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  • fence_scsi doesn't create /var/run/cluster/fence_scsi.key

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    I am using fence_scsi. I have created the stonith device by

    pcs stonith create scsi fence_scsi pcmk_host_list="p-clu1 p-clu2" pcmk_reboot_action="off" devices="/dev/sdb,/dev/sdc" logfile=/var/log/cluster/fence.log meta provides=unfencing

    However, I am getting the following error message;

    Sep 06 08:57:18 p-clu1.hafam.intra /fence_scsi[70832]: Failed: Cannot open file "/var/run/cluster/fence_scsi.key"
    Sep 06 08:57:18 p-clu1.hafam.intra /fence_scsi[70832]: Please use '-h' for usage
    Sep 06 08:57:18 p-clu1.hafam.intra pacemaker-fenced[1916]: warning: fence_scsi[70832] stderr: [ 2024-09-06 08:57:18,415 ERROR: Failed: Cannot open file "/var/run/cluster/fence_scsi.key" ]
    Sep 06 08:57:18 p-clu1.hafam.intra pacemaker-fenced[1916]: warning: fence_scsi[70832] stderr: [ ]
    Sep 06 08:57:18 p-clu1.hafam.intra pacemaker-fenced[1916]: warning: fence_scsi[70832] stderr: [ 2024-09-06 08:57:18,415 ERROR: Please use '-h' for usage ]
    Sep 06 08:57:18 p-clu1.hafam.intra pacemaker-fenced[1916]: warning: fence_scsi[70832] stderr: [ ]
    Sep 06 08:57:19 p-clu1.hafam.intra /fence_scsi[70876]: Failed: Cannot open file "/var/run/cluster/fence_scsi.key"
    Sep 06 08:57:19 p-clu1.hafam.intra /fence_scsi[70876]: Please use '-h' for usage
    Sep 06 08:57:19 p-clu1.hafam.intra pacemaker-fenced[1916]: warning: fence_scsi[70876] stderr: [ 2024-09-06 08:57:19,492 ERROR: Failed: Cannot open file "/var/run/cluster/fence_scsi.key" ]
    Sep 06 08:57:19 p-clu1.hafam.intra pacemaker-fenced[1916]: warning: fence_scsi[70876] stderr: [ ]
    Sep 06 08:57:19 p-clu1.hafam.intra pacemaker-fenced[1916]: warning: fence_scsi[70876] stderr: [ 2024-09-06 08:57:19,493 ERROR: Please use '-h' for usage ]
    Sep 06 08:57:19 p-clu1.hafam.intra pacemaker-fenced[1916]: warning: fence_scsi[70876] stderr: [ ]
    Sep 06 08:57:19 p-clu1.hafam.intra pacemaker-fenced[1916]: notice: Operation 'monitor' [70876] using scsi returned 1
    Sep 06 08:57:19 p-clu1.hafam.intra pacemaker-controld[1921]: notice: Result of start operation for scsi on p-amhs-clu1: error
    Sep 06 08:57:19 p-clu1.hafam.intra pacemaker-controld[1921]: notice: Transition 9 aborted by operation scsi_start_0 'modify' on p-amhs-clu1: Event failed

    When I check, there is really no such file, /var/run/cluster/fence_scsi.key.

    I have tried a reboot a restart of cluster but they didn't help as well.

    When I try to power on manually;

    fence_scsi -o on -d '/dev/sdb' -n p-clu1

    It is working however it is not created after a reboot, in addition to this, it is not being OFF when I poweroff the node.

    The installed package is fence-agents-scsi-4.2.1-129

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