[LinuxFailSafe] startup of resource groups with one node down

[Lars Marowsky-Bree]

On 2002-05-04T14:35:06,
   Martin Bene <martin.bene@icomedias.com> said:

> When starting ha - services on the cluster with just one node, I do get a stonith reset for the absent node, and the status for the 2nd node goes to "down" as expected.
> 
> However, I get erros trying to bring the resource groups online:
> 
> Resource Group (web) Status = Internal Error : Cluster = webc : Owner =  : Error State = Node not available (exclusivity).

Well, yes. The resource groups were already trying to go online before the
STONITH was sent I think; you should force them offline and online them again.

> This definitely isn't as expected - any idea what I'm doing wrong or what I
> have to do to avoid this situation? 

Do not do this. ;-) A cluster is based on the assumption that one node
survives; both nodes crashing is not expected ;-)


Sincerely,
    Lars Marowsky-Brée <lmb@suse.de>

-- 
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