Re: [Linux-cluster] Fedora 19 cluster stack and Cluster registry components

2013-04-25 Thread Andrew Beekhof
On 25/04/2013, at 4:21 AM, Digimer wrote: > Hi, > > The way I deal with avoiding dual-fence is to put a delay into one of the > nodes. For example, I can specify that if Node 1 is to be fenced, Node 2 will > pause for X seconds (usually 15 in my setups). This way, if both nodes try to > fen

Re: [Linux-cluster] Fedora 19 cluster stack and Cluster registry components

2013-04-25 Thread Maxwell, Jamison [HDS]
] Fedora 19 cluster stack and Cluster registry components Hi, The way I deal with avoiding dual-fence is to put a delay into one of the nodes. For example, I can specify that if Node 1 is to be fenced, Node 2 will pause for X seconds (usually 15 in my setups). This way, if both nodes try to

Re: [Linux-cluster] Fedora 19 cluster stack and Cluster registry components

2013-04-24 Thread Digimer
Hi, The way I deal with avoiding dual-fence is to put a delay into one of the nodes. For example, I can specify that if Node 1 is to be fenced, Node 2 will pause for X seconds (usually 15 in my setups). This way, if both nodes try to fence the other at the same time, Node 1 will have killed

Re: [Linux-cluster] Fedora 19 cluster stack and Cluster registry components

2013-04-24 Thread Michael Richmond
Hi Digimer, Thanks for your detailed comments. What you have described with regard to fencing is common practice for two node clusters that I have implemented in a few proprietary cluster implementations that I have worked on. However, fencing is does not completely solve the split-brain problem i

Re: [Linux-cluster] Fedora 19 cluster stack and Cluster registry components

2013-04-23 Thread Digimer
First up, before I begin, I am looking to pacemaker for the future as well and do not yet use it. So please take whatever I say about pacemaker with a grain of sand. Andrew, on the other hand, is the author and anything he says can be taken as authoritative on the topic. On the future; I also

Re: [Linux-cluster] Fedora 19 cluster stack and Cluster registry components

2013-04-23 Thread Michael Richmond
Andrew and Digimer, Thank you for taking the time to respond, you have collaborated some of what I've been putting together as the likely direction. I am working on adapting some cluster-aware storage features for use in a Linux cluster environment. With this kind of project it is useful to try an

Re: [Linux-cluster] Fedora 19 cluster stack and Cluster registry components

2013-04-22 Thread Andrew Beekhof
On 23/04/2013, at 4:59 AM, Digimer wrote: > On 04/22/2013 02:36 PM, Michael Richmond wrote: >> Hello, >> I am researching the new cluster stack that is scheduled to be delivered >> in Fedora 19. Does anyone on this list have a sense for the timeframe >> for this new stack to be rolled into a RHE

Re: [Linux-cluster] Fedora 19 cluster stack and Cluster registry components

2013-04-22 Thread Digimer
On 04/22/2013 02:36 PM, Michael Richmond wrote: Hello, I am researching the new cluster stack that is scheduled to be delivered in Fedora 19. Does anyone on this list have a sense for the timeframe for this new stack to be rolled into a RHEL release? (I assume the earliest would be RHEL 7.) On t

[Linux-cluster] Fedora 19 cluster stack and Cluster registry components

2013-04-22 Thread Michael Richmond
Hello, I am researching the new cluster stack that is scheduled to be delivered in Fedora 19. Does anyone on this list have a sense for the timeframe for this new stack to be rolled into a RHEL release? (I assume the earliest would be RHEL 7.) On the Windows platform, Microsoft Cluster Services