[Linux-HA] ha.cf stonith command question

[Chun Tian (binghe)]

Hi, there

> I have tested stonith from the command line and was able to reset the
> target PC.  On the command I used the following:
>
> stonith  -t external/ipmi -T reset -p "capestor2 10.43.120.134 ADMIN
> mypassword" capestor2
>
> This worked marvelously!  So then I move the stuff into the ha.cf.
> Not having much in the way of examples for ipmi this was my best guess
>
> stonith_host capestor1 external/ipmi capestor2 10.43.120.134 ADMIN  
> mypassword
>
> Syslog gives me this:
> Feb 21 17:20:24 capestor2 heartbeat: [4133]: info: Checking status of
> STONITH device [IPMI STONITH device ]
> Feb 21 17:20:24 capestor2 heartbeat: [4133]: info: glib:
> external_run_cmd: Calling '/usr/lib64/stonith/plugins/external/ipmi
> status' returned 256

I met this too.

I guess this calling actually return 0 but SOMETIMES stonith/external  
thought the return value is 256...

I have a running Heartbeat 4-node cluster with stonith enabled, a few  
days ago, I got a return value 256 when 'ipmi status' be calling.

>
> Feb 21 17:20:24 capestor2 heartbeat: [4133]: ERROR: STONITH device
> IPMI STONITH device  not operational!
> Feb 21 17:20:24 capestor2 heartbeat: [4111]: WARN: Managed
> STONITH-stat process 4133 exited with return code 1.
> Feb 21 17:20:24 capestor2 heartbeat: [4111]: ERROR: STONITH status
> operation failed.
> Feb 21 17:20:24 capestor2 heartbeat: [4111]: info: This may mean that
> the STONITH device has failed!
>
> I even went so far as to copy the ipmi plugin to test-ipmi and
> hardcoded the values for the variables that are passed in my
> heartbeat.  That worked.
>
> Any ideas as to what I may be doing wrong?
>
> thanks
>
> Doug
>
>
>
>
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