What does log message "entering GATHER state" mean in Red Hat High Availability Add-on?

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Issue

  • In the event of a cluster membership change, the cluster enters into a GATHER state. The logs will report messages similar to the following:
    Dec  7 06:30:08 hostX openais[5555]: [TOTEM] entering GATHER state from 9. 
    Dec  7 06:30:10 hostX openais[5555]: [TOTEM] entering GATHER state from 0.
  • What does this messages mean in Red Hat High Availability Cluster?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server(RHEL) 5 with High Availability or Resilient Storage Add-on
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server(RHEL) 6 with High Availability or Resilient Storage Add-on

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