Ever wonder what's the difference between order <name> inf: <first-resource> <second-resource> and a score of something other than inf? We'll explain.

If you specify an order constraint score of INFINITY (inf or the keyword mandatory in crm shell syntax), then the order constraint is considered mandatory. If you specify 0 …

It's not uncommon in Pacemaker clusters to run specific cron jobs only on a node that currently runs a particular resource. The ocf:heartbeat:symlink resource agent can be exceptionally helpful in this situation. Here's how to use it.

Suppose you've got a cron job for Postfix whose definition normally …

Occasionally, you may see errors similar to this in your system logs:

corosync [TOTEM ] Retransmit List: e4 e5 e7 e8 ea eb ed ee

Here's what causes them, and what you can do to fix the issue.

Corosync, more specifically its Totem protocol implementation, defines a maximum number of cluster …

Ever wanted to know just which of your OSDs a RADOS object is currently stored in? Here's how.

Suppose you've got an RBD device, named test. Then you can use the rbd info command to display which name prefix is used by the RADOS objects that make up the RBD …

Whenever a DRBD setup runs into a situation where the replication network is disconnected and fencing policy is set to dont-care (default), there is the potential risk of a split-brain. Even with resource level fencing or STONITH setup, there are corner cases that will end up in a split-brain.

When …