Mismatch setting in pcmk_host_map causes stonith/fencing function to fail.
Issue
- In some environments, the node name used in the pacemaker configuration is different from server's hostname. In such situation, setting hostname in
pcmk_host_mapwill cause stonith/fencing function to fail with error below:
# pcs stonith fence nodea
Error: unable to fence 'nodea'
stonith_admin: Couldn't fence nodea: Timer expired (Fencing did not complete within a total timeout based on the configured timeout and retries for any devices attempted)
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7/8
- Pacemaker with fence_vmware_soap or fence_vmware_rest
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