Add the ability to rename a HAProxy server at runtime via the CLI:
set server <backend>/<server> name <newname>
This is useful in slot-based dynamic scaling setups where servers are
pre-allocated with generic names (e.g. srv001, srv002) but the operator
wants the names to reflect the current workload (e.g. pod name or
IP:port) for observability and server-state-file consistency.
The implementation:
- validates the new name: non-empty, passes invalid_char() check
(allows [A-Za-z0-9_:.-]), and fits in the event data name field
- requires the server to be administratively in maintenance mode
(same precondition as 'del server')
- rejects the rename if the server has SRV_F_NAME_REFD set (use-server
target, track target, sample-fetch ARGT_SRV referent) - keeps the
running state consistent with the configuration text
- re-indexes the server in the name tree under thread_isolate(),
mirroring the locking pattern used by 'add server' / 'del server'
- publishes a new EVENT_HDL_SUB_SERVER_NAME event with the old and
new names so downstream consumers (logs, observability backends)
can track the rename
- frees the old name immediately under thread isolation: srv_name
sample consumers (ACLs, log formats, ...) act on the fetched pointer
within the current task and do not retain it across wake-ups, so
no extra deferred-free machinery is needed
There is no opt-in directive: like 'add server' and 'del server', the
operation is gated by the server's properties rather than by a
per-backend toggle. This avoids the runtime-surprise failure mode
where an operator discovers at the CLI that renaming is forbidden by
a missing 'option server-rename' rather than by an actual structural
reference.
This feature was discussed in:
https://github.com/haproxy/haproxy/issues/952
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HAProxy
HAProxy is a free, very fast and reliable reverse-proxy offering high availability, load balancing, and proxying for TCP and HTTP-based applications.
Installation
The INSTALL file describes how to build HAProxy. A list of packages is also available on the wiki.
Getting help
The discourse and the mailing-list are available for questions or configuration assistance. You can also use the slack or IRC channel. Please don't use the issue tracker for these.
The issue tracker is only for bug reports or feature requests.
Documentation
The HAProxy documentation has been split into a number of different files for ease of use. It is available in text format as well as HTML. The wiki is also meant to replace the old architecture guide.
Please refer to the following files depending on what you're looking for:
- INSTALL for instructions on how to build and install HAProxy
- BRANCHES to understand the project's life cycle and what version to use
- LICENSE for the project's license
- CONTRIBUTING for the process to follow to submit contributions
The more detailed documentation is located into the doc/ directory:
- doc/intro.txt for a quick introduction on HAProxy
- doc/configuration.txt for the configuration's reference manual
- doc/lua.txt for the Lua's reference manual
- doc/SPOE.txt for how to use the SPOE engine
- doc/network-namespaces.txt for how to use network namespaces under Linux
- doc/management.txt for the management guide
- doc/regression-testing.txt for how to use the regression testing suite
- doc/peers.txt for the peers protocol reference
- doc/coding-style.txt for how to adopt HAProxy's coding style
- doc/internals for developer-specific documentation (not all up to date)
License
HAProxy is licensed under GPL 2 or any later version, the headers under LGPL 2.1. See the LICENSE file for a more detailed explanation.
