Hello,

have you tried remounting the file system in read-write mode?  Something
like:

mount -o rw,remount /

¿Forcing a node switch also fails, due to the read-only state?



On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 03:31, Teh Tze Siong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>
> 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
>
>
>
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