Perform this procedure to change the role of a site member to a site controller when no existing site controller is accessible. The site must have at least one other accessible member.
The site member submits itself or another site member as a candidate for site controller. Each site member cluster must individually accept the candidate cluster as a new controller. No controller operations that are issued by the candidate cluster are obeyed by a site member cluster that has not yet accepted the candidate cluster as a controller.
If a site controller cluster was unavailable at the time a site member cluster submits itself to be a controller, the controller automatically accepts and synchronizes the site configuration change when it again becomes available.
If the site member is the only cluster in the site, the controller role is immediately assigned to the cluster. If later another cluster is added to the site, the new cluster must then accept the existing cluster's state as a site controller.
Before You Begin
If you use a role with Geo Management rights, ensure that the /var/cluster/geo access control lists (ACLs) are correct on each node of both partner clusters. If necessary, assume the root role on the cluster node and set the correct ACLs.
# chmod A+user:username:rwx:allow /var/cluster/geo
The /var/cluster/geo directory must have the correct ACL applied for compatibility between the Geo Management rights profile and data replication software.
For more information, see Securing Geographic Edition Software in Oracle Solaris Cluster 4.3 Geographic Edition Installation and Configuration Guide.
candidate-cluster-node# geosite set-role -c candidate-cluster site
The name of the cluster that is requesting to be made a site controller. The candidate cluster can be the issuing cluster or another site member cluster.
The name of the site for which the candidate cluster is requesting the site controller role.
A site member cluster in the site must accept the role change request before the change will take effect for that cluster.
site-member-cluster-node# geosite accept candidate-cluster site
The name of the cluster that requested to be made a controller of the specified site.
site member-cluster-node# geosite show -v site … candidate-cluster controller
Troubleshooting
If more than one site member cluster proposes itself as a site controller and different site clusters accept a different new site controller, this creates a conflict for control of the site. To avoid such conflicts, promote only one cluster as a site controller and accept it on all accessible site clusters before you promote another cluster as a new site controller.
If a conflict for control of the site does occur, identify which cluster should be the site controller, then issue the geosite update desired-site-controller site command from each accessible site cluster that is in a synchronization error with that cluster.
If any cluster is down at the time that a site cluster is promoted to site controller, after the site cluster returns to service, ensure that it has no synchronization conflicts and, if necessary, use the geosite update command to resolve any conflicts.