Hi,

On Fri, Feb 06, 2009 at 12:53:58PM +0100, Tobias Appel wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> well to be honest I don't know that much about STONITH yet, but I know
> what it's supposed to do. 
> In our setup we have only 2 nodes, running Heartbeat 2.14 connected via
> a cross-over cable (side question, is it possible to use more then one
> NIC to connect the two servers, thus when one fails a backup NIC is
> always available?).
> 
> Right now when the link is severed we have a split-brain state, since
> each node thinks that the other one is dead.
> 
> Now I did some research about STONITH devices, but there is not that
> much information. I know that we could use an UPS from APC for example,
> and if a split-brain occurs each server tries to telnet into the UPS and
> turn off the power for the other machine.
> 
> Now my boss don't really like this idea because if we connect both
> servers to the same UPS we have a single point of failure again. Is
> there any other solution for a STONITH device which is not a spof?

No, it's not. A fencing device failure can only be the second
one. If you have two simultaneously, you're really out of luck.

Thanks,

Dejan

> 
> Regards,
> Tobi
> 
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