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mrcharles 21adb89d4e docs(audit): fresh fleet audit + fix stale paths across 13 perf scripts
Fresh Proxmox fleet audit (2026-07-28) with current VM placements, RAM,
CPU, and storage for all 7 reachable hosts. Written to
docs/proxmox/AUDIT-2026-07-28.md — supersedes placement data in
PROJECT.md sections 4-8.

Key audit findings:
- CRITICAL: UCS01/02 and netinfra01/02 HA pairs both still on tsys4
  storage. tsys4 failure = DNS/DHCP/NTP + LDAP/AD fully dark. These
  migrations were the #1 recommendation from the previous audit and
  have not been done.
- CRITICAL: 2 of 3 active k3s cnodes (cnode1 + cnode2) on tsys4 NFS.
  tsys4 failure = etcd quorum lost.
- 59% of running VMs still on tsys4 storage (improved from 68%).
- cnode VMIDs have changed since PROJECT.md was written (cnode1 is now
  VMID 906 on tsys9, cnode2 is VMID 705 on tsys7, etc.)

Gardening fixes:
- Removed duplicate fleet-audit.sh (check.sh + deploy-check.sh already
  exist for this purpose)
- Fixed hardcoded path /home/reachableceo/projects/perfopt in 13 perf/
  scripts to use BASH_SOURCE-derived relative paths (per AGENTS.md
  self-locating scripts convention)
- Updated STATUS.md Known Issues with the two critical findings
- Updated STATUS.md Pending with prioritized pre-k8s action items
- Registered AUDIT-2026-07-28.md in docmap.md

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Last updated: 2026-07-28 by Crush (GLM-5.2)

Current State: STABLE

The merged PFVCluster repo is fully operational across provisioning, DNS infrastructure, Proxmox cluster ops, and k8s control plane.

Completed Work

Server Provisioning (validated on sectestbed-sandbox)

  • SetupNewSystem.sh deploys end-to-end to rc=0 (Debian 13 trixie)
  • Security hardening: SSH, SCAP-STIG, Wazuh, 2FA (SSH+Cockpit+Webmin)
  • NTP: redundant pfv-netinfra-01/02 (192.168.3.252/253), synced stratum 3
  • DNS resolv.conf: managed static file pointing at netinfra pair
  • Test suite: 5 tests (framework, safe-download, 2fa, https, system-req)
  • VM validation harness: git-based deploy + auto-rollback + guest-agent access

DNS Cluster (pfv-netinfra-01/02)

  • Production Technitium config replicated from tailscale-router (read-only)
  • 124 zones on both nodes (knel.net + reverse DNS)
  • pfv-netinfra-01 = PRIMARY, pfv-netinfra-02 = SECONDARY
  • Zone replication via rsync systemd timer (every 60s)
  • Credentials + 2FA replicated identically to production
  • Both LAN IPs resolve knel.net device names + recurse externally

Proxmox Cluster Ops

  • 5 of 7 hosts fully performance-tuned (tsys1/3/6/7/9)
  • Fleet audit complete (PROJECT.md has ground truth)
  • tsys4: blocked on PCIe NIC + RAM install
  • tsys5: blocked on 2nd ethernet cable + NVMe install
  • tsys2: pending rebuild from Win10 to Proxmox

Kubernetes Control Plane (k3s HA — LIVE)

  • 3-node k3s HA control plane deployed: cnode1/2/3 (v1.36.2+k3s1, embedded etcd)
  • All traffic over Tailscale IPs — no LAN IPs in node status or certs
  • All 3 cnodes tainted control-plane:NoSchedule (zero user workloads)
  • 13/13 health checks pass (verify.sh): nodes Ready, etcd quorum, Tailscale IPs, CoreDNS, API server, workload isolation
  • Scripts in k8s/: wipe, install-cp, join-servers, post-setup, verify
  • Kubeconfig saved to ~/.kube/config.pfv-k8s (gitignored, embedded certs)
  • Workers (wnodes) not yet joined to this cluster
  • Distro decision: k3s chosen for regular R&D cluster. Talos docs preserved in docs/k8s/ for future ITAR/classified cluster.

PDU Management (powerman on pfv-tsys1 — LIVE)

  • Cyclades AlterPath PM10i (10 outlets) managed via powerman over serial
  • USB-DB9 adapter (Prolific pl2303) with stable udev symlink /dev/cyclades-pm10
  • powermand listening on 127.0.0.1:10101 + Tailscale 100.121.189.98:10101
  • All 10 outlets defined as outlet-1 through outlet-10
  • Validated: outlet 10 cycled off → on (8/8 test checks passed)
  • Rename outlets to match physical devices (Friday onsite)

Console Management (ser2net + conman on pfv-tsys4 — LIVE)

  • 7 network switch/router consoles managed via ser2net + conman
  • USB enumeration problem SOLVED: udev rules pin each adapter by ID_PATH (physical USB port topology) to stable /dev/consoles/<name> symlinks that survive reboot regardless of enumeration order
  • ser2net exposes all 7 consoles on TCP ports (2001-2007) bound to Tailscale IP only (100.70.77.93)
  • conman connects to TCP ports for logging + multiplexing (7 log files active in /var/log/conman/)
  • Both ser2net + conmand enabled via systemd (survive reboot)
  • conmand systemd unit created (Debian package doesn't ship one)
  • Old /root/conmap + manual screen workflow replaced

Repo Merge

  • KNELServerBuild merged into PFVCluster (history preserved)
  • Directory structure reorganized (provisioning/, tests/, perf/, docs/)
  • All docs gardened: links fixed, stale refs removed, tailscale.md updated

Known Issues

Issue Impact Status
UCS + netinfra HA pairs both on tsys4 tsys4 failure = DNS/DHCP/NTP + LDAP/AD fully dark CRITICAL — needs PDM migration
2 of 3 k3s cnodes on tsys4 tsys4 failure = etcd quorum lost CRITICAL — needs PDM migration
Technitium AXFR uses port 53 (occupied by Pi-hole) Zone transfer via rsync instead of native AXFR Workaround in place
download.proxmox.com unreachable from sandbox VM 2 validation tests warn (environmental) Not a code issue
tsys4/5 hardware pending Perf tuning incomplete on 2 hosts Waiting on physical install

Pending (next session priorities)

  1. CRITICAL: Migrate HA pairs to separate storage (PDM, 10 min):
    • netinfra-02 (VMID 904): D2 → S3 (tsys4 → tsys5)
    • ucs-02 (VMID 902): D5 → S2 (tsys4 → tsys5)
  2. CRITICAL: Fix k3s cnode quorum risk (PDM, 5 min):
    • Move cnode1 (VMID 906) or cnode2 (VMID 705) from tsys4 to tsys5 storage
  3. k8s workers: Join wnodes to the k3s cluster (agents, not servers)
  4. PDU: Rename outlets in powerman.conf to match physical devices (Friday)
  5. Perf: complete tsys4/5 tuning after hardware install (Friday)
  6. tsys2: rebuild from Win10 to Proxmox (k8s-dedicated host)
  7. k8s deferred topics: ETL tooling, HPC scheduler, vcluster policy, solar-aware scale-out

See docs/proxmox/AUDIT-2026-07-28.md for the full fresh audit with VM inventory and action items.

Infrastructure Summary

Component Details
Proxmox hosts 7 standalone PVE, managed via PDM
DNS primary pfv-netinfra-01 (192.168.3.252) — Technitium + Pi-hole
DNS secondary pfv-netinfra-02 (192.168.3.253) — Technitium + Pi-hole
DNS production tailscale-router (read-only source of truth)
NTP pfv-netinfra-01/02 (redundant, LAN IPs, stratum 2/3)
Sandbox VM sectestbed-sandbox (VMID 6000 on pfv-tsys5)
Backup Proxmox Backup Server (PBS)
k8s control plane 3-node k3s HA (cnode1/2/3), all traffic over Tailscale
PDU Cyclades PM10i via powerman on pfv-tsys1 (port 10101)
Console 7 switch consoles via ser2net+conman on pfv-tsys4 (TCP 2001-2007 on Tailscale)
Production Cloudron VPS, Reston VA (this cluster is R&D only)