[Linux-cluster] MySQL + RH Cluster Suite + GFS

[Robert Peterson]

Eloy Acosta Toscano wrote:
> The problem is that when I power off one node ( I mean disable its 
> power supply totally ) to test it, the fencing does not work, on the 
> log I get:
>
> fenced: fencing node "nodename"
> fenced: fence "nodename" failed
>
> This will show forerer and the cluster will hang, until the other node 
> join the cluster again.
> The problem is that, the fenced daemon waits (forever) until the iLO 
> of the dead node back to life.
>
> So my cluster is node reboot/reset fault tolerant, but not totally 
> power off tolerant.
> Do you know what I mean?
>
> Can anybody helps me to workaround the problem?
>
> thak U very much
Hi Eloy,

Sounds like maybe there's something wrong in your cluster.conf file.
Perhaps you can post it plus the names of the systems in your cluster
and what kind of fencing you have, and I'll see what I can do.

Regards,

Bob Peterson
Red Hat Cluster Suite