[Linux-HA] question regarding quorumd

[Andrew Beekhof]

On Nov 9, 2007, at 4:34 PM, Sebastian Reitenbach wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I did some tests with a two node cluster and a third one running a  
> quorumd.
>
> I started the quorumd, and then the two cluster nodes.
> The one that became DC, started to communicate with the remote  
> quorumd.

The CRM (and thus the "DC") doesn't know anything about quorumd
I believe this is purely the domain of the CCM and I've no idea how  
that works :-)

We just consume membership data from it...

So anyway, my point is that the fact that a node is the DC is  
irrelevant when it comes to quorumd.

>
> I killed the DC, saw the other becoming DC, and start communicating
> to the remote quorumd, all fine, cluster still with quorum.
> Then I killed the quorumd itself, the DC recognized, and started to  
> stop
> all resource, because of the quorum_policy, as it lost quorum.
>
> Then I restarted the quorumd again, but the DC, still without quorum,
> did not tried to communicate to the quorumd again.
> I'd expect the still living DC to try to contact the quorumd, in  
> case it
> comes back.
>
> If there is a good reason, why the DC is not trying to reconnect to  
> the
> remote quorumd I'd really like to get enlightened from someone who  
> knows.
>
> kind regards
> Sebastian
>
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