[Linux-cluster] Lost connection to storage - what happens?

Alan Brown ajb2 at mssl.ucl.ac.uk
Mon Sep 26 10:01:09 UTC 2011


Laszlo Beres wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> just a theoretical question: let's assume we have a cluster with GFS2
> filesystem (not as a managed resource). What happens exactly if all
> paths to backend device get lost? 

GFS2 withdraws that filesystem and you'll have to reboot all the 
withdrawn machines to get it back, once the paths are restored.

GFS doesn't require a reboot.

Redhat argue this is not a regression as GFS2 is not GFS






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