[Info-vax] troubles with quorum disk

[David Froble]

Ken Fairfield wrote:
> On Tuesday, January 8, 2013 6:16:17 AM UTC-8, Pierre wrote:
>> On Monday, January 7, 2013 11:07:57 PM UTC+1, Michael Moroney wrote:
> [...]
>>> You have EXPECTED_VOTES=3 yet you have 2 votes for the
>>> quorum disk and 1 for each cluster member.  This adds up
>>> to 4, not 3.
>>>
>>> With QDSKVOTES=2, your cluster cannot run unless you have
>>> your quorum disk's votes.
>> that's the idea. I want my cluster to run with at least one
>> node but the quorum disk is mandatory. hence the nodes voting
>> 1, the QD voting 2 and the expected votes 3.
> 
> After rereading this last sentence, I'll say again that you've
> made things far too complicated.  *If* your desire is to make
> the quorum disk mandatory (why in the world would you want to do that???), then give the quorum disk one vote, the two nodes each
> zero votes, set expected_votes to one and be done with it!
> 
> Do be aware that if you quroum disk starts to fail, you're going
> to have a hell of a time replacing it...  And since it can't be
> shadowed, you're at greater risk than ever.
> 
>     -Ken
> 

Have a backup disk ready and sitting on the shelf, with everything 
needed on the disk.

That said, I agree with you.  Why would you ever want to prohibit 
booting a system stand alone?