Cluster Protocols Properties; Configuring Quorum Membership And Timeout Properties - Novell OPEN ENTERPRISE SERVER 2 SP 2 - CLUSTER SERVICES 1.8.7 FOR LINUX Manual

Property
Quorum membership
Quorum timeout
E-mail notification

7.1.2 Cluster Protocols Properties

Table 7-2 describes the configurable cluster protocols properties that govern inter-node
communication transmission and tolerances. You can manage cluster protocols policies in iManager
by going to the Clusters > Cluster Options > Protocols page. For instructions, see
"Configuring Cluster Protocol Properties," on page
Cluster Policies
Table 7-2
Property
Heartbeat
Tolerance
Master watchdog
Slave watchdog
Maximum retransmits
7.2 Configuring Quorum Membership and
Timeout Properties
The quorum membership and timeout properties govern when cluster resources begin loading on
cluster startup, failback, or failover.
1 In iManager, select Clusters, then select Cluster Options.
2 Specify the cluster name, or browse and select the Cluster object.
3 Click the Properties button under the cluster name.
4 Click the Policies tab.
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Description
Specifies number of nodes that must be up and running in the cluster in order
for cluster resources to begin loading.
Specify a value between 1 and the number of nodes.
Specifies the maximum amount of time in seconds to wait for the specified
quorum to be met before cluster resources begin loading on whatever
number of nodes are actually up and running.
Enables or disables e-mail notification for the cluster. If it is enabled, you can
specify up to eight administrator e-mail addresses for cluster events
notification.
Description
Specifies the interval of time in seconds between signals sent by each of the
non-master nodes in the cluster to the master node to indicate that it is alive.
Specifies the maximum amount of time in seconds that a master node waits
to get an alive signal from a non-master node before considering that node to
have failed and removing it from the cluster. The default is 8 seconds.
Specifies the interval of time in seconds between alive signals sent from the
master node to non-master nodes to indicate that it is alive.
Specifies the maximum amount of time in seconds that the non-master
nodes wait to get an alive signal from the master node before considering
that the master node has failed, assigning another node to become the
master node, and removing the old master node from the cluster.
This value is set by default and should not be changed.
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