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fence_scsi(8)							 fence_scsi(8)

NAME
       fence_scsi - I/O fencing agent for SCSI persistent reservations

SYNOPSIS
       fence_scsi [OPTION]...

DESCRIPTION
       fence_scsi is an I/O fencing agent that uses SCSI-3 persistent reserva‐
       tions 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 devive(s). Once registered, a single node
       will become the reservation holder by creating a "write exclusive, reg‐
       istrants	 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. In the cluster
       environment unfence action should be configured also.

       Keys are either be specified manually  (see  -k	option)	 or  generated
       automatically  (see  -n option). Automatic key generation requires that
       cman be running. Keys will then be generated using the cluster  ID  and
       node  ID such that each node has a unique key that can be determined by
       any other node in the cluster.

       Devices can either be specified manually (see -d option) or  discovered
       automatically.  Multiple	 devices  can be specified manually by using a
       comma-separated list. If no devices are specified, the fence_scsi agent
       will  attempt  to  discover  devices by looking for cluster volumes and
       extracting the underlying devices. Devices may be device-mapper	multi‐
       path devices or raw devices. If using a device-mapper multipath device,
       the fence_scsi agent will find the underlying devices (paths) and  cre‐
       ated registrations for each path.

OPTIONS
       -o action
	      Fencing  action.	This  value  can  be "on", "off", "status", or
	      "metadata". The "on", "off", and "status" actions require either
	      a	 key  (see  -k option) or node name (see -n option). For "on",
	      the agent will attempt to register with the device(s) and create
	      a	 reservation  if none exists. The "off" action will attempt to
	      remove a node's key from the device(s). The "status" action will
	      report  whether  or  not a node's key is currently register with
	      one or more of the devices. The "metadata" action	 will  display
	      the XML metadata. The default action if "off".

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

       -f logfile
	      Log output to file.

       -n 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.

       -k 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	speci‐
	      fies the key to be removed from the device(s).

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

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

       -h     Print out a help	message	 describing  available	options,  then
	      exit.

       -v     Verbose output.

       -V     Print out a version message, then exit.

STDIN PARAMETERS
       agent = "param"
	      This   option  is	 used  by  fence_node(8)  and  is  ignored  by
	      fence_scsi.

       nodename = "param"
	      Same as -n option.

       action = "param"
	      Same as -o option.

       devices = "param"
	      Same as -d option.

       logfile = "param"
	      Same as -f option

       key = "param"
	      Same as -k option.

       delay = "param"
	      Same as -H option.

       aptpl = "1"
	      Enable the APTPL flag. Default is 0 (disable).

SEE ALSO
       fence(8), fence_node(8), sg_persist(8), vgs(8), cman_tool(8), cman(5)

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