[Linux-cluster] linux-cluster

[Digimer]

On 10/02/2012 04:00 AM, Parvez Shaikh wrote:
> What kind of cluster is this - an academic project or production quality
> solution?
>
> If its former - go for manual fencing. You wont need fence device but
> failover wont be automatic

*Please* don't do this. Manual fencing support was dropped for a reason. 
It's *far* too easy to mess things up when an admin uses it before 
identifying a problem.

> If its later - yes you'll need fence device

This is the only sane option; Academic or production. Fencing is an 
integral part of the cluster and you do yourself no favour by not 
learning it in an academic setup.

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