ln)│ │ g7 → tsys6 nic0 │
|
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|
│ │ │ g3 → tsys7 nic0 │
|
||||||
|
│ tsys4 (storage+PBS) │ │ │
|
||||||
|
│ tsys5 (storage+sectest)│ │ tsys6 (RackRental) │
|
||||||
|
│ tsys1 (infra) │ │ tsys7 (RackRental) │
|
||||||
|
│ tsys3 (compute) │ │ │
|
||||||
|
│ tsys9 (infra+compute) │ │ │
|
||||||
|
└─────────────────────────┘ └──────────────────────────┘
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### 1.2 Cross-rack trunk detail (ch1) — THE BOTTLENECK
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
| Property | core-sw01 (rack5) | tor3-stor (rack3) | Problem? |
|
||||||
|
|----------|-------------------|--------------------|----------|
|
||||||
|
| **Physical ports** | g13, g14, g15 (UP) | g20, g21, g22, g23 (all UP) | Asymmetry — see below |
|
||||||
|
| **LAG config** | `g(13-15,17)` mode on | `g(20-23)` mode on | g17 DOWN; g16 UP but not in LAG |
|
||||||
|
| **Active links** | **3 of 4** | **4 of 4** | Mismatch: only 3 links negotiate |
|
||||||
|
| **Hash policy** | **layer-2-3** | **layer-2-3-4** | **ASYMMETRIC** — core lacks L4 |
|
||||||
|
| **Mode** | `on` (static) | `on` (static) | No LACP negotiation/failure detection |
|
||||||
|
| **VLAN** | access vlan 1000 | access vlan 1000 | OK |
|
||||||
|
|
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|
**Three root causes of cross-rack underperformance:**
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
1. **g16/g17 cable mismatch.** core-sw01 config says `channel-group 1` on
|
||||||
|
`g(13-15,17)`. But g17 is DOWN and g16 is UP (live, 1000/Full). The 4th
|
||||||
|
physical cable landed on g16, not g17. Result: **only 3 links active** (3 Gbps,
|
||||||
|
not the intended 4).
|
||||||
|
|
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|
2. **LAG hash asymmetry.** tor3-stor uses `port-channel load-balance layer-2-3-4`
|
||||||
|
(includes TCP/UDP source+dest ports — correct for NFS with nconnect).
|
||||||
|
core-sw01 uses `port-channel load-balance layer-2-3` (no L4 ports). With
|
||||||
|
layer-2-3 hashing, **all NFS traffic between a given host pair hashes to one
|
||||||
|
physical link**. Even though the clients use `nconnect=4` (4 TCP connections
|
||||||
|
per mount), they share the same src/dst IP → same hash → **max 1 Gbps per
|
||||||
|
server pair**. This is why tsys6/7 read from tsys4/5 at ~1 Gbps, not 3-4 Gbps.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
3. **Static mode (`on`) instead of LACP.** Neither switch runs LACP on the
|
||||||
|
cross-rack trunk. `mode on` provides no link-failure detection, no partner
|
||||||
|
validation, no dynamic negotiation. A dead cable stays "active" until
|
||||||
|
manually discovered.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### 1.3 Per-host network state (ground truth)
|
||||||
|
|
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|
| Host | Rack | mgmt NIC | storage NIC | bond0 | Hash | Active slaves | Speed | Storage IP |
|
||||||
|
|------|------|----------|-------------|-------|------|---------------|-------|------------|
|
||||||
|
| tsys1 | 5 | nic0 → core g8 | enx (USB dongle) | bond0 (1×USB) | layer2+3 | 1 | 1G | 10.100.100.1 |
|
||||||
|
| tsys3 | 5 | nic0 → core | — (no bond) | — | — | — | — | 10.100.100.3 |
|
||||||
|
| tsys4 | 5 | nic0 → core g8 | enx8cae4ccda926 (USB) → core g31 | bond0 (1×USB) | layer2+3 | 1 | 1G | 10.100.100.4 |
|
||||||
|
| tsys5 | 5 | nic0 → core g19 | nic1 → core g34 (ch3) | bond0 | layer2+3 | **1 of 2** (nic2 DOWN) | 1G | 10.100.100.5 |
|
||||||
|
| tsys6 | 3 | nic0 → tor3-mgmt g7 | nic1+nic2 → tor3-stor g8/g9 (ch2) | bond0 | **layer3+4** | **2 of 2** | **2G** | 10.100.100.6 |
|
||||||
|
| tsys7 | 3 | nic0 → tor3-mgmt g3 | nic1+nic2 → tor3-stor g10/g11 (ch3) | bond0 | **layer3+4** | **2 of 2** | **2G** | 10.100.100.7 |
|
||||||
|
| tsys9 | 5 | nic0 → core | enx (USB dongle) | bond0 (1×USB) | layer2+3 | 1 | 1G | 10.100.100.9 |
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Key observations:**
|
||||||
|
- **tsys6/7 are the ONLY hosts with working 2G LACP** (layer3+4, 2 active slaves). Validated previously.
|
||||||
|
- **tsys4/9 use USB dongles** for storage — single 1G, no bond redundancy.
|
||||||
|
- **tsys5 bond is degraded** — nic2 is DOWN (no cable). Only nic1 active. This is
|
||||||
|
the LACP problem the operator has been struggling with. The switch side (core-sw01
|
||||||
|
ch3) shows 1 active member (g34), and tsys5's bond0 reports 1 active slave.
|
||||||
|
- **tsys1 also uses a USB dongle** for storage.
|
||||||
|
- **Hash inconsistency:** tsys6/7 use layer3+4 (correct for nconnect), tsys4/5
|
||||||
|
use layer2+3 (suboptimal for NFS multi-connection).
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### 1.4 Switch inventory (SNMP + conman ground truth)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
| Switch | IP | Model | Firmware | Role | Console |
|
||||||
|
|--------|----|-------|----------|------|---------|
|
||||||
|
| pfv-core-sw01 | 192.168.0.12 | Dell PowerConnect 5448 | 2.0.0.46 | Core (rack5, combined mgmt+storage) | conman port 2001 |
|
||||||
|
| pfv-tor3-stor | 192.168.0.9 | Dell PowerConnect 5324 (Neyland 24T) | 2.0.1.4 | Rack3 storage TOR | conman port 2003 |
|
||||||
|
| pfv-tor3-mgmt | 192.168.0.7 | Dell PowerConnect 5324 (Neyland 24T) | (same family) | Rack3 mgmt TOR | conman port 2002 |
|
||||||
|
| (unknown) | 192.168.0.8 | Dell PowerConnect 5324 (Neyland 24T) | (same family) | Unidentified — possibly pfv-r2-tor-top | conman port 2005? |
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Switch SNMP community:** `kn3lmgmt` (read-only). All switches respond to SNMPv2c.
|
||||||
|
**Console access:** conman on pfv-tsys4:7890 (7 consoles). Fixed during this audit
|
||||||
|
(udev symlink naming bug — singular vs plural — prevented consoles from working
|
||||||
|
after reboot).
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### 1.5 Port error counters (core-sw01)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
| Port | In Errors | Notes |
|
||||||
|
|------|-----------|-------|
|
||||||
|
| **g9** | **2902** | Connected to 192.168.0.21 (device unknown). Investigate CRC/cable. |
|
||||||
|
| **g38** | **590** | On VLAN 1000 (storage). Connected to a host on the storage VLAN. |
|
||||||
|
| **g26** | **73** | Connected to a management-network device. |
|
||||||
|
| All others | 0 | Healthy. |
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
tor3-stor shows **zero errors** on all active ports.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
---
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
## 2. Storage topology (CORRECTED — current ground truth)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### 2.1 Storage tier definitions
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
| Tier | Definition | Performance | Use case |
|
||||||
|
|------|-----------|-------------|----------|
|
||||||
|
| **Tier 1** | NVMe / SSD on internal SATA/SAS | 200-3000 MB/s, high IOPS | OS drives, high-IOPS workloads |
|
||||||
|
| **Tier 2** | HDD on internal SATA/SAS | 80-150 MB/s, moderate IOPS | Production VM OS drives |
|
||||||
|
| **Tier 3** | HDD/SSD on USB "toaster" / USB adapter | 30-60 MB/s, low IOPS, unreliable | Bulk/backup/scratch only |
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### 2.2 tsys4 disk inventory (CHANGED since last audit)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
| Device | Model | Size | Interface | Mount | NFS export | Tier | Notes |
|
||||||
|
|--------|-------|------|-----------|-------|------------|------|-------|
|
||||||
|
| sda | Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 | 2.0 TB | Internal SATA | /mnt/albert | (not exported) | **Tier 2** | NEW — not in Proxmox storage.cfg, not exported. 0% used. |
|
||||||
|
| sdb | HITACHI HUA723020ALA640 | 2.0 TB | Internal SATA | /mnt/tsys4/D5 | D5 | Tier 2 | 13% used (220 GB). 7200 rpm. |
|
||||||
|
| sdc | WDC WD30EFRX (Red) | 3.0 TB | Internal SATA | /mnt/tsys4/D2 | D2 | Tier 2 | 7% used (170 GB). 5400 rpm. **17 VMs on this spindle.** |
|
||||||
|
| sdd | WDC WD10EZRX | 1.0 TB | Internal SATA | (pve boot/swap/local-lvm) | — | Tier 2 | Proxmox OS disk. |
|
||||||
|
| sde | ST500LM021 (Seagate) | 500 GB | **USB** | /mnt/tsys4/D3 | D3 | **Tier 3** | **CHANGED from SK hynix SSD to Seagate HDD.** 0% used. |
|
||||||
|
| sdf | WDC WD10EARS | 1.0 TB | **USB** | /mnt/tsys4/D1 | D1 | **Tier 3** | 0% used. 1 reallocated sector (SMART). |
|
||||||
|
| sdg | WDC WD50NDZW (easystore) | 5.0 TB | **USB** | /mnt/backup | (not exported) | **Tier 3** | NEW — bulk backup disk. 0% used. |
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Changes from AUDIT-2026-07-29:**
|
||||||
|
- **D3 changed:** SK hynix SC300 512GB SSD → Seagate ST500LM021 500GB HDD (still on USB).
|
||||||
|
D3 is now Tier 3 (was previously listed as unreliable USB SSD).
|
||||||
|
- **/mnt/albert added:** Hitachi 2TB internal SATA. Not exported, not in Proxmox.
|
||||||
|
Potential new Tier 2 storage.
|
||||||
|
- **/mnt/backup added:** WD 5TB USB easystore. Tier 3 bulk backup.
|
||||||
|
- **D7 removed:** Previously orphaned export (held DellOpenManageEnterprise). Now gone.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### 2.3 tsys5 disk inventory (MAJOR CHANGES — new NVMe + SSD)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
| Device | Model | Size | Interface | Mount | NFS/Local | Tier | Notes |
|
||||||
|
|--------|-------|------|-----------|-------|-----------|------|-------|
|
||||||
|
| sda | ST1000VN002 (IronWolf) | 1.0 TB | Internal SATA | (not mounted) | — | Tier 2 | **Was S3.** Not in fstab, not mounted. Stale export remains in /etc/exports. |
|
||||||
|
| sdb | SK hynix SC300B | 512 GB | Internal SATA | (not mounted) | — | **Tier 1** | **NEW — relocated from tsys4 USB enclosure.** Not mounted, not in fstab, not in storage.cfg. |
|
||||||
|
| sdc | HITACHI HUS724020ALA640 | 2.0 TB | Internal SAS | (pve boot/swap/local-lvm) | — | Tier 2 | Proxmox OS disk. |
|
||||||
|
| sdd | Samsung SSD 860 PRO | 256 GB | Internal SAS | /mnt/pfv-tsys5/ssd | `ssd` dir (local) | **Tier 1** | **93% full!** Used by ultix-streaming (5111). |
|
||||||
|
| sde | ST1000VN002 (IronWolf) | 1.0 TB | Internal SAS | /mnt/pfv-tsys5/S1 | S1 (NFS + local-nonprod) | Tier 2 | 11% used. 5900 rpm. |
|
||||||
|
| sdf | ST1000VN002 (IronWolf) | 1.0 TB | Internal SAS | /mnt/pfv-tsys5/S2 | S2 (NFS) | Tier 2 | 4% used. |
|
||||||
|
| **nvme0n1** | **CT500P1SSD8 (Crucial)** | **500 GB** | **NVMe** | **(not mounted)** | — | **Tier 1** | **NEW — not mounted, not in fstab, not in storage.cfg.** 34K power-on hours. Healthy. |
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Changes from AUDIT-2026-07-29:**
|
||||||
|
- **NVMe added:** Crucial CT500P1 500GB. Not yet configured. This is the highest-
|
||||||
|
performance local storage in the fleet (true NVMe).
|
||||||
|
- **SK hynix SSD relocated:** Moved from tsys4 USB enclosure to tsys5 internal
|
||||||
|
SATA. Not yet mounted/configured.
|
||||||
|
- **S3 unmounted:** ST1000VN002 (was S3) is present but fstab entry is commented
|
||||||
|
out. /etc/exports still exports S3 (stale).
|
||||||
|
- **S4 gone:** Old Toshiba 458GB is no longer present. fstab entry commented.
|
||||||
|
storage.cfg still has a broken `dir: S4` entry (points to root filesystem).
|
||||||
|
- **S1/S2 drives changed:** Both are now ST1000VN002 IronWolf 1TB (were "Seagate
|
||||||
|
916GB" in old audit).
|
||||||
|
- **SSD nearly full:** Samsung 860 PRO at 93% — needs attention.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### 2.4 NFS export map (current, verified)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
| Server | Export | NFS ID | Disk | Tier | Used |
|
||||||
|
|--------|--------|--------|------|------|------|
|
||||||
|
| tsys4 | /mnt/tsys4/D1 | D1 | WDC WD10EARS 1TB | Tier 3 (USB) | 0% |
|
||||||
|
| tsys4 | /mnt/tsys4/D2 | D2 | WDC Red 3TB | Tier 2 | 7% (170 GB) |
|
||||||
|
| tsys4 | /mnt/tsys4/D3 | D3 | Seagate 500GB | Tier 3 (USB) | 0% |
|
||||||
|
| tsys4 | /mnt/tsys4/D5 | D5 | Hitachi 2TB | Tier 2 | 13% (220 GB) |
|
||||||
|
| tsys5 | /mnt/pfv-tsys5/S1 | S1 | IronWolf 1TB | Tier 2 | 11% (96 GB) |
|
||||||
|
| tsys5 | /mnt/pfv-tsys5/S2 | S2 | IronWolf 1TB | Tier 2 | 4% (32 GB) |
|
||||||
|
| tsys5 | /mnt/pfv-tsys5/S3 | S3 | (stale — disk not mounted) | — | — |
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### 2.5 NFS client mount status (nconnect)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
| Host | Mounts from tsys4 | Mounts from tsys5 | nconnect=4? | Hash |
|
||||||
|
|------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|------|
|
||||||
|
| tsys4 | (NFS server, no client mounts) | — | — | layer2+3 |
|
||||||
|
| tsys5 | D2, D3, D5 | (NFS server) | **NO nconnect** | layer2+3 |
|
||||||
|
| tsys6 | D1, D2, D3, D5 | S1, S2, S3, S4, T5-SSD | **YES** (9 mounts) | layer3+4 |
|
||||||
|
| tsys7 | D1, D2, D3, D5 | S1, S2, S3, S4, T5-SSD | **YES** (9 mounts) | layer3+4 |
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**tsys5 is missing nconnect** on its 3 NFS client mounts (D2/D3/D5 from tsys4).
|
||||||
|
**tsys4 is missing nconnect** entirely (but it's primarily an NFS server, not a client).
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### 2.6 Per-spindle IOPS load (running VMs only)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
| Spindle | Server | NFS-visible VMs | Local-only VMs | Total | Tier | Notes |
|
||||||
|
|---------|--------|-----------------|----------------|-------|------|-------|
|
||||||
|
| **D2** (3TB Red) | tsys4 | **13** | 0 | **13** | Tier 2 | Still the worst hotspot. VMs: 100,101,104,105,108,114,117,509,600,702,704,901,904 |
|
||||||
|
| D5 (2TB Hitachi) | tsys4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | Tier 2 | VMs: 106,313,600(disk0),903 |
|
||||||
|
| S1 (1TB IronWolf) | tsys5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Tier 2 | VM: 702 (hfnoc-uisp, 100GB) |
|
||||||
|
| S2 (1TB IronWolf) | tsys5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | Tier 2 | VMs: 103,703,705,902,905 |
|
||||||
|
| S4 (local-nonprod) | tsys5 | 0 | **12** (stopped sandboxes) | 12 idle | Tier 2 | All stopped. Low priority. |
|
||||||
|
| D3 (500GB Seagate USB) | tsys4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | **Tier 3** | Empty |
|
||||||
|
| D1 (1TB WD USB) | tsys4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | **Tier 3** | Empty |
|
||||||
|
| ssd (Samsung 860 PRO) | tsys5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Tier 1 | VM 5111 (ultix-streaming, 288GB) |
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**D2 still carries 13 running VMs** — the IOPS hotspot persists.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
---
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
## 3. Host capacity (live ground truth, 2026-07-30)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
| Host | CPU | Threads | RAM | Running VMs | Actual RAM% | Load | CPU busy |
|
||||||
|
|------|-----|---------|-----|-------------|-------------|------|----------|
|
||||||
|
| tsys1 | i7-4770 Haswell (2013) | 8 | 31 GB | 9 | **57%** | 1.1 | ~4% |
|
||||||
|
| tsys3 | Xeon E3-1535M v5 Skylake (2015) | 8 | 31 GB | 1 | 10% | 0.3 | 0% |
|
||||||
|
| tsys4 | Xeon E3-1246 v3 Haswell (2013) | 8 | 16 GB | 1 | 15% | 1.8 | 0% |
|
||||||
|
| tsys5 | Xeon E5620 Westmere (2010) **single CPU** | 8 | 94 GB | 4 (+22 stopped) | 15% | 3.3 | ~5% |
|
||||||
|
| tsys6 | 2× Xeon E5530 Nehalem (2009) | 16 | 126 GB | 2 | 12% | 0.7 | 0% |
|
||||||
|
| tsys7 | 2× Xeon E5-2630 v2 Ivy Bridge (2013) | 24 | 189 GB | 5 | 7% | 1.0 | ~1% |
|
||||||
|
| tsys9 | i5-10500 Comet Lake (2020) | 12 | 23 GB | 6 | **69%** | 0.3 | ~1% |
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Changes since AUDIT-2026-07-29:**
|
||||||
|
- **tsys1 RAM dropped 73%→57%** — some VMs apparently migrated/stopped.
|
||||||
|
- **tsys9 RAM 62%→69%** — approaching 80% goal.
|
||||||
|
- **tsys6 wnode-tsys6 grew to 64GB RAM** (was 32GB in old audit).
|
||||||
|
- **All other hosts healthy** — well under 80%.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
---
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
## 4. Fleet consistency audit
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### 4.1 PVE/kernel versions
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
| Host | PVE | Kernel | Status |
|
||||||
|
|------|-----|--------|--------|
|
||||||
|
| tsys1 | 9.2.5 | 7.0.14-6-pve | Current ✓ |
|
||||||
|
| tsys3 | 9.2.5 | 7.0.14-6-pve | Current ✓ |
|
||||||
|
| **tsys4** | **9.1.5** | **6.17.9-1-pve** | **BEHIND — needs upgrade** |
|
||||||
|
| tsys5 | 9.2.5 | 7.0.14-6-pve | Current ✓ |
|
||||||
|
| tsys6 | 9.2.5 | 7.0.14-6-pve | Current ✓ |
|
||||||
|
| tsys7 | 9.2.5 | 7.0.14-6-pve | Current ✓ |
|
||||||
|
| tsys9 | 9.2.5 | 7.0.14-6-pve | Current ✓ |
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### 4.2 Performance tuning state
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
| Host | Governor | Swappiness | TCP CC | rmem/wmem_max | Tuned profile | Bond hash | nconnect |
|
||||||
|
|------|----------|------------|--------|---------------|---------------|-----------|----------|
|
||||||
|
| tsys1 | performance | 10 | bbr | 128MB | virtual-host | layer2+3 | N/A (client) |
|
||||||
|
| tsys3 | performance | 10 | bbr | 128MB | virtual-host | — | N/A |
|
||||||
|
| **tsys4** | **performance** | **1** | **bbr** | **16MB** | **throughput-performance** | **layer2+3** | **0** |
|
||||||
|
| **tsys5** | **N/A** (no driver) | **1** | **bbr** | **128MB** | **network-throughput** | **layer2+3** | **0** |
|
||||||
|
| tsys6 | performance | 10 | bbr | 128MB | virtual-host | **layer3+4** | **24** (9 mounts × 4... actually 6 options lines) |
|
||||||
|
| tsys7 | performance | 10 | bbr | 128MB | virtual-host | **layer3+4** | **24** |
|
||||||
|
| tsys9 | performance | 10 | bbr | 128MB | virtual-host | layer2+3 | N/A |
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Inconsistencies:**
|
||||||
|
- **tsys4:** rmem/wmem = 16 MB (fleet standard: 128 MB). Tuned profile wrong
|
||||||
|
(`throughput-performance` should be `network-throughput`). Missing nconnect.
|
||||||
|
- **tsys5:** Missing nconnect on NFS client mounts. No cpufreq driver (Westmere —
|
||||||
|
expected, not a bug).
|
||||||
|
- **tsys4/5 bond hash = layer2+3** — should be layer3+4 (like tsys6/7).
|
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## 5. VM inventory + config audit (running VMs only)
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### 5.1 Per-VM disk + CPU + network settings
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> `cpu: host` = best (full instruction set passthrough). `x86-64-v2-AES` = good
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> (nested-virt-safe baseline). `cache=writethrough` = safe but slow for NFS.
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> `iothread=1` = present on most. `agent: 1` = qemu-guest-agent enabled.
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| VMID | Name | Host | vCPU | CPU type | RAM | Disk store | Cache | iothread | qga | Notes |
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|------|------|------|------|----------|-----|-----------|-------|----------|-----|-------|
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| 100 | pfv-bms | tsys1 | 2 | host | 4G | D2 (raw) | — | — | ✓ | discard=on,ssd=1 |
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| 101 | tsys-ca | tsys1 | 2 | v2-AES | 2G | D2 (virtio) | — | ✓ | — | no nested-virt |
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| 103 | netinfra-01 | tsys1 | 2 | v2-AES | 4G | S2 | — | ✓ | — | |
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| 104 | librenms | tsys1 | 2 | host | 2G | D2 | — | ✓ | ✓ | |
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| 105 | proxmox-dc | tsys1 | 2 | host | 2G | D2 | — | ✓ | ✓ | |
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| 106 | cnode3 | tsys1 | 4 | host | 4G | D5 | **writethrough** | ✓ | ✓ | |
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| 108 | ucs-01 | tsys1 | 2 | host | 8G | D2 | **writethrough** | ✓ | ✓ | |
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| 114 | kali-tsys | tsys1 | 2 | host | 2G | D2 | **writethrough** | ✓ | ✓ | |
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| 117 | workbench | tsys1 | 2 | host | 4G | D2 | **writethrough** | ✓ | ✓ | |
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| 313 | wnode-tsys3 | tsys3 | 8 | host | 28G | D5 | **writethrough** | ✓ | ✓ | |
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| 400 | PBS | tsys4 | 2 | — | 2G | local-lvm | — | — | — | backup server |
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| 509 | wnode-tsys5 | tsys5 | 2 | host | 32G | D2 (virtio) | — | ✓ | — | low vCPU (2) for k8s wnode |
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| 5111 | ultix-streaming | tsys5 | 4 | — | 9G | ssd (local) | — | — | — | 288GB on SSD (93% full) |
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| 5112 | ultix-offstage | tsys5 | 4 | — | 6G | local-lvm | — | — | — | 288GB |
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| 100 | wnode-tsys6 | tsys6 | 2 | host | 64G | S4 | — | ✓ | — | low vCPU (2), high RAM |
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| 600 | tsys-awx | tsys6 | 2 | host | 12G | D5 | **writethrough** | ✓ | ✓ | |
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| 701 | wnode-tsys7 | tsys7 | 4 | host | 32G | S3 (virtio) | — | ✓ | — | |
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| 702 | hfnoc-uisp | tsys7 | 2 | host | 8G | S1 | — | ✓ | ✓ | 100GB disk |
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| 703 | rr-middleware | tsys7 | 2 | host | 2G | S2 | **writethrough** | ✓ | ✓ | |
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| 704 | TCTC | tsys7 | 4 | host | 6G | D2 (virtio) | — | ✓ | — | |
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| 705 | cnode2 | tsys7 | 4 | host | 4G | S2 | **writethrough** | ✓ | ✓ | |
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| 901 | tsys-siem | tsys9 | 2 | host | 8G | D2 | **writethrough** | ✓ | ✓ | 132GB disk |
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| 902 | ucs-02 | tsys9 | 2 | host | 8G | S2 | — | ✓ | ✓ | 50GB disk |
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| 903 | kali-rd | tsys9 | 2 | host | 2G | D5 | **writethrough** | ✓ | ✓ | |
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| 904 | netinfra-02 | tsys9 | 2 | v2-AES | 4G | D2 | — | ✓ | — | |
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| 905 | wnode-tsys9 | tsys9 | 4 | v2-AES | 4G | S2 | — | ✓ | ✓ | target: grow to 6c/8G |
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| 906 | cnode1 | tsys9 | 2 | host | 4G | S3 | — | ✓ | — | |
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### 5.2 VM optimization findings
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| Finding | VMs affected | Impact | Fix |
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|---------|-------------|--------|-----|
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| **cache=writethrough on NFS** | 106,108,114,117,313,600,703,705,901,903 | Writethrough forces synchronous writes — slow on NFS. `writeback` or `none` is better for NFS-backed qcow2. | Change cache mode (requires VM stop/start) |
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| **Mixed CPU types** | Some `host`, some `x86-64-v2-AES` | Prevents migration between hosts with different CPU types. K8s cnodes/wnodes should match. | Standardize per workload tier |
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| **Low vCPU on k8s wnodes** | wnode-tsys5 (2c), wnode-tsys6 (2c) | K8s workers undersized for compute workloads | Grow after migrations free RAM |
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| **VM 500 references D7** | DellOpenManageEnterprise (stopped) | D7 export no longer exists on tsys4 | Delete or re-disk before starting |
|
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| **qga inconsistent** | Several VMs missing agent:1 | No guest-agent communication | Enable qga fleet-wide |
|
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---
|
||||||
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|
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## 6. Console infrastructure status (fixed during this audit)
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||||||
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|
||||||
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**Bug found + fixed:** `console/generate-config.sh` wrote udev rules with
|
||||||
|
`SYMLINK+="console/$name"` (singular) but ser2net.yaml opened
|
||||||
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`/dev/consoles/$name` (plural). They never matched. After every reboot, all 7
|
||||||
|
console ports failed until `setup.sh`'s manual fallback re-created symlinks.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Fix applied:** Changed udev rule to `SYMLINK+="consoles/$name"`. Re-created
|
||||||
|
all 7 symlinks manually on pfv-tsys4. Restarted ser2net + conmand. All 7
|
||||||
|
consoles now working (verified via conman-console.py).
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Also fixed:** stale conmand process (pid 988) holding config lock, preventing
|
||||||
|
conmand systemd service from starting.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
---
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
## 7. Findings summary (prioritized)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### Critical (cross-rack performance)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
| # | Finding | Impact | Type |
|
||||||
|
|---|---------|--------|------|
|
||||||
|
| 1 | **core-sw01 LAG hash = layer-2-3** (no L4 ports) | All NFS traffic between a given host pair caps at 1 Gbps | Switch config |
|
||||||
|
| 2 | **core-sw01 ch1 cable on g16, not g17** | Only 3 of 4 cross-rack links active (3 Gbps, not 4) | Switch config |
|
||||||
|
| 3 | **Both switches use `mode on`** (static, no LACP) | No failure detection, no partner validation | Switch config |
|
||||||
|
| 4 | **tsys5 bond0 degraded** (1 of 2 slaves) | Single link to storage, no redundancy | Physical (cable) |
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### High (storage configuration)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
| # | Finding | Impact | Type |
|
||||||
|
|---|---------|--------|------|
|
||||||
|
| 5 | **tsys5 NVMe not configured** (CT500P1 500GB) | Best local storage in fleet sitting unused | Config |
|
||||||
|
| 6 | **tsys5 SK hynix SSD not configured** (512GB) | Relocated from tsys4, not mounted | Config |
|
||||||
|
| 7 | **D2 still carries 13 running VMs** | IOPS hotspot persists | VM placement |
|
||||||
|
| 8 | **tsys5 SSD 93% full** | Samsung 860 PRO nearly exhausted | Capacity |
|
||||||
|
| 9 | **S3/S4 stale on tsys5** | Broken exports, stale storage.cfg | Config |
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### Medium (fleet consistency)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
| # | Finding | Impact | Type |
|
||||||
|
|---|---------|--------|------|
|
||||||
|
| 10 | **tsys4 on PVE 9.1.5/kernel 6.17** | Behind fleet (9.2.5/7.0.14) | Upgrade |
|
||||||
|
| 11 | **tsys4 rmem/wmem = 16MB** | Suboptimal TCP buffers for NFS | Tuning |
|
||||||
|
| 12 | **tsys4/5 bond hash = layer2+3** | Suboptimal for nconnect NFS | Tuning |
|
||||||
|
| 13 | **tsys5 missing nconnect** | NFS client mounts to tsys4 lack multi-connection | Tuning |
|
||||||
|
| 14 | **cache=writethrough on 10+ VMs** | Synchronous writes slow NFS | VM config |
|
||||||
|
| 15 | **Stale tsys8 switch config** (tor3-stor ch4) | Dead LAG group for retired host | Cleanup |
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### Low (monitoring / investigation)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
| # | Finding | Impact | Type |
|
||||||
|
|---|---------|--------|------|
|
||||||
|
| 16 | **core-sw01 port errors** (g9:2902, g38:590, g26:73) | Possible cable/CRC issues | Investigate |
|
||||||
|
| 17 | **No continuous observability** | Only point-in-time check.sh snapshots | Monitoring |
|
||||||
|
| 18 | **/mnt/albert unused** (tsys4 Hitachi 2TB) | Potential new Tier 2 storage | Config |
|
||||||
|
| 19 | **VM 500 references non-existent D7** | Would fail on boot | Cleanup |
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
---
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
## 8. Recommendations (for operator review — NO changes applied)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### 8.1 Switch changes (require maintenance window + operator approval)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
1. **Fix core-sw01 ch1 member list:** `g(13-15,17)` → `g(13-16)`. This makes
|
||||||
|
the 4th live cable (g16) part of the LAG.
|
||||||
|
2. **Fix core-sw01 LAG hash:** `layer-2-3` → `layer-2-3-4` (match tor3-stor).
|
||||||
|
This unlocks multi-link distribution for nconnect NFS traffic.
|
||||||
|
3. **Convert trunk to LACP:** Change `mode on` → `mode active` on both switches
|
||||||
|
for the cross-rack trunk (ch1). Enables failure detection + auto-negotiation.
|
||||||
|
4. **Remove stale tsys8 config:** Delete ch4 + g13/g14 channel-group on tor3-stor.
|
||||||
|
5. **Investigate port errors:** g9 (2902 inErr), g38 (590 inErr), g26 (73 inErr)
|
||||||
|
on core-sw01.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
> **Recommended order:** Fix #2 (hash) + #1 (member) first — these are the
|
||||||
|
> highest-impact changes with the lowest risk. LACP conversion (#3) is optional
|
||||||
|
> if the static trunk is working reliably otherwise. All changes can be done
|
||||||
|
> read-only-verified via the conman + SNMP tooling in this repo.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### 8.2 Storage configuration (host-side, no switch changes needed)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
1. **Mount + configure tsys5 NVMe** (CT500P1 500GB) as LVM-thin (`nvme-local`)
|
||||||
|
per [`TODO.md`](TODO.md) §3. Use for wnode-tsys5 boot disk (highest impact)
|
||||||
|
and sectestbed scratch.
|
||||||
|
2. **Mount + configure tsys5 SK hynix SSD** (512GB). Add as `dir: ssd2` or
|
||||||
|
similar. Offloads the 93%-full Samsung 860 PRO.
|
||||||
|
3. **Clean S3/S4:** Remove stale S3 export from /etc/exports. Fix/remove broken
|
||||||
|
`dir: S4` entry in storage.cfg.
|
||||||
|
4. **Decide on /mnt/albert** (tsys4 Hitachi 2TB): export as new NFS storage or
|
||||||
|
keep local-only for PBS scratch.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### 8.3 Fleet consistency + tuning (host-side)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
1. **Upgrade tsys4** to PVE 9.2.5 / kernel 7.0.14 (matches fleet).
|
||||||
|
2. **Apply apply-tunings.sh --apply** to tsys4 and tsys5:
|
||||||
|
- Fix rmem/wmem to 128MB (tsys4)
|
||||||
|
- Fix tuned profile (tsys4 → network-throughput)
|
||||||
|
- Add nconnect=4 to tsys5 NFS client mounts
|
||||||
|
- Fix bond hash to layer3+4 (tsys4/5 — requires ifreload, brief network drop)
|
||||||
|
3. **Audit VM cache modes:** Change writethrough → writeback or none for NFS-
|
||||||
|
backed qcow2 disks (requires VM stop/start).
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### 8.4 VM placement rebalancing (refer to [`CAPACITY-GOALS.md`](CAPACITY-GOALS.md))
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
The new NVMe + SSD on tsys5, the unmounted /mnt/albert on tsys4, and the 3 empty
|
||||||
|
Tier 3 USB disks (D1, D3, /mnt/backup) create opportunities for IOPS spreading
|
||||||
|
that didn't exist in the 07-29 audit. Detailed placement plan deferred to the
|
||||||
|
operator review of this document.
|
||||||
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
|
|||||||
! pfv-core-sw01 — Dell PowerConnect 5448 (core switch, rack 5)
|
! pfv-core-sw01 — Dell PowerConnect 5448 (core switch, rack 5)
|
||||||
! Read-only show commands for LAG/port-channel/VLAN audit
|
! Need running-config to diagnose ch1 port mismatch (g16 up but not in LAG, g17 down)
|
||||||
terminal datadump
|
terminal datadump
|
||||||
show version
|
enable
|
||||||
show interfaces status
|
show running-config
|
||||||
show interfaces port-channel
|
show interfaces configuration
|
||||||
show port-channel summary
|
show interfaces description
|
||||||
show lacp
|
|
||||||
show vlan
|
|
||||||
show running-config interface port-channel 1
|
|
||||||
show running-config interface port-channel 3
|
|
||||||
|
|||||||
Reference in New Issue
Block a user