[gpfsug-discuss] Question regarding quorum nodes

[Tina Friedrich]

Thanks - I know the command.

Can I remove quorum functionality from a node that is down - that's 
really what I want to know, I think. Is that safe to do?

Tina

On 07/09/2023 14:39, Danny Lang wrote:
> Hi Tina,
> 
> The command you're looking for is:
> 
> 
> *mmchnode*
> 
> https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/storage-scale/4.2.0?topic=commands-mmchnode-command <https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/storage-scale/4.2.0?topic=commands-mmchnode-command>
> 
> This will allow you to add quorum nodes and to remove.
> 
> ------
> 
> I would advise checking everything prior to running commands. 🙂
> 
> Thanks
> Danny
> 
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> 
> Hello All,
> 
> I hope someone can answer this quickly!
> 
> We have - it seems - just lost one of our NSDs.The other took over as it
> should - but unfortunately, the protocol nodes (i.e. I have a number of
> nodes which now have stale file handles. (The file system is accessible
> on the remaining NSD server and a number of other clients.)
> 
> Unfortunately, in the 'home' cluster - the one that ones the disks - I
> only have, five servers; three of which are quorum nodes, and of course
> the failed NSD server is one of them.
> 
> The question is - can I add quorum nodes with one node down, and can I
> remove quorum functionality from a failed node?
> 
> Tina
> 
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