HP Serviceguard manual Specifying a Quorum Server, Quorum Server Status and State

Arbitration for Data Integrity in Serviceguard Clusters

Use of a Quorum Server as the Cluster Lock

Specifying a Quorum Server

If you will be using a quorum server, be sure to specify the -q qshost option with the cmquerycl command. Example:

#cmquerycl -v -n lp1 -n lp2 -q lp-qs -C clus-lp.config

Quorum Server Status and State

The status of the quorum server can be one of the following:

•Up. The quorum server is active.

•Down. The quorum server is not active.

The state of the quorum server can be one of the following:

•Running. Quorum services are active and available.

•Unsupported Version. There is a version mismatch between Serviceguard and Quorum Server.

•Access Denied. The Serviceguard node is not authorized to access the quorum server system.

•Unknown. Serviceguard cannot determine whether the quorum server is up or down. This may happen when the quorum server cannot be reached from the current node.

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