[Ocfs2-users] Question about eth communication for ocfs2

[Sunil Mushran]

On 02/07/2011 06:14 AM, Alain.Moulle wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I wonder if there is a way to configure two ip_addr in the
> /etc/ocfs2/cluster.conf
> so that it works on two physically distinct networks, to get the
> redundancy of
> the link for ocfs2 ?
> (I know there should be  the possibility to use the "bonding"
> functionnality on
> Ethernet, but I would like not to use it)
>
> And a relative question :
>
>      if there is a network breakdown on the only communication link for
> ocfs2
>      in a two-nodes cluster, what is the behavior :
>
>      - will both nodes decide to suicide ?

In a 2 node cluster, if the commlink breaks, the larger node
number fences.

>      - will both nodes remain alive providing the exchanges of
> informations on disk are always working ?
>
>      - will both nodes "hang" for ocfs2 rw on FS until network is working
> again on both nodes ?

No.

> Is there a document somewhere describing the behavior of ocfs2 facing a
> list of eventual breakdowns ?

The user's guide has some info.