What is master_wins mode with a quorum device in RHEL 5 or 6 High Availability clusters?
Issue
- What is
master_winsmode in a cluster with a quorum deviceqdiskd? - Why do both nodes in a 2 node cluster fence themselves when the cluster communication network goes down?
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) with the High Availability Add On
- Two node cluster
- Cluster configured with a quorum device to prevent fence races
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