Den tors 21 nov. 2024 kl 09:45 skrev Andre Tann <at...@alphasrv.net>:
> Hi Frank,
> thanks a lot for the hint, and I have read the documentation about this.
> What is not clear to me is this:
>
> == snip
> The first category of these failures that we will discuss involves
> inconsistent networks -- if there is a netsplit (a disconnection between
> two servers that splits the network into two pieces), Ceph might be
> unable to mark OSDs down and remove them from the acting PG sets.
> == snip
>
> Why is Ceph not able to mark OSDs down, and why is it unclear whether or
> not it is able to do so ("might")?

I think designs with 2 DCs usually have one or two mons per DC, and then
a third/fifth mon in a (small) third site so it can arbitrate which
side is up and which
isn't. OSDs report to each other but also to mons about their existence.

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