I thought about a crossover cable :) But I think that, these being blade servers, there's no connection in the back for that. I could be wrong though - I just don't have the hardware around to look at right this second (its in a datacenter). One thing on the heartbeats: the message log says "missed too many heartbeats". Off-hand, do you know where the number of heartbeats is configured? Thanks, Jeff -----Original Message----- From: linux-cluster-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:linux-cluster-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of gwood@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 6:52 AM To: linux clustering Subject: Re: Network hiccup + power-fencing = both nodes go down (redhat cluster 4) I think your best answer is to change your heartbeat configuration. The fact that a single 'hiccup' can cause them to lose connectivity is not a good thing - you are probably best using a crossover cable if possible, rather than using the switched lan. -- Linux-cluster@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-cluster -- Linux-cluster@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-cluster