[pve-devel] [PATCH docs 2/3] pvecm: explain need of storage separation on node separation better

Thomas Lamprecht t.lamprecht at proxmox.com
Wed Jan 11 10:37:48 CET 2017


VMID conflict are not the main problem, and some users could think
that they can handle VMID conflict them self and thus do not separate
the storages. Therefore mention the locking over cluster boundary
problem too.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Lamprecht <t.lamprecht at proxmox.com>
---
 pvecm.adoc | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/pvecm.adoc b/pvecm.adoc
index 968df87..21ceb1e 100644
--- a/pvecm.adoc
+++ b/pvecm.adoc
@@ -275,7 +275,8 @@ You can also separate a node from a cluster without reinstalling it from
 scratch.  But after removing the node from the cluster it will still have
 access to the shared storages! This must be resolved before you start removing
 the node from the cluster. A {pve} cluster cannot share the exact same
-storage with another cluster, as it leads to VMID conflicts.
+storage with another cluster, as storage locking doesn't work over cluster
+boundary. Further, it may also lead to VMID conflicts.
 
 Its suggested that you create a new storage where only the node which you want
 to separate has access. This can be an new export on your NFS or a new Ceph
-- 
2.1.4





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