> I believe it is the lowest working database server IP address.
Okay, well, that's what I've read, but felt their had to be something
more substantial that was part of the picture. Now I have a question
related to this which I will send under a new message.
> 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.
Yeah, I read about that too :)
> 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.
The AFS Admin Guide and also _Managing AFS_ by Richard Campbell cover
the 'How many servers is optimal?' topic quite well. The answer is
3.
> 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.
According to those texts I mentioned above, more database servers (past 3)
does not always equal "good". The more database servers you have, the more
places your updates need to be synchronized to, which puts more load on the
synch site, etc...
Having said that, we have 4 :)
>> 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
