[Linux-cluster] really reliable?

[Gordan Bobic]

David Teigland wrote:

>> Even when I try to reboot the nodes, I can't because the whole system 
>> hangs on various processes that don't ever shut down.  I have to 
>> physically reboot these boxes.
> 
> If something has gone wrong, it's often impossible to shutdown without a hard
> reboot.  Even when things are working, rebooting can be a delicate task
> because the system may easily be configured to stop things in the wrong order,
> and one thing out of place can cause a wreck.

If things don't come down in the correct order using the standard init 
scripts, you should file a bug report about this. I've never seen it 
happen on any of my clusters.

Gordan