I believe that in a 2 (even number) DB server environment, the lowest IP
address has 1.5 votes, where the other (NOTE also includes those in an odd
number environments) have 1 vote.
So, loosing the lowest IP addressed server in a 2 server environment would
render the DB read-only.
On Wed, 25 Oct 2000, Paul Blackburn wrote:
> Jeff,
>
> I believe it is the lowest working database server IP address.
>
> Practical experience with upgrading/rebooting
> database servers seems to verify this.
>
>
>
> Caution: I once tried shutting down one db server
> in a cell with two db servers. The result: mayhem.
> With only one of two db servers running
> instead of a quorum there was a quandry.
> No sync site could be elected.
>
> This leads me to believe that it is better to
> configure an odd number of AFS database servers
> to improve the availability of your cell.
>
> Apart from the single db server case, this means
> (with 3, 5, 7 or more) you are likely to have
> enough working db servers for a quorum in
> the event of database server outage.
> --
> cheers
> paul http://acm.org/~mpb
>
>
> "Computers can figure out all kinds of problems, except the
> things in the world that just don't add up."
> --James Magary
>
>
>
> Jeff Blaine wrote:
>
> > I can't find the answer to this question anywhere I've looked.
> >
> > On what criteria does a database server base its quorum election vote?
>
>
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Robert Porter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Systems and Network Engineer
Campus Information Services, Clarkson University
