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* Clarify location terminology where appropriate

* Remove duplicate geo cluster entry from glossary

* Add site and location to glossary

jsc#DOCTEAM-108

* Geographic -> geographical to match the other uses in the guide
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11 changes: 6 additions & 5 deletions xml/art_sle_ha_geo_quick.xml
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<listitem>
<para>
You have at least two existing clusters that you want to combine into a
&geo; cluster. (If you need to set up two clusters first, follow the
instructions in the <xref linkend="art-ha-install-quick"/>.
</para>
&geo; cluster (if you need to set up two clusters first, follow the
instructions in the <xref linkend="art-ha-install-quick"/>).
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>Meaningful Cluster Names</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Each cluster has a meaningful cluster name defined in &corosync.conf;
that reflects its location.
Each cluster has a meaningful name that reflects its location,
for example: <literal>amsterdam</literal> and <literal>berlin</literal>.
Cluster names are defined in &corosync.conf;.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
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<title>Usage scenario:</title>
<para>Classic stretched clusters, focus on high availability of services
and local data redundancy. For databases and enterprise
resource planning. One of the most popular setups during the last few
years.
resource planning. One of the most popular setups.
</para>
</formalpara>
</listitem>
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45 changes: 27 additions & 18 deletions xml/ha_glossary.xml
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</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>booth</glossterm>
<glossentry xml:id="glos-booth"><glossterm>booth</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>
The instance that manages the failover process between the sites of a
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</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry>
<glossterm>cluster site</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>
In &geo; clustering, a cluster site (or just <quote>site</quote>) is a group of
nodes in the same physical location, managed by <xref linkend="glos-booth"/>.
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>concurrency violation</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>
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be shut down or reset to prevent it from causing trouble. This way,
resources are locked out of a node whose status is uncertain.
<!--Fencing is distinguished between node and resource fencing.-->
<remark>fabian: TODO emap: Since the difference is not explained, better
<remark>fabian: TODO emap: Since the difference is not explained, better
drop it.</remark>
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>geo cluster (geographically dispersed cluster)</glossterm>
<glossentry><glossterm>&geo; cluster (geographically dispersed cluster)</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>
See <xref linkend="glos-geo"/>.
<remark>toms 2014-02-12: (from Phil): refer to new, common chapter</remark>
Consists of multiple, &geo.dispersed; sites with a local cluster
each. The sites communicate via IP. Failover across the sites is
coordinated by a higher-level entity, the booth. &geo; clusters need
to cope with limited network bandwidth and high latency. Storage is
replicated asynchronously.
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
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</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>location</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>
In the context of a <emphasis>location constraint</emphasis>, <quote>location</quote>
refers to the nodes on which a resource can or cannot run.
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>LRM (local resource manager)</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>
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<para>
<remark>toms 2014-02-12: (From Phil):
Is heartbeat (v3) still an option and should it be listed here?

Definition
heartbeat: A CCM, in version 3 an alternative to Corosync. Supports more than two
communication paths, but no cluster filesystem.
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</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry xml:id="glos-geo"><glossterm>&geo; cluster</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>
Consists of multiple, &geo.dispersed; sites with a local cluster
each. The sites communicate via IP. Failover across the sites is
coordinated by a higher-level entity, the booth. &geo; clusters need
to cope with limited network bandwidth and high latency. Storage is
replicated asynchronously.
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry><glossterm>node</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>
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</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
</glossary>
</glossary>
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]>

<!--taroth 2011-11-25: maintainer of ipvsadmin: marius tomaschewski-->
<!--
<!--
toms 2014-05-27:
* Restructured file to make it easier to describe both LVS and HAProxy
* Let Darix/Lars proofread that file.
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</listitem>
<listitem>
<formalpara>
<title>Balance number of connections per server</title>
<title>Balancing the number of connections per server</title>
<para>
A load balancer between users and servers can divide the number of
users across multiple servers.
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</listitem>
<listitem>
<formalpara>
<title>Geo Location</title>
<title>Geographical location</title>
<para>
It is possible to direct clients to a server nearby.
</para>
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</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</sect1>
</chapter>
</chapter>

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