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4.2. IPMI Fence Device Components to Configure

This procedure configures the IPMI management board as a fence device for each node in cluster ipmiclust.
Table 4.2, “Fence Agent Components to Configure for clusternode1.example.com” summarizes the components of the IPMI fence device that this procedure configures for cluster node clusternode1.example.com.

Table 4.2. Fence Agent Components to Configure for clusternode1.example.com

Fence Agent Component Value Description
Name ipmifence1 name of the IPMI fencing device
IP address 10.15.86.96 IP address of the IPMI management board to configure as a fence device for clusternode1.example.com
IPMI login ipmilogin login identity for the IPMI management board for clusternode1.example.com
password ipmipword password for the IPMI management board for clusternode1.example.com
authentication type password authentication type for the IPMI management board for clusternode1.example.com
Table 4.3, “Fence Agent Components to Configure for clusternode2.example.com” summarizes the components of the IPMI fence device that this procedure configures for cluster node clusternode2.example.com.

Table 4.3. Fence Agent Components to Configure for clusternode2.example.com

Fence Agent Component Value Description
Name ipmifence2 name of the IPMI fencing device
IP address 10.15.86.97 IP address of the IPMI management board to configure as a fence device for clusternode2.example.com
IPMI login ipmilogin login identity for the IPMI management board for clusternode2.example.com
password ipmipword password for the IPMI management board for clusternode2.example.com
authentication type password authentication type for the IPMI management board for clusternode2.example.com
Table 4.4, “Fence Agent Components to Configure for clusternode3.example.com” summarizes the components of the IPMI fence device that this procedure configures for cluster node clusternode3.example.com.

Table 4.4. Fence Agent Components to Configure for clusternode3.example.com

Fence Agent Component Value Description
Name ipmifence3 name of the IPMI fencing device
IP address 10.15.86.98 IP address of the IPMI management board to configure as a fence device for clusternode3.example.com
IPMI login ipmilogin login identity for the IPMI management board for clusternode3.example.com
password ipmipword password for the IPMI management board for clusternode3.example.com
authentication type password authentication type for the IPMI management board for clusternode3.example.com