Hi Teh, we had some similar error: all FS on the system HD were set to read-only due to SCSI error, HA was still alive, but no action possible - no logs etc. due to read-only ... Only possibility was to turn the server off and on. In this situation is also Stonith unusable ;-)
Best regards Nikita Michalko Am Montag, 13. Oktober 2008 04:31 schrieb Teh Tze Siong: > I have been playing with HA+DRBD on 2 servers and each with one hard disk > installed. The server is hosting the database for other application > servers. > > > > Recently the application has failed and problem lies in the database > server, the primary node. I've checked the server, network still up, I > still can read the files and access to database but I cannot update > anything and not even allowed to run a "shutdown -h now" or turn off the > network interface - The file system has become read-only mode and heartbeat > is still alive. I have no choice but to request the datacenter guy to > unplug the network cables at the primary node, wait until I confirmed > secondary node has taken over, then only power down the primary node. > > > > HA+DRBD works well for network failure or power failure on primary node but > when it comes to this "half-dead" situation, it is driving me crazy. > > > > As the server is installed in remote datacenter, is there a better way for > me to counter act this "half-dead" situation? > > > > > > Thanks, > > Zev > > > > Disclaimer > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >------------------------- This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are > intended only for the use of the addressee. If it contains confidential > information, the addressee is expressly prohibited from distributing the > e-mail and legal action may be taken against you. Access by any other > persons to this e-mail is unauthorized. If you are not the intended > recipient, any disclosure, copying, use, or distribution is prohibited and > may be unlawful. This e-mail and any files and/or attachments, shall not > constitute binding legal obligation with the company. The company shall > also not be responsible for any computer virus transmitted with this > e-mail. > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >------------------------- MCSB Systems (M) Berhad ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > _______________________________________________ > Linux-HA mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.linux-ha.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-ha > See also: http://linux-ha.org/ReportingProblems _______________________________________________ Linux-HA mailing list [email protected] http://lists.linux-ha.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-ha See also: http://linux-ha.org/ReportingProblems
