[Linux-cluster] GFS : important questions

[haydar Ali]

Thanks Raj
Very Kind

Haydar

>From: "Raj  Kumar" <rajkum2002 at rediffmail.com>
>Reply-To: "Raj  Kumar" <rajkum2002 at rediffmail.com>
>To: "linux clustering" <linux-cluster at redhat.com>
>CC: "haydar Ali" <haydar2906 at hotmail.com>
>Subject: Re: [Linux-cluster] GFS : important questions
>Date: 3 Aug 2005 02:34:10 -0000
>
>
> >My questions are:
> >1 - If one of the GFS slaves RAC1 or RAC2 is down, will be the other 
>slave server able to access to the shared file system /u04?
>If the slave server was shutdown cleanly, the other slave server will be 
>able to access the shared file system. However, if the slave was fenced off 
>and was not rebooted the locks it holds will not be released. In that case 
>the other slave server may not be able to access all files on /u04. If you 
>have ilo or rilo in your HP servers you can use remote ilo fencing agent.
>
> >2 - If the master is down, will be the both GFS slave servers able to 
>access to the shared file system /u04 simultaneously?
>No. The slave servers will not be able to access the shared file system if 
>the master is down!
>
>this is my two cents knowledge... experts please add to this!!
>
>Good luck!