[ClusterLabs] watchdog module for sbd fencing on hyper-v

[Klaus Wenninger]

On 02/26/2018 07:11 PM, Muhammad Sharfuddin wrote:
> On 2/26/2018 10:39 PM, Klaus Wenninger wrote:
>
>> On 02/26/2018 06:16 PM, Muhammad Sharfuddin wrote:
>>> Linux kernel version 4.x
>>>
>>> OS: SLES 12 SP3.
>>>
>>> which watchdog module should be use on virtual machines running on MS
>>> hyper-v ?
>> afaik there is no virtual watchdog device available with hyper-v.
>> Thus the only possibility left for using sbd would be softdog.
>> But of course reliability of softdog is not comparable with a
>> properly implemented virtual watchdog.
> valuable info, thanks
>> So you might consider fencing via the hypervisor if
>> your scenario and distribution allow that.
> for Hyper-v, is it documented somewhere ?

For fencing on SLES there are probably others who can help you better ...

But as SLES seems to have external/libvirt and if you can get
libvirt-support
for hyper-v as well you might be lucky with something like
(not tested myself - try to install hyper-v-support for libvirt if available
instead of building):

http://wiki.lenux.org/configure-pacemaker-fencing-and-stonith-with-hyper-v-driver/

Regards,
Klaus

>> Regards,
>> Klaus
>>
>>> -- 
>>> Regards,
>>> Muhammad Sharfuddin
>>>
>>> On 2/26/2018 4:10 PM, Muhammad Sharfuddin wrote:
>>>> vm OS: SLES 12 SP 3
>>>>
>>>> we would use sbd stonith device for fencing.
>>>>
>>>> which watchdog module should I use for virtual machines running on
>>>> Microsoft hyper-v ?
>>>>
>>>
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