[Pacemaker] Fixed! - Re: Problem with dual-PDU fencing node with redundant PSUs

Digimer lists at alteeve.ca
Fri Jun 28 14:27:54 UTC 2013


On 06/28/2013 09:28 AM, Lars Marowsky-Bree wrote:
> On 2013-06-28T21:01:55, Andrew Beekhof <andrew at beekhof.net> wrote:
> 
>>> I'd agree, but it's not multiple ports on the same device, it's multiple
>>> ports on *different* devices. I don't think a single fencing agent can
>>> handle that - it really looks like something only the higher level can
>>> cope with.
>> True, it wouldn't handle that case but the case itself seems needlessly complex to me.
>> Particularly since we've gotten by until very recently with single devices.
> 
> Well, I'm inclined to agree, but it seems that digimer's use case is
> also valid, and apparently quite widespread (especially for RHEL
> users?).

I preach this configuration to anyone who will listen. A few may have
joined the flock. ;)

> And I certainly don't want to be the one validating configurations like
> the one she posted ;-)
> 
> Basically, unless we can do this better, having multiple devices per
> fence topology level needs to be considered broken and might be better
> removed.

NO NO NO NO.

Please do not remove this. I can not use pacemaker unless I can keep the
power rails redundant. What we have now may not be elegant, but it
works. I would be a very sad panda if this functionality was removed.

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