[Cluster-devel] [PATCH] rhel5 cman: Clarify 'expected' option

[Cluster-devel] [PATCH] rhel5 cman: Clarify 'expected' option

[Lon Hohberger]

From: Shane Bradley <sbradley@redhat.com>

Resolves: rhbz#688701

Signed-off-by: Lon Hohberger <lhh@redhat.com>
---
 cman/man/cman_tool.8 |    6 ++++++
 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/cman/man/cman_tool.8 b/cman/man/cman_tool.8
index 554a316..71e1841 100644
--- a/cman/man/cman_tool.8
+++ b/cman/man/cman_tool.8
@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@ version of "leave force" so only use if if you really know what you are doing.
 Tells CMAN a new value of expected votes and instructs it to recalculate
 quorum based on this value. 
 .br
+The recalculation takes into account the number of currently
+active nodes, so this option should not be used in an attempt to
+artificially lower the quorum value in advance of a planned shutdown of
+cluster nodes.  Instead, the 'cman_tool leave remove' command should be
+used (see the 'leave' subcommand above).
+.br
 Use this option if your cluster has lost quorum due to nodes failing and
 you need to get it running again in a hurry.
 
-- 
1.7.3.4

[Cluster-devel] [PATCH] rhel5 cman: Clarify 'expected' option

[Fabio M. Di Nitto]

ACK

On 04/07/2011 04:05 PM, Lon Hohberger wrote:
> From: Shane Bradley <sbradley@redhat.com>
> 
> Resolves: rhbz#688701
> 
> Signed-off-by: Lon Hohberger <lhh@redhat.com>
> ---
>  cman/man/cman_tool.8 |    6 ++++++
>  1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/cman/man/cman_tool.8 b/cman/man/cman_tool.8
> index 554a316..71e1841 100644
> --- a/cman/man/cman_tool.8
> +++ b/cman/man/cman_tool.8
> @@ -58,6 +58,12 @@ version of "leave force" so only use if if you really know what you are doing.
>  Tells CMAN a new value of expected votes and instructs it to recalculate
>  quorum based on this value. 
>  .br
> +The recalculation takes into account the number of currently
> +active nodes, so this option should not be used in an attempt to
> +artificially lower the quorum value in advance of a planned shutdown of
> +cluster nodes.  Instead, the 'cman_tool leave remove' command should be
> +used (see the 'leave' subcommand above).
> +.br
>  Use this option if your cluster has lost quorum due to nodes failing and
>  you need to get it running again in a hurry.
>