#!/bin/bash #============================================================================== # This script serves as a guide defining best-practice configurables for a # production environment. See documentation regarding configurables here: # https://www.perforce.com/perforce/doc.current/manuals/cmdref/Content/CmdRef/configurables.configurables.html # # Copyright and license info is available in the LICENSE file included with # the Server Deployment Package (SDP), and also available online: # https://swarm.workshop.perforce.com/projects/perforce-software-sdp/view/main/LICENSE #------------------------------------------------------------------------------ # Set P4PORT and P4USER and run p4 login before running this script. # Verify instance value INSTANCE=$1 if [[ -n "$INSTANCE" ]]; then source /p4/common/bin/p4_vars $INSTANCE else echo "Error: An instance argument is required." exit 1 fi # Basic secruity features. p4 configure set run.users.authorize=1 # The server.depot.root configurable was introduced in 2014.1. if [[ "$P4D_VERSION" > "2014.1" ]]; then p4 configure set server.depot.root=$DEPOTS fi p4 configure set journalPrefix=$CHECKPOINTS/p4_${INSTANCE} p4 configure set dm.user.noautocreate=2 p4 configure set dm.info.hide=1 p4 configure set filesys.P4ROOT.min=5G p4 configure set filesys.depot.min=5G p4 configure set filesys.P4JOURNAL.min=5G # Note: With the SDP structure, filesys.P4LOG.min=5G and # filesys.TEMP.min=5G don't need to be set, as they are # stored on the same volume as the journal and are thus # accounted for with filesys.P4JOURNAL.min. p4 configure set server=4 p4 configure set monitor=1 # For P4D 2013.2+, setting db.reorg.disable=1, which turns off # dynamic database reorg, has been shown to significantly improve # performance when Perforce databases (db.* files) are stored on # some solid state storage devices, while not making a difference # on others. [[ "$P4D_VERSION" > "2013.1" ]] && p4 configure set db.reorg.disable=1 # For P4D 2017.2.1594901 or greater, enable net.autotune. For net.autotune # to take effect, it must be enabled on both sides of a connection. So, to # get the full benefit, net.autotune must be enabled on all brokers, proxies, # and clients. See this KB article for details on fully enabling net.autotune: # https://community.perforce.com/s/article/15368 # # For connections in which net.autotune is not enabled, the p4d default value # of net.tcpsize takes effect. # # When P4D is older than 2014.2 but less than 2017.2.1594901, set net.tcpsize # to 512k. In 2014.2, the default value for net.tcpsize became 512k, a # reasonable default, so it should not be set explicitly. Also, there are # indications it can reduce performance if set when not needed. if [[ "$P4D_VERSION" < "2014.2" ]]; then p4 configure set net.tcpsize=524288 elif [[ "$P4D_VERSION" > "2017.2.1594900" ]]; then p4 configure set net.autotune=1 p4 configure unset net.tcpsize else p4 configure unset net.tcpsize fi # For P4D 2016.2.1468155+, set db.monitor.shared = max value. if [[ "$P4D_VERSION" > "2016.2.1468154" ]]; then # This is the number of 8k pages to set aside for monitoring, # which requires pre-allocation of sufficient RAM. The default # is 256, or 2MB, enough for about 128 active/concurrent processes. # The max as of 2016.2 is 4096. Setting db.monitor.shared=0 # causes the db.monitor on disk to be used instead, which can # potentially be a bottleneck. p4 configure set db.monitor.shared=4096 fi p4 configure set net.backlog=2048 p4 configure set lbr.autocompress=1 p4 configure set lbr.bufsize=1M p4 configure set filesys.bufsize=1M p4 configure set serverlog.file.3=$LOGS/errors.csv p4 configure set serverlog.retain.3=$KEEPLOGS # Commented out since we aren't selling Interset Threat Detection anymore. # p4 configure set serverlog.file.4=$LOGS/audit.csv # p4 configure set serverlog.retain.4=$KEEPLOGS p4 configure set serverlog.file.7=$LOGS/events.csv p4 configure set serverlog.retain.7=$KEEPLOGS p4 configure set serverlog.file.8=$LOGS/integrity.csv p4 configure set serverlog.retain.8=$KEEPLOGS #Add a custom trigger for tracking trigger events: p4 configure set serverlog.events.11=11 p4 configure set serverlog.file.11=$LOGS/triggers.csv p4 configure set serverlog.retain.11=$KEEPLOGS echo "Creating a depot named 'spec' of type 'spec'." p4 depot -i < ${0%/*}/spec.depot.p4s echo "Creating a depot named 'unload' of unload 'unload'." p4 depot -i < ${0%/*}/unload.depot.p4s # Load shedding and other performance-preserving configurable. # See: http://answers.perforce.com/articles/KB/1272 # For p4d 2013.1+ [[ "$P4D_VERSION" > "2013.1" ]] && p4 configure set server.maxcommands=2500 # For p4d 2013.2+ -Turn off max* commandline overrides. [[ "$P4D_VERSION" > "2013.2" ]] && p4 configure set server.commandlimits=2 echo See http://www.perforce.com/perforce/doc.current/manuals/p4dist/chapter.replication.html#replication.verifying echo if you are also setting up a replica server. p4 configure set rpl.checksum.auto=1 p4 configure set rpl.checksum.change=2 p4 configure set rpl.checksum.table=1 # Define number of login attempts before there is a delay, to thwart # automated password crackers. Default is 3; set to a higher value to # be more friendly to humans without compromising the protection. if [[ "$P4D_VERSION" > "2013.1" ]]; then p4 configure set dm.user.loginattempts=7 fi # For p4d 2016.1 Patch 5+ # Enable a server with an expired temp license to start, albeit with limited # functionality, so that license expiry doesn't make it impossible to perform # license management via the front-door. This configurable allows the server # to be started regardless of a bad license, though users will still be blocked # by license invalid messages. Perpetual commercial licenses never expire; # this configurable will not affect those. if [[ "$P4D_VERSION" > "2016.1.1408676" ]]; then p4 configure set server.start.unlicensed=1 fi # Starting with p4d 2015.1 Patch 5, disallow P4EXP v2014.2 (a client # version known to misbehave) from connecting to the server. # See: http://answers.perforce.com/articles/KB/15014 if [[ "$P4D_VERSION" > "2015.1.1126924" ]]; then p4 configure set rejectList="P4EXP,version=2014.2,Operating System" fi # For p4d 2011.1 thru 2015.1, set rpl.compress=3. For p4d 2015.2+, set # rpl.compress=4. This setting compresses journal data only, which is # almost always advantageous as it compresses well, while avoiding # compression of archive data, which is a mixed bag in terms of performance # benefits, and potentially a net netagive. # server.global.views - makes client views global in a commit/edge or cluster environment. if [[ "$P4D_VERSION" > "2015.2" ]]; then p4 configure set rpl.compress=4 p4 configure set server.global.client.views=1 elif [[ "$P4D_VERSION" > "2011.1" ]]; then p4 configure set rpl.compress=3 fi # Starting with p4d 2016.2, enable these features. if [[ "$P4D_VERSION" > "2016.2" ]]; then p4 configure set filesys.checklinks=2 p4 configure set server.locks.global=1 p4 configure set proxy.monitor.level=3 fi # Recommended for Swarm p4 configure set dm.shelve.promote=1 p4 configure set dm.keys.hide=2 p4 configure set filetype.bypasslock=1 # Starting with p4d 2016.1, use auth.id to simplify ticket handling. # After setting auth.id, login again. if [[ "$P4D_VERSION" > "2016.1" ]]; then p4 configure set rpl.forward.login=1 p4 configure set auth.id=$P4SERVER $P4CBIN/p4login fi # Set SDP version identifing info. p4 counter SDP_DATE `date "+%Y-%m-%d"` p4 counter SDP_VERSION "$SDP_VERSION" # Restart to ensure all configurable changes take effect. /p4/${INSTANCE}/bin/p4d_${INSTANCE}_init restart $P4CBIN/p4login echo -e "\nIt is recommended that you run 'p4 configure set security=3' or\n'p4 configure set security=4'.\nSee: http://www.perforce.com/perforce/doc.current/manuals/p4sag/chapter.superuser.html#DB5-49899\n" if [[ "$P4D_VERSION" > "2017.2.1594900" ]]; then echo -e "The net.autotune value has been set on the server. To get the full benefit, it must also be\nenabled on proxies, brokers, and clients as well." fi
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#52 | 29600 | tom_tyler |
Added configurables that are good for HAS deployments, and deemed
harmless for non-HAS deployments, auth.sso.allow.passwd and auth.sso.nonldap. Removed explicit setting of filesys.checklinks, now deferring to p4d default. Set reasonable defaults for net.parallel.max, net.parallel.threads, net.parallel.sync.svrthreads. Changed monitor from 1->2. Removed ref to discontinued KB link. Fixed shellcheck compliance issues with *.sh script, and added summary of errors and warnings. #review @andy_boutte @robert_cowham @mark_zinthefer |
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#51 | 28522 | tom_tyler | Changed default for server=4 to server=3. | ||
#50 | 27854 | tom_tyler |
Correction to comments in configure_new_server.sh. This is a non-functional change. |
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#49 | 27722 | tom_tyler |
Refinements to @27712: * Resolved one out-of-date file (verify_sdp.sh). * Added missing adoc file for which HTML file had a change (WorkflowEnforcementTriggers.adoc). * Updated revdate/revnumber in *.adoc files. * Additional content updates in Server/Unix/p4/common/etc/cron.d/ReadMe.md. * Bumped version numbers on scripts with Version= def'n. * Generated HTML, PDF, and doc/gen files: - Most HTML and all PDF are generated using Makefiles that call an AsciiDoc utility. - HTML for Perl scripts is generated with pod2html. - doc/gen/*.man.txt files are generated with .../tools/gen_script_man_pages.sh. #review-27712 |
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#48 | 27516 | tom_tyler |
Updated stale core doc link with KB article re: rpl.* params.
Non-functional change. #review @d_benedict |
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#47 | 27511 | tom_tyler |
Removed submit.allowbgtransfer as a default setting. It requires
additional configuration when set. #review @robert_cowham |
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#46 | 26920 | tom_tyler | Added setting for server.extensions.dir. | ||
#45 | 26689 | tom_tyler | Fixed typo in output. No functional change. | ||
#44 | 26688 | tom_tyler |
Removed 'Operating System' value from rejectList, per advice of Engineering and Support. |
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#43 | 26571 | tom_tyler |
Fixed bug resulting in failure due to undefined LOGFILE variable. Addressed shellcheck compliances issues. #review-26572 |
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#42 | 26400 | tom_tyler |
Added refresh_P4ROOT_from_offline_db.sh. Updated backup_functions.sh to support functionality for db refresh. Upgrade start_p4d() and stop_p4d() to use systemd if available, else use the underlying SysV init scripts. Updated verify_sdp.sh to be called from other scripts (sans its own logging). Added many checks to verify_sdp.sh to support P4ROOT/offline_db swap. Logic in P4ROOT/offline_db swap is more careful about what gets swapped. Added start_p4broker() and stop_p4broker() that behave similarly. More shellcheck compliance. #review-26401 |
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#41 | 26158 | tom_tyler |
Enable 'p4 submit -b' by setting submit.allowbgtransfer=1 for
P4D 2019.1+. |
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#40 | 25802 | tom_tyler | Comment clarity improvements. No functional change. | ||
#39 | 25004 | tom_tyler |
Committing Rusy's shelved change after merging with other changes. #review-28411 |
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#38 | 24875 | tom_tyler |
Added setting of dm.info.hide=1, to hide P4ROOT and other
sensitivie info from output of 'p4 info' from a non-authenticated user. Removed setting of dm.user.resetpassword, which was already commented out in the Unix version. This is not really a general best practice to have set, as most accounts use some form of LDAP integration. And even when not, having this set imposes a certaion workflow on Perforce-managed passwords that is often better handled in other ways. |
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#37 | 24587 | tom_tyler |
Added net.autotune=1 setting and related comments. Corrected misinformation in comments related to net.tcpsize configurable, and tweaked logic slightly. Added more info in README and changed format to Markdown (renaming from .txt to .md). Enhanced gen_default_broker_cfg.sh to detect whether net.autotune is enabled, and if so, add net.autotune to the broker configuration. #review-24207 @nick_poole |
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#36 | 24222 | tom_tyler |
Enhanced rejectList value for P4EXP to also reject versions of P4EXP that impersonate the version string from Windows Explorer. The 'Operating System' also blocks the versions that impersonate. |
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#35 | 24145 | tom_tyler |
Added comment for why filesys.P4LOG.main and filesys.TEMP.min aren't set.
Comment tweak only, no functional change. |
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#34 | 23679 | tom_tyler |
Added comment indicating that these scripts serve as a guide defining best practices configurables for a production environment. Also added a handy URL to bookmark documenting many configurables: https://www.perforce.com/perforce/doc.current/manuals/cmdref/Content/CmdRef/configurables.configurables.html No functional change. |
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#33 | 23442 | tom_tyler |
Fixed issue with super user not being logged in after the restart
that occurs after setting auth.id. |
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#32 | 23316 | tom_tyler |
Added filetype.bypasslock=1 configurable, recommended for Swarm.
This is needed to allow reviews of exclusively locked files. It allows Swarm to unshelve such files for review, by doing: p4 unshelve --bypass-exclusive-lock -s <shelved_changelist> |
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#31 | 23000 | russell_jackson | net.tcpsize=0 should only be set on 2017.1 and later. | ||
#30 | 22977 | tom_tyler |
For P4D 2016.2/1468155+ servers, added configurable setting.
p4 configure set db.monitor.shared=4096 Also added notes describing why we set it and other how it works. |
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#29 | 22520 | tom_tyler |
Updated configure_new_server.* scripts, which reflect SDP best
practices for enterprise environments. Taking out the setting to disable autologinpromt, upon discovery that it has a safety feature of going interactive only in an interactive terminal shell. It will still wreak havoc with non-interactive commands that do things like 'ssh' with '-t' (to simulate a interactive terminal shell, as is sometimes necessary in automation). But as that is somewhat obscure, the most widely applicable best practice is to use the default p4d behavior, i.e. with autologinprompt enabled. #review @sven_erik_knop @nick_poole |
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#28 | 22393 | tom_tyler |
Enhanced to search for the *.depot.p4s spec files in whatever dir the configure_new_server.sh script is in when the script is exectued, so that you don't have to run it from the directory it lives in. #review-22391 |
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#27 | 22031 | tom_tyler |
Bumped up dm.user.loginattempts from 3 to 7, to be more friendly to
humans who mistype passwords. |
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#26 | 21883 | tom_tyler | Added new configurable setting: 'filesys.bufsize=1M'. | ||
#25 | 21630 | tom_tyler |
Configurables for best results with Swarm in particular, but
a generally better overall experience. p4 configure set dm.shelve.promote=1 p4 configure set dm.keys.hide=2 Note that setting dm.shelve.promote=1 will slow down shelving operations on an edge server, but will make the shelves globally available. On balance, dm.shelve.promote=1 is recommended, though admins should be aware of the trade off (a simpler global view and cross-site code reviews, at some cost for performance of shelving at edge sites). |
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#24 | 21454 | tom_tyler |
For p4d 2016.1 Patch 5+ servers, enable a server with an expired temp license to
start, albeit with limited functionality, so that license expiry doesn't make it impossible to perform license management via the front-door. This configurable allows the server to be started regardless of a bad license, though users will still be blocked by license invalid messages. Perpetual commercial licenses never expire; this configurable will not affect those. Also added +x file type modifier to the *.bat file. |
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#23 | 21369 | tom_tyler |
Configured to re-login after setting auth.id, and restart p4d at the
end of the script. |
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#22 | 21232 | tom_tyler |
Define auth.id for P4D 2016.1+ servers to "p4_<instance>".
The value doesn't really affect behavior for auth.id, so long as it's defined. |
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#21 | 21173 | tom_tyler | Taking advantage of new 2016.2 configurables. | ||
#20 | 20332 | tom_tyler |
A few configurable tweaks:
* Setting server=4 logging as the default. * Setting net.backlog=2048, per Support. * Setting net.tcpsize=0 to engage 'auto-self-tuning' magic. |
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#19 | 20305 | russell_jackson | Commented out the audit log. | ||
#18 | 20248 | russell_jackson | Commented the line about passwordreset. I find myself commenting that out all the time now because people want AD integration. | ||
#17 | 19837 | tom_tyler |
Added defense against known-misbehaving client versions
using rejectList configurable, availabe starting with P4D 2015.1 Patch 5. See: http://answers.perforce.com/articles/KB/15014. |
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#16 | 19661 | tom_tyler |
Change to best-practice configurables.
For p4d 2016.1 Patch 2+ (2016.1.1395783+), disable auto prompting for a password, as this can cause 'p4' commands to go interactive that wouldn't normally, wreaking havoc with automation. Fix with: p4 configure set auth.autologinprompt=0. |
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#15 | 19302 | tom_tyler |
Adjusted setting of db.reorg.disable to go with the block comments
made previously to receive a setting for db.reorg.disable. In those comments, setting of the value had been commented out, but now are not. This impact has no functional change other than adding the safety feature of avoiding setting db.reorg.disable for older versions of p4d that don't support it. support it. |
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#14 | 19112 | russell_jackson |
Turn off database reorg per best practice recommendation from Anton and Michael S. Stop running weekly_backup.sh automatically since a compact database actually causes a performance hit. Added note to occasionally run weekly_backup.sh to recapture free space. |
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#13 | 18937 | tom_tyler |
Removed configurables for 'errors' and 'events' structured logs.
Added 'maxmb' setting of 200MB for the structured audit log. Enhanced Windows version work like Unix version: * Added a check for the 'instance' paramter. * Loads SDP environment from p4env.bat (equiv of p4_vars). * Uses SDP environment to set various things. * Now creates 'spec' and 'unload' depots. Changed both Unix and Windows versions to use KEEPLOGS setting defiend in standard SDP enviornment file to apply to 'retain' setting of structured server logs. Removed obsolete comment relationg to the SetDepotSpecMapField trigger, which was obsoleted with server.depot.root in 2014.1. Changed mechanism for creating 'spec' and 'unload' depots to one that works the same for Windows and Linux. Removed defaultChangeType setting. The impact on Swarm and performance may not be worth the security benefit for. It is still a good practice for some environments, but I'm not sure it's a clear best practice to set it. |
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#12 | 16805 | russell_jackson |
#review-16795 Added the audit log as a default structured log and set the rotation to keep 31 days. |
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#11 | 16460 | tom_tyler |
Routine Merge Down to dev from main using: p4 merge -b perforce_software-sdp-dev |
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#10 | 16335 | tom_tyler |
Routine Merge Down to dev from main using: p4 merge -b perforce_software-sdp-dev |
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#9 | 16029 | tom_tyler |
Routine merge to dev from main using: p4 merge -b perforce_software-sdp-dev |
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#8 | 15554 | tom_tyler | Routine merge-down from main. | ||
#7 | 12116 | russell_jackson | Update dev from main. | ||
#6 | 12107 | tom_tyler |
Routine merge down from 'main' to 'dev', resolved with 'p4 resolve -as'. |
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#5 | 12030 | tom_tyler | Merged down from main to refresh dev branch for SDP. | ||
#4 | 12028 | tom_tyler | Refreshed SDP dev branch, merging down from main. | ||
#3 | 11465 | russell_jackson | Added monitor and lbr.autocompress. | ||
#2 | 11463 | russell_jackson | Updated dev to prepare for Summit agreed changes. | ||
#1 | 10638 | tom_tyler | Populate perforce_software-sdp-dev. | ||
//guest/perforce_software/sdp/main/Server/setup/configure_new_server.sh | |||||
#1 | 10148 | tom_tyler | Promoted the Perforce Server Deployment Package to The Workshop. |