xcat-core/xCAT-client-2.0/pods/man1/xdsh.1.pod
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=head1 B<NAME>
B<xdsh> - Concurrently runs commands on multiple nodes.
=head1 B<SYNOPSIS>
B<xdsh> I<noderange> [B<-B> I<bypass>] [B<-C> I<context>] [B<-e>] [B<-E> I<environment_file>] [B<-f> I<fanout>]
[B<-K>] [B<-L>] [B<-l> I<userID>] [B<-m>] [B<-o>
I<node_options>] [B<-Q>] [B<-r> I<node_remote_shell>] [B<-s>] [B<-S> B<csh>|B<ksh>] [B<-t> I<timeout>]
[B<-T>] [B<-v>] [B<-X> I<env_list>] [B<-z>] I<command_list>
B<xdsh> [B<-h> | B<-V> | B<-q>]
=head1 B<DESCRIPTION>
The B<xdsh> command runs commands in parallel on remote nodes. The B<xdsh> command issues a
remote shell command for each target specified, and returns the output
from all targets,
formatted so that command results from all nodes can be managed.
The B<xdsh> command is an xCAT Distributed Shell Utility.
B<TARGET CONTEXT>:
The B<xdsh> command target context is the database where the target or
target group is defined. A default context can be configured using the
B<-C> I<context> flag or the B<DSH_CONTEXT> environment variable. If neither are
specified, the default context is B<XCAT>.
A context is enabled for use with a DSH Utilities command by installing
a context extension file in the B</opt/xcat/xdsh/Context> directory. The
target or target group context can be explicitly specified by qualify-
ing a target name with a context name, or implicitly defined by speci-
fying a default context for unqualified target names (See B<Target>
B<lists>).
B<TARGET> B<SPECIFICATION>:
A target is a node where a remote command will be executed. Node
targets are specified inputting the I<node_list> or I<nodegroups>.
If the local host is included as part of the targets, the I<command_list>
is executed directly on the local host and not through the configured
remote shell, unless a I<user_ID> is specified for execution with the
local host (see B<Remote> B<user>).
Node targets can also be specified using node ranges as supported by
xCAT. If the same target is specified more than once, the remote com-
mand will only be executed once on the specified target.
B<COMMAND> B<SPECIFICATION>:
The commands to execute on the remote targets are specified by the
I<command_list> B<xdsh> parameter, or executing a local script using the B<-e>
flag.
The syntax for the I<command_list> B<xdsh> parameter is as follows:
I<command>[; I<command>]...
where I<command> is the command to run on the remote
target. Quotation marks are required to ensure that all commands in the
list are executed remotely, and that any special characters are interpreted
correctly on the remote target. A script file on the local host can be
executed on each of the remote targets by using the B<-e>
flag. If B<-e> is specified, I<command_list> is the
script name and arguments to the script. For example:
xdsh hostname -e I<script_filename> [I<arguments>]...
The I<script_filename> file is copied to a random filename in the B</tmp>
directory on each remote target and then executed on the targets.
The B<xdsh> command does not work with any interactive commands, including
those that read from standard input.
B<REMOTE> B<SHELL> B<COMMAND>:
The B<xdsh> command uses a configurable remote shell command to execute
remote commands on the remote targets. Support is explicitly provided
for AIX Remote Shell and OpenSSH, but any secure remote command that
conforms to the IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) Secure Remote
Command Protocol can be used.
The remote shell is determined as follows, in order of precedence:
1. The B<-r> flag.
2. The B<DSH_NODE_RSH> environment variable.
3. The default node remote shell as defined by the target I<context>.
4. The B</usr/bin/ssh> command.
The remote shell options are determined as follows, in order of prece-
dence:
1. The B<-o> flag.
2. The B<DSH_NODE_OPTS> environment variable.
B<REMOTE> B<SHELL> B<ENVIRONMENT>:
The shell environment used on the remote target defaults to the shell
defined for the I<user_ID> on the remote target. The command
syntax that B<xdsh> uses to form the remote commands can be specified using the B<-S>
flag. If B<-S> is not specified, the syntax defaults to B<sh> syntax.
When commands are executed on the remote target, the path used is
determined by the B<DSH_PATH> environment variable defined in the shell of
the current user. If B<DSH_PATH> is not set, the path used is the remote
shell default path. For example, to set the local path for the remote
targets, use:
DSH_PATH=$PATH
The B<-E> flag exports a local environment definition file to each remote
target. Environment variables specified in this file are defined in the
remote shell environment before the I<command_list> is executed.
B<COMMAND> B<EXECUTION>:
The maximum number of concurrent remote shell command processes (the
fanout) can be specified with the B<-f> flag or with the B<DSH_FANOUT>
environment variable. The fanout is only restricted by the number of remote
shell commands that can be run in parallel. You can experiment with the
B<DSH_FANOUT> value on your management server to see if higher values are
appropriate.
A timeout value for remote command execution can be specified with the
B<-t> flag or with the B<DSH_TIMEOUT> environment variable. If any remote
target does not provide output to either standard output or standard
error within the timeout value, B<xdsh> displays an error message and
exits.
If streaming mode is specified with the B<-s> flag, output is returned as
it becomes available from each target, instead of waiting for the
I<command_list> to complete on all targets before returning output. This can
improve performance but causes the output to be unsorted.
The B<-z> flag displays the exit code from the last command issued on the
remote node in I<command_list>. Note that OpenSSH behaves differently; it
returns the exit status of the last remote command issued as its exit
status. This affects the behavior of B<xdsh> and may require using the B<-c>
flag. If the command issued on the remote node is run in the
background, the exit status is not displayed.
The B<-m> flag monitors execution of the B<xdsh> command by printing status
messages to standard output. Each status message is preceded by B<dsh>.
The B<-T> flag provides diagnostic trace information for the execution of
the B<xdsh> command. Default settings and the actual remote shell commands
executed on the remote targets are displayed.
No error detection or recovery mechanism is provided for remote
targets. The B<xdsh> command output to standard error and standard output can
be analyzed to determine the appropriate course of action. In interac-
tive mode, if a command cannot be executed on a remote target (for
example, a remote shell command resulting in a non-zero return code),
subsequent commands are not sent to this node on this invocation of the
B<xdsh> command unless the B<-c> flag is specified.
B<COMMAND> B<OUTPUT>:
The B<xdsh> command waits until complete output is available from each
remote shell process and then displays that output before initiating
new remote shell processes. This default behavior is overridden by the
B<-s> flag.
The B<xdsh> command output consists of standard error and standard output
from the remote commands. The B<xdsh> standard output is the standard
output from the remote shell command. The B<xdsh> standard error is the
standard error from the remote shell command. Each line is prefixed with
the host name of the node that produced the output. The host name is
followed by the B<:> character and a command output line. A filter for
displaying identical outputs grouped by node is provided separately.
See the B<xdshbak> command for more information.
A command can be run silently using the B<-Q> flag; no output from each
target's standard output or standard error is displayed.
B<SIGNALS>:
Signal 2 (INT), Signal 3 (QUIT), and Signal 15 (TERM) are propagated to
the commands executing on the remote targets.
Signal 19 (CONT), Signal 17 (STOP), and Signal 18 (TSTP) default to
B<xdsh>; the B<xdsh> command responds normally to these signals, but the
signals do not have an effect on remotely executing commands. Other
signals are caught by B<xdsh> and have their default effects on the B<xdsh>
command; all current child processes, through propagation to remotely
running commands, are terminated (SIGTERM).
=head1 B<OPTIONS>
=over 5
=item B<-C>|B<--context> I<context>
The default context to use when resolving target names. The
I<context> value must correspond to a valid context extension
module in the B</opt/xcat/xdsh/Context> directory. For
example, the B</opt/xcat/xdsh/Context/DSH.pm> file is the module
for the B<DSH> context.
=item B<-e>|B<--execute>
Indicates that I<command_list> specifies a local script
filename and arguments to be executed on the remote targets.
The script file is copied to the remote targets and then
remotely executed with the given arguments. The
B<DSH_NODE_RCP> environment variables specify the remote copy
command to use to copy the script file to node targets.
=item B<-E>|B<--environment> I<environment_file>
Specifies that the I<environment_file> contains environment
variable definitions to export to the target before
executing the I<command_list>. The B<DSH_NODE_RCP> and environment
variables specify the remote copy command to use to export
the file to node targets.
=item B<-f>|B<--fanout> I<fanout_value>
Specifies a fanout value for the maximum number of concur-
rently executing remote shell processes. Serial execution
can be specified by indicating a fanout value of B<1>. If B<-f>
is not specified, a default fanout value of B<64> is used.
=item B<-h>|B<--help>
Displays usage information.
=item B<-K>|B<--ssh-setup>
Set up the SSH keys for the specified node list.
Currently, this must be run on the management node (not on a
remote client), because it forces itself into bypass mode.
=item B<-l>|B<--user> I<user_ID>
Specifies a remote user name to use for remote command exe-
cution.
=item B<-L>|B<--no-locale>
Specifies to not export the locale definitions of the local
host to the remote targets. Local host locale definitions
are exported by default to each remote target.
=item B<-m>|B<--monitor>
Monitors remote shell execution by displaying status
messages during execution on each target.
=item B<-o>|B<--node-options> I<node_options>
Specifies options to pass to the remote shell command for
node targets. The options must be specified within double
quotation marks ("") to distinguish them from B<xdsh> options.
=item B<-q>|B<--show-config>
Displays the current environment settings for all DSH
Utilities commands. This includes the values of all environment
variables and settings for all currently installed and
valid contexts. Each setting is prefixed with I<context>: to
identify the source context of the setting.
=item B<-Q>|B<--silent>
Specifies silent mode. No target output is written to stan-
dard output or standard error. Monitoring messages are
written to standard output.
=item B<-r>|B<--node-rsh> I<node_remote_shell>
Specifies the full path of the remote shell command used
for remote command execution on node targets.
=item B<-s>|B<--stream>
Specifies that output is returned as it becomes available
from each target, instead of waiting for the I<command_list>
to be completed on a target before returning output.
=item B<-S>|B<--syntax> B<csh>|B<ksh>
Specifies the shell syntax to be used on the remote target.
If not specified, the B<ksh> syntax is used.
=item B<-t>|B<--timeout> I<timeout>
Specifies the time, in seconds, to wait for output from any
currently executing remote targets. If no output is
available from any target in the specified I<timeout>, B<xdsh>
displays an error and terminates execution for the remote
targets that failed to respond. If I<timeout> is not specified,
B<xdsh> waits indefinitely to continue processing output from
all remote targets. When specified with the B<-i> flag, the
user is prompted for an additional timeout interval to wait
for output.
=item B<-T>|B<--trace>
Enables trace mode. The B<xdsh> command prints diagnostic
messages to standard output during execution to each target.
=item B<-v>|B<--verify>
Verifies each target before executing any remote commands
on the target. If a target is not responding, execution of
remote commands for the target is canceled. When specified
with the B<-i> flag, the user is prompted to retry the
verification request.
=item B<-V>|B<--version>
Displays the B<xdsh> command version information.
=item B<-X> I<env_list>
Ignore B<xdsh> environment variables. This option can take an
argument which is a comma separated list of environment
variable names that should B<NOT> be ignored. If there is no
argument to this option, or the argument is an empty
string, all B<xdsh> environment variables will be ignored.
This option is useful when running B<xdsh> from within other
scripts when you don't want the user's environment affecting
the behavior of xdsh.
=item B<-z>|B<--exit-status>
Displays the exit status for the last remotely executed
non-asynchronous command on each target. If the command
issued on the remote node is run in the background, the
exit status is not displayed.
Exit values for each remote shell execution are displayed in
messages from the B<xdsh> command, if the remote shell exit values are
non-zero. A non-zero return code from a remote shell indicates that
an error was encountered in the remote shell. This return code is
unrelated to the exit code of the remotely issued command. If a
remote shell encounters an error, execution of the remote command on
that target is bypassed.
The B<xdsh> command exit code is B<0> if the command executed without
errors and all remote shell commands finished with exit codes of B<0>.
If internal B<xdsh> errors occur or the remote shell commands do not
complete successfully, the B<xdsh> command exit value is greater than
B<0>. The exit value is increased by B<1> for each successive instance of
an unsuccessful remote command execution. If the remotely issued
command is run in the background, the exit code of the remotely
issued command is B<0>.
=back
=head1 B<Environment> B<Variables>
=over 4
=item B<DSH_CONTEXT>
Specifies the default context to use when resolving
targets. This variable is overridden by the B<-C> flag.
=item B<DSH_ENVIRONMENT>
Specifies a file that contains environment variable
definitions to export to the target before executing the remote
command. This variable is overridden by the B<-E> flag.
=item B<DSH_FANOUT>
Specifies the fanout value. This variable is overridden by
the B<-f> flag.
=item B<DSH_NODE_OPTS>
Specifies the options to use for the remote shell command
with node targets only. This variable is overridden by the
B<-o> flag.
=item B<DSH_NODE_RCP>
Specifies the full path of the remote copy command to use
to copy local scripts and local environment configuration
files to node targets.
=item B<DSH_NODE_RSH>
Specifies the full path of the remote shell to use for
remote command execution on node targets. This variable is
overridden by the B<-r> flag.
=item B<DSH_NODEGROUP_PATH>
Specifies a colon-separated list of directories that
contain node group files for the B<DSH> context. When the B<-a> flag
is specified in the B<DSH> context, a list of unique node
names is collected from all node group files in the path.
=item B<DSH_PATH>
Sets the command path to use on the targets. If B<DSH_PATH> is
not set, the default path defined in the profile of the
remote I<user_ID> is used.
=item B<DSH_SYNTAX>
Specifies the shell syntax to use on remote targets; B<ksh> or
B<csh>. If not specified, the B<ksh> syntax is assumed. This
variable is overridden by the B<-S> flag.
=item B<DSH_TIMEOUT>
Specifies the time, in seconds, to wait for output from
each remote target. This variable is overridden by the B<-t>
flag.
=back
=head1 B<Security>
The B<xdsh> command has no security configuration requirements. All
remote command security requirements - configuration,
authentication, and authorization - are imposed by the underlying remote
command configured for B<xdsh>. The command assumes that authentication
and authorization is configured between the local host and the
remote targets. Interactive password prompting is not supported; an
error is displayed and execution is bypassed for a remote target if
password prompting occurs, or if either authorization or
authentication to the remote target fails. Security configurations as they
pertain to the remote environment and remote shell command are
userdefined.
=head1 B<Examples>
=over 3
=item *
To run the B<ps> command on node targets B<node1> and B<node2>, enter:
B<xdsh> I<node1,node2 ps>
=item *
To execute the commands contained in B<myfile> in the B<XCAT>
context on several node targets, with a fanout of B<1>, enter:
B<xdsh> I<node1,node2 -C XCAT -f 1 -e myfile>
=item *
To run the ps command on node1 and ignore all the dsh
environment variable except the DSH_NODE_OPTS, enter:
B<xdsh> I<node1 -X `DSH_NODE_OPTS' ps>
=back
=head1 B<Files>
B</opt/xcat/xdsh/Context/>
Location of the contexts available to use with DSH Utilities.
=head1 B<SEE ALSO>
xdshbak(1), noderange(3)