Add TuneD (#409)

* TuneD configuration role

* bump CI image

* Update README.md

* Update environments/common/layouts/everything

Co-authored-by: Steve Brasier <[email protected]>

* Update ansible/roles/tuned/README.md

Co-authored-by: Steve Brasier <[email protected]>

* Update ansible/roles/tuned/README.md

Co-authored-by: Steve Brasier <[email protected]>

* Update ansible/roles/tuned/README.md

Co-authored-by: Steve Brasier <[email protected]>

* Update README.md

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Co-authored-by: Bertie <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Steve Brasier <[email protected]>

Author: bertiethorpe

ansible/.gitignore

@@ -56,3 +56,6 @@ roles/*
 !roles/ofed/**
 !roles/squid/
 !roles/squid/**
+!roles/tuned/
+!roles/tuned/**
+

ansible/bootstrap.yml

@@ -105,6 +105,15 @@
       import_role:
         name: squid
 
+- hosts: tuned
+  tags: tuned
+  gather_facts: yes
+  become: yes
+  tasks:
+    - name: Install and configure tuneD
+      import_role:
+        name: tuned
+
 - hosts: freeipa_server
   # Done here as it might be providing DNS
   tags:

ansible/roles/tuned/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+tuned
+=========
+
+This role configures the TuneD tool for system tuning, ensuring optimal performance based on the profile settings defined.
+
+Role Variables
+--------------
+
+See the [TuneD documentation](https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/red_hat_enterprise_linux/9/html/monitoring_and_managing_system_status_and_performance/getting-started-with-tuned_monitoring-and-managing-system-status-and-performance) for profile details.
+
+
+- `tuned_profile_baremetal`: Optional str. Name of default profile for non-virtualised hosts. Default `hpc-compute`.
+- `tuned_profile_vm`: Optional str. Name of default profile for virtualised hosts. Default `virtual-guest`.
+- `tuned_profile`: Optional str. Name of profile to apply to host. Defaults to `tuned_profile_baremetal` or `tuned_profile_vm` as appropriate.

ansible/roles/tuned/defaults/main.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+# defaults file for tuned
+tuned_profile_baremetal: hpc-compute
+tuned_profile_vm: virtual-guest
+tuned_profile: "{{ tuned_profile_baremetal if ansible_virtualization_role != 'guest' else tuned_profile_vm }}"
+tuned_enabled: true
+tuned_started: true 

ansible/roles/tuned/tasks/configure.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+- name: Enable and start TuneD
+  ansible.builtin.systemd:
+    name: tuned
+    enabled: "{{ tuned_enabled | bool }}"
+    state: "{{ 'started' if tuned_started | bool else 'stopped' }}"
+
+- name: Check TuneD profile
+  ansible.builtin.command:
+    cmd: tuned-adm active
+  when: tuned_started
+  register: _tuned_profile_current
+  changed_when: false
+
+- name: Set tuned-adm profile
+  ansible.builtin.command:
+    cmd: "tuned-adm profile {{ tuned_profile }}"
+  when: 
+    - tuned_started | bool
+    - tuned_profile not in _tuned_profile_current.stdout

ansible/roles/tuned/tasks/install.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+- name: Install tuneD
+  ansible.builtin.dnf:
+    name: tuned
+    state: present

ansible/roles/tuned/tasks/main.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+- import_tasks: install.yml
+- import_tasks: configure.yml

environments/common/inventory/group_vars/builder/defaults.yml

@@ -20,3 +20,5 @@ squid_started: false
 squid_enabled: false
 squid_cache_disk: 0 # just needs to be defined
 squid_cache_mem: 0
+tuned_started: false
+tuned_enabled: false

environments/common/inventory/groups

@@ -129,3 +129,6 @@ freeipa_client
 
 [squid]
 # Hosts to run squid proxy
+
+[tuned]
+# Hosts to run TuneD configuration

environments/common/layouts/everything

@@ -75,3 +75,6 @@ openhpc
 
 [squid]
 # Hosts to run squid proxy
+
+[tuned:children]
+# Hosts to run TuneD configuration