Do I need to clone the fence device?

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Is there a need to clone the STONITH (fence) device?
  • Why are the following error messages appearing on the /var/log/messages?

    error: Resource resource_stonith_device:0 is of type stonith and therefore cannot be used as a promotable clone resource
    error: Ignoring <clone> resource 'resource_stonith_device-clone' because configuration is invalid
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7, 8 or 9 with the High Availability Add On

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