[Lustre-discuss] Question about failnode

[Klaus Steden]

>> who does need to get and use the information of the partner that is hold by
>> the MGS?
> 
> Clients of course.  A client needs to know that for a given OST
> "service" that alternate paths (i.e. OSTs) can be used to reach it.
> 
How are clients informed (i.e. what's the mechanism) when a given OSS or MDS
node stops responding ... or is that something a STONITH framework would
have to take care of?

Klaus