[Linux-cluster] CS4 U5 / recommended quorumd values for a two nodes cluster

[Jos Vos]

On Tue, Sep 25, 2007 at 10:37:15AM +0200, Marc - A. Dahlhaus [ Administration | Westermann GmbH ] wrote:

> Your problem lies here: expected_votes="3"

[...]

> You should calculate your votes like this:
> ( votes % 2 ) + 1
> 
> So you should use this: expected_votes="2"

Oh... but the FAQ (# 18) explicitly says "nodes + 1" and gives "3"
as the example for a two-node cluster.  And I tried it (accidently)
with expected_votes="2" and the result was that the nodes started
fencing each other in an endless loop.  This was solve by setting
expected_votes="3".  This is on RHEL5. b.t.w., not RHEL4.

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