Fajar Priyanto wrote:
On Tuesday 13 March 2007 16:49, Hugues Lafarge wrote:
I'm not sure i correctly understand
http://sources.redhat.com/cluster/faq.html#cman_2to3 so i'm kindly asking
you if there is not a typo in the following sentence:
8. How do I add a third node to my two-node cluster?
Unfortunately, two-node clusters are a special case. Because a
two-node cluster only needs two nodes to establish quorum, the only
way to add a third node is to shut down the cluster, add the third
node into your /etc/cluster/cluster.conf file and get rid of
two_node="1", then restart all three nodes.
I would have expected that to be:
Unfortunately, two-node clusters are a special case. Because a
two-node cluster only needs ONE NODE to establish quorum, ...
Am i right there, or misunderstanding something ?
In my opinion, you're both correct.
But, this sentence can be easier to understand:
Two-node clusters are a special case. Because a
two-node cluster only needs two nodes to establish quorum, the only
way to add a third node is to shut down the cluster, add the third
node into your /etc/cluster/cluster.conf file (either by hand or
system-config-cluster), copy it into the newly joined cluster, and restart
all of the nodes. (the two_node="1" will be removed automatically by
system-config-cluster).
Hi,
Actually, in a two-node cluster (without quorum disk/partition)
two nodes are necessary to establish quorum, but only one node
is enough to maintain quorum once it's established.
By design, a two-node cluster can't be started with only
one node, even with a quorum disk/partition that contributes votes.
That was done to guard against split-brain.
That still doesn't explain why you have to restart the cluster
when adding a third node: it's because the two_node value
can't be undone once it's been set in memory.
It was just a bad explanation on my part, and I apologize.
I updated the FAQ so it's a little bit more accurate.
Regards,
Bob Peterson
Red Hat Cluster Suite
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