Re: Need help with RedHat Advanced Server and shared SCSI storage

Nir Livni <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.linux.redhat.piranha
Message-ID <000901c2ef32$2de91b10$18e1db3e@pinguin>
I may have misunderstood something,
but -
howcome that in all RHAS 2.1 installation documents they specifically say
that :
1. a shared scsi storage can be used ?
2. Two "Quorum Partitions" should be created on the shared storage

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Burke" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 12:31 AM
Subject: Re: Need help with RedHat Advanced Server and shared SCSI storage


> Nir Livni wrote:
>
> >I don't know if this is the correct mailing list, so if not - please
advise
> >where should I send it to.
> >
> >I've installed RHAS 2.1 on two nodes. Each node has an Adaptec 29160N
SCSI
> >controller. (Is there a problem with this one ?)
> >I am using an external scsi drive, connected to both nodes with a "Y"
scsi
> >cable.
> >
> >Installation completed succesfully, and so is cluster configuration.
> >
> >BUT
> >
> >After node A is up, when I start node B, it "steals" the shared scsi
drive,
> >and it is no longer available for node A.
> >I notice that, because when I try to run "fdisk /dev/sda", fdisk does not
> >respond.
> >
> >If I start node A after node B, node A would "steal" the shared scsi from
> >node B...
> >
> >Any help would be appreciated.
> >Thanks,
> >Nir
> >
> >
> >
> Multiinitiator scsi is not supported.  This is due to the fact that most
> adapters do not properly operate.  Also its extremely difficult (if not
> impossible in many cases) to properly establish termination.
>
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
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