Table of Contents

  1. Pacemaker Remote
  2. Scaling a Pacemaker Cluster
    1. Overview
    2. Terms
    3. Guest Nodes
    4. Remote Nodes
    5. Expanding the Cluster Stack
      1. Traditional HA Stack
      2. HA Stack With Guest Nodes
  3. Configuration Explained
    1. Resource Meta-Attributes for Guest Nodes
    2. Connection Resources for Remote Nodes
    3. Environment Variables for Daemon Start-up
    4. Removing Remote Nodes and Guest Nodes
  4. Guest Node Walk-through
    1. Configure Cluster Nodes
      1. Install Virtualization Software
    2. Configure the KVM guest
      1. Create Guest
      2. Configure Firewall on Guest
      3. Configure /etc/hosts
      4. Verify Connectivity
      5. Configure pacemaker_remote on Guest Node
    3. Integrate Guest into Cluster
      1. Start the Cluster
      2. Create a VirtualDomain Resource for the Guest VM
      3. Prepare pcsd
      4. Integrate Guest Node into Cluster
      5. How pcs Configures the Guest
    4. Starting Resources on KVM Guest
    5. Testing Recovery and Fencing
    6. Accessing Cluster Tools from Guest Node
    7. Troubleshooting a Remote Connection
  5. Remote Node Walk-through
    1. Configure Cluster Nodes
    2. Configure Remote Node
      1. Configure Firewall on Remote Node
      2. Configure /etc/hosts
      3. Configure pacemaker_remote on Remote Node
      4. Prepare pcsd
      5. Integrate Remote Node into Cluster
    3. How pcs Configures the Remote
    4. Starting Resources on Remote Node
    5. Fencing Remote Nodes
    6. Accessing Cluster Tools from a Remote Node
    7. Troubleshooting a Remote Connection
  6. Alternative Configurations
    1. Virtual Machines as Cluster Nodes
    2. Virtual Machines as Remote Nodes
    3. Containers as Guest Nodes