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NAME

       fence_scsi - Fence agent for SCSI persistent reservation

DESCRIPTION

       fence_scsi  is  an  I/O  fencing agent that uses SCSI-3 persistent reservations to control
       access  to  shared  storage  devices.  These  devices  must  support   SCSI-3   persistent
       reservations  (SPC-3  or  greater)  as  well  as  the "preempt-and-abort" subcommand.  The
       fence_scsi agent works by having each node in the cluster register a unique key  with  the
       SCSI  device(s).  Reservation key is generated from "node id" (default) or from "node name
       hash" (RECOMMENDED) by adjusting "key_value" option. Using hash is recommended to  prevent
       issues  when  removing nodes from cluster without full cluster restart. Once registered, a
       single node will become the reservation holder by creating a "write exclusive, registrants
       only"  reservation on the device(s). The result is that only registered nodes may write to
       the device(s). When a node failure occurs,  the  fence_scsi  agent  will  remove  the  key
       belonging to the failed node from the device(s). The failed node will no longer be able to
       write to the device(s). A manual reboot is required.

       When used as a watchdog device you can define e.g. retry=1, retry-sleep=2 and  verbose=yes
       parameters in /etc/sysconfig/stonith if you have issues with it failing.

       fence_scsi  accepts  options  on  the  command  line  as  well as from stdin. Fenced sends
       parameters through stdin when it execs the agent. fence_scsi can be  run  by  itself  with
       command  line  options.  This is useful for testing and for turning outlets on or off from
       scripts.

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PARAMETERS


       -o, --action=[action]
              Fencing action (Default Value: off)

       -a, --aptpl
              Use the APTPL flag for registrations. This option is only used for the 'on' action.

       -d, --devices=[devices]
              List  of  devices to use for current operation. Devices can be comma-separated list
              of  raw  devices  (eg.  /dev/sdc).  Each  device  must  support  SCSI-3  persistent
              reservations.

       -k, --key=[key]
              Key  to use for the current operation. This key should be unique to a node. For the
              "on" action, the key specifies the key use to register  the  local  node.  For  the
              "off" action, this key specifies the key to be removed from the device(s).

       -n, --plug=[nodename]
              Name of the node to be fenced. The node name is used to generate the key value used
              for the current operation. This option will  be  ignored  when  used  with  the  -k
              option. This parameter is always required.

       --readonly
              Open DEVICE read-only.

       -f, --logfile
              Log output (stdout and stderr) to file

       -q, --quiet
              Disable  logging to stderr. Does not affect --verbose or --debug-file or logging to
              syslog.

       -v, --verbose
              Verbose mode. Multiple -v flags can be stacked on the command line (e.g., -vvv)  to
              increase verbosity.

       --verbose-level
              Level  of  debugging  detail  in  output. Defaults to the number of --verbose flags
              specified on  the  command  line,  or  to  1  if  verbose=1  in  a  stonith  device
              configuration (i.e., on stdin).

       -D, --debug-file=[debugfile]
              Write debug information to given file

       -V, --version
              Display version information and exit

       -h, --help
              Display help and exit

       --delay=[seconds]
              Wait X seconds before fencing is started (Default Value: 0)

       --disable-timeout=[true/false]
              Disable timeout (true/false) (default: true when run from Pacemaker 2.0+)

       --login-timeout=[seconds]
              Wait X seconds for cmd prompt after login (Default Value: 5)

       --power-timeout=[seconds]
              Test X seconds for status change after ON/OFF (Default Value: 20)

       --power-wait=[seconds]
              Wait X seconds after issuing ON/OFF (Default Value: 0)

       --shell-timeout=[seconds]
              Wait X seconds for cmd prompt after issuing command (Default Value: 3)

       --retry-on=[attempts]
              Count of attempts to retry power on (Default Value: 1)

       --corosync-cmap-path=[path]
              Path to corosync-cmapctl binary (Default Value: /usr/sbin/corosync-cmapctl)

       --key-value=<id|hash>
              Method  used  to  generate the SCSI key. "id" (default) uses the positional ID from
              "corosync-cmactl nodelist" output which can get inconsistent when nodes are removed
              from  cluster  without  full  cluster restart. "hash" uses part of hash made out of
              node names which is not affected over time but there  is  theoretical  chance  that
              hashes can collide as size of SCSI key is quite limited. (Default Value: id)

       --sg_persist-path=[path]
              Path to sg_persist binary (Default Value: /usr/bin/sg_persist)

       --sg_turs-path=[path]
              Path to sg_turs binary (Default Value: /usr/bin/sg_turs)

       --vgs-path=[path]
              Path to vgs binary (Default Value: /sbin/vgs)

ACTIONS


       on     Power on machine.

       off    Power off machine.

       status This returns the status of the plug/virtual machine.

       monitor
              Check the health of fence device

       metadata
              Display the XML metadata describing this resource.

       manpage
               The operational behavior of this is not known.

       validate-all
              Validate if all required parameters are entered.

STDIN PARAMETERS


       action Fencing action (Default Value: off)

       aptpl  Use the APTPL flag for registrations. This option is only used for the 'on' action.

       devices
              List of devices to use for current operation. Devices can be  comma-separated  list
              of  raw  devices  (eg.  /dev/sdc).  Each  device  must  support  SCSI-3  persistent
              reservations.

       key    Key to use for the current operation. This key should be unique to a node. For  the
              "on"  action,  the  key  specifies  the key use to register the local node. For the
              "off" action, this key specifies the key to be removed from the device(s).

       plug   Name of the node to be fenced. The node name is used to generate the key value used
              for  the  current  operation.  This  option  will  be ignored when used with the -k
              option. This parameter is always required. Obsoletes: port

       readonly
              Open DEVICE read-only.

       logfile
              Log output (stdout and stderr) to file

       quiet  Disable logging to stderr. Does not affect --verbose or --debug-file or logging  to
              syslog.

       verbose
              Verbose  mode. Multiple -v flags can be stacked on the command line (e.g., -vvv) to
              increase verbosity.

       verbose_level
              Level of debugging detail in output. Defaults to  the  number  of  --verbose  flags
              specified  on  the  command  line,  or  to  1  if  verbose=1  in  a  stonith device
              configuration (i.e., on stdin).

       debug_file
              Write debug information to given file Obsoletes: debug

       version
              Display version information and exit

       help   Display help and exit

       delay  Wait X seconds before fencing is started (Default Value: 0)

       disable_timeout
              Disable timeout (true/false) (default: true when run from Pacemaker 2.0+)

       login_timeout
              Wait X seconds for cmd prompt after login (Default Value: 5)

       power_timeout
              Test X seconds for status change after ON/OFF (Default Value: 20)

       power_wait
              Wait X seconds after issuing ON/OFF (Default Value: 0)

       shell_timeout
              Wait X seconds for cmd prompt after issuing command (Default Value: 3)

       retry_on
              Count of attempts to retry power on (Default Value: 1)

       corosync_cmap_path
              Path to corosync-cmapctl binary (Default Value: /usr/sbin/corosync-cmapctl)

       key_value
              Method used to generate the SCSI key. "id" (default) uses the  positional  ID  from
              "corosync-cmactl nodelist" output which can get inconsistent when nodes are removed
              from cluster without full cluster restart. "hash" uses part of  hash  made  out  of
              node  names  which  is  not affected over time but there is theoretical chance that
              hashes can collide as size of SCSI key is quite limited. (Default Value: id)

       sg_persist_path
              Path to sg_persist binary (Default Value: /usr/bin/sg_persist)

       sg_turs_path
              Path to sg_turs binary (Default Value: /usr/bin/sg_turs)

       vgs_path
              Path to vgs binary (Default Value: /sbin/vgs)