Dear maitainer,
in virtual enviroment I try build 2 node ocfs cluster. When drbd device is on top of  md device all works. But when drbd device is on top LVM device global heartbeat doesn't start.

Using config file '/etc/ocfs2/cluster.conf'
Initializing cluster stack
Checking heartbeat mode
Global heartbeat enabled
Heartbeat region 3D69F9BD7AF24C59BB600A8D7B1D4770
Scanning devices
About to start heartbeat
o2cb: Heartbeat region could not be found 3D69F9BD7AF24C59BB600A8D7B1D4770
root@drbd-server01:/home/marvin/ocfs2-tools/o2cb_ctl# mounted.ocfs2 -d -v -v
Probing device /dev/vda1
Probing device /dev/vdb
Probing device /dev/vdb1
Probing device /dev/vdb5
Probing device /dev/vdc
Probing device /dev/vdc1
Probing device /dev/sr0
Probing device /dev/md0
Probing device /dev/mapper/c-o
Probing device /dev/drbd0
Device           Stack  Cluster      F  UUID                              Label
/dev/mapper/c-o  o2cb   mdtxcluster  G  3D69F9BD7AF24C59BB600A8D7B1D4770  mdtx
/dev/drbd0       o2cb   mdtxcluster  G  3D69F9BD7AF24C59BB600A8D7B1D4770  mdtx

Maybe you can share more info, like what the cluster.conf looks like
in this setup?

Yes no problem. There it is.

Dne 22. 10. 23 v 11:57 Valentin Vidic napsal(a):

Thanks. My best guess is that the problem happens because the region
UUID is visible on both drbd and the lower device, so the global
heartbeat might work if drbd device is selected first (for example in
the case of md).

Since I don't know if it possible to specify the device directly, your
best bet now is probably to use the local heartbeat mode (that should
work without the regions being specified).

I completely  agree, but when it is on md device then is UUID visible on
both nodes too. My guess is  that name  of LVM  device is longer than md
or drbd device.  And I looked  to source code and start heartbeat failed

here: in op_start.c

  if (!(od->od_flags & O2CB_DEVICE_FOUND)) {
                 tcom_err(ret, "%s", od->od_uuid);
                 goto bail;
         }

It is only testing device and for final solution isn't  local heartbeat
possible. In o2cb is not possible specify device where start heartbeat.






Dne 22. 10. 23 v 13:37 Valentin Vidic napsal(a):

But when use local heartbeat mode I  can  mount ocfs but not work in
cluster mode. I mean that without global heartbeat you didn't have
shared storage.

Regards
                 Dan




Dne 22. 10. 23 v 13:37 Valentin Vidic napsal(a):

If I understand correctly with local heartbeat there is one heartbeat
running per ocfs2 mount and this should still allow cluster storage
to work.

Global heartbeat only optimizes this to run one or more heartbeat
devices for all ocfs2 mounts, so it should not be a strong requirement
for running a shared cluster storage.

May be but this don't work.

I create  LVM volume heartbeat on both nodes. Set ocfs mode to local.

  o2cb add-heartbeat mdtxcluster  /dev/c/heratbeat
On both nodes.

o2cb start-heartbeat mdtxcluster
on both nodes

ocfs2: Mounting device (147,0) on (node 0, slot 0) with ordered data mode.
[ 1290.746345] o2dlm: Leaving domain 3D69F9BD7AF24C59BB600A8D7B1D4770
[ 1290.788991] ocfs2: Unmounting device (147,0) on (node 0)
[ 1828.717874] o2hb: Heartbeat stopped on region
3D69F9BD7AF24C59BB600A8D7B1D4770 (dm-0)
[ 2202.976390] o2hb: Heartbeat started on region
FD5342AE132B4A40A3DE39D0406252E5 (dm-1)
[ 2205.008194] o2hb: Region FD5342AE132B4A40A3DE39D0406252E5 (dm-1) is
now a quorum device
[ 2229.339352] o2dlm: Joining domain 3D69F9BD7AF24C59BB600A8D7B1D4770
[ 2229.339359] (
[ 2229.339362] 0
[ 2229.339364] ) 1 nodes
[ 2229.360976] ocfs2: Mounting device (147,0) on (node 0, slot 1) with
ordered data mode.
[ 2229.366496] ocfs2: Begin replay journal (node 1, slot 0) on device
(147,0)
[ 2229.380189] ocfs2: End replay journal (node 1, slot 0) on device (147,0)
[ 2256.920272] o2dlm: Leaving domain 3D69F9BD7AF24C59BB600A8D7B1D4770
[ 2256.960029] ocfs2: Unmounting device (147,0) on (node 0)
[ 2333.541256] o2dlm: Joining domain 3D69F9BD7AF24C59BB600A8D7B1D4770
[ 2333.541263] (
[ 2333.541266] 0
[ 2333.541268] ) 1 nodes
[ 2333.667424] ocfs2: Mounting device (147,0) on (node 0, slot 0) with
ordered data mode.
root@drbd-server01:/home/marvin#  o2cb start-heartbeat mdtxcluster



o2hb: Heartbeat started on region C402D542D0D648FAA7EA1D8D7B6571B8 (dm-1)
[ 2802.429790] o2hb: Region C402D542D0D648FAA7EA1D8D7B6571B8 (dm-1) is
now a quorum device
[ 2847.205047] o2dlm: Joining domain 3D69F9BD7AF24C59BB600A8D7B1D4770
[ 2847.205055] (
[ 2847.205058] 1
[ 2847.205061] ) 1 nodes
[ 2847.292767] ocfs2: Mounting device (147,0) on (node 1, slot 0) with
ordered data mode.
[ 2875.108121] o2dlm: Leaving domain 3D69F9BD7AF24C59BB600A8D7B1D4770
[ 2875.144193] ocfs2: Unmounting device (147,0) on (node 1)
[ 2963.823619] o2dlm: Joining domain 3D69F9BD7AF24C59BB600A8D7B1D4770
[ 2963.823626] (
[ 2963.823629] 1
[ 2963.823631] ) 1 nodes
[ 2963.870726] ocfs2: Mounting device (147,0) on (node 1, slot 1) with
ordered data mode.
[ 2963.879606] ocfs2: Begin replay journal (node 0, slot 0) on device
(147,0)
[ 2963.893880] ocfs2: End replay journal (node 0, slot 0) on device (147,0)



You can see that I have two one node clusters. But no shared storage no
one two node cluster.




o2cb -v -v -v -v  start-heartbeat   mdtxcluster
Using config file '/etc/ocfs2/cluster.conf'
Initializing cluster stack
Checking heartbeat mode
Global heartbeat enabled
Heartbeat region C402D542D0D648FAA7EA1D8D7B6571B8
Scanning devices
Region C402D542D0D648FAA7EA1D8D7B6571B8 matched to device
/dev/mapper/c-heratbeat
About to start heartbeat
Starting heartbeat on region C402D542D0D648FAA7EA1D8D7B6571B8, device
/dev/mapper/c-heratbeat
Stop heartbeat on devices removed from config
Checking heartbeat mode
Global heartbeat enabled
Looking up active heartbeat regions
Global heartbeat started

I set mode to local but after start set to global. I don´t know why.


Regards
                 Dan




Dne 22. 10. 23 v 23:48 Valentin Vidic napsal(a):

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
ocfs2-tools, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.

A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 1054326@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Valentin Vidic <vvidic@debian.org> (supplier of updated ocfs2-tools package)

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Format: 1.8
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2026 13:14:46 +0200
Source: ocfs2-tools
Architecture: source
Version: 1.8.9-2
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Debian HA Maintainers <debian-ha-maintainers@alioth-lists.debian.net>
Changed-By: Valentin Vidic <vvidic@debian.org>
Closes: 1054326
Changes:
 ocfs2-tools (1.8.9-2) unstable; urgency=medium
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