The quorum algorithm only performs any weighting in the event that there is an uneven split of nodes. This would allow a partition with a larger node count a better chance of winning.
Regards, Tim --- Ceri Davies wrote: > On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 06:47:09AM -0700, Stephen Beaton wrote: >> Hi All, >> >> I know fibre latency is negligable, but I seem to be having an issue >> where the node closest to the quorum device (~20ft) is beating the other >> node during fence (other node is ~20Km from quorum dev) regardless of wether >> the other node currently has the resources. Is there a way to tune the wait >> time for the node that is currently without the resources? > > Does the closest node have the lowest node id by any chance? > > I don't believe that where the resources are running is a consideration > in the quorum algorithm; the algorithm simply ensures that only one > subcluster will survive. > > Ceri > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > ha-clusters-discuss mailing list > ha-clusters-discuss at opensolaris.org > http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/ha-clusters-discuss -- Tim Read Staff Engineer Solaris Availability Engineering Sun Microsystems Ltd Springfield Linlithgow EH49 7LR Phone: +44 (0)1506 672 684 Mobile: +44 (0)7802 212 137 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NOTICE: This email message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
