Yes, fencing as a clustering functionality is a part of the raft changes(needs 
to be done in a phased manner tlil which point stonith integration could be 
done with FM).

True, raft is being seen as a candidate for replacing MBCsv (perhaps IMM FEVS 
too, if necessary).
But using raft for MBCSv (if found ideal) needs to be done, again in a phased 
manner.



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** [tickets:#1859] fm: Add support for STONITH fencing**

**Status:** assigned
**Milestone:** 5.1.FC
**Created:** Wed Jun 01, 2016 01:49 PM UTC by Hans Nordebäck
**Last Updated:** Thu Jun 02, 2016 07:20 AM UTC
**Owner:** Hans Nordebäck


Split brain can occur in OpenSAF if either both links between the two 
controllers are "lost"
or one of the controller "live hangs". 

OpenSAF handles and detects split-brain via FM and uses PLM to fence the other 
system controller using reboot. PLM only supports target environments running 
on particular hardware

Only a few split-brain cases has been seen and only when running in virtualized 
environments:
1) Virtual switches problems that makes SCs isolated from each other.
2) Both TIPC links between the SCs are "down/lost", e.g. TIPC tolerance time 
too low, non-redundant links, other latencies etc.
3) A system controller in a virtual machine is "live hanging" for several 
seconds, e.g. due to  
live migration/snapshotting.

To be able to do power fencing in a virtualized environment this ticket suggests
to use STONITH.
When FM detects its peer is not available, both active and standby, in an 
virtualized environment the active FM system controller will use STONITH to 
power fence the FM standby system controller, (not power reset). The FM standby 
system controller will also power fence, but with a delay,  the active FM 
system controller.
This will solve the above identified split-brain cases.
It will also fit well with the roaming feature. E.g. after power fencing a 
standby controller a new standby controller will automatically be selected by 
the roaming feature.


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