Re: Cluster vote allocation question

From: Keith Parris (keithparris_NOSPAM_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 05/06/03 

Date: 6 May 2003 14:34:09 -0700

Phillip Helbig <HELBPHI@sysdev.deutsche-boerse.com> wrote in message news:<01KVKTCLINBUAKVGCS@sysdev.deutsche-boerse.com>...
> > When selecting the optimal subset of nodes to survive after a loss of
> > connectivity, VMS uses these rules:
...
> Interesting. Where is this documented?

VAXcluster Principles book by Roy G. Davis.

I checked the OpenVMS Cluster Systems manual, and it appears to be a
bit too terse on the topic:

"If a cluster member is shut down or fails, the cluster must be
reconfigured. One of the remaining computers acts as coordinator and
exchanges messages with all other cluster members to determine an
optimal cluster configuration with the most members and the most
votes."

I've submitted a suggestion to the documentation folks to improve this
area.

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