摘要 |
A method and system of quorum negotiation utilizing power mains. Unlike current systems, this communication is provided as a secondary channel, with the primary channel being a standard network system. By using this technique, if the heartbeat is lost over the primary communication system, the secondary, power-mains system can be used to check the heartbeat to validate whether or not the "lost" system is still in operation. If communication cannot be established over the power mains, it is assumed that the "lost" system is down and should be dropped from any cluster.
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