1FENCE_AGENT(8) System Manager's Manual FENCE_AGENT(8)
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6 fence_virtd - Fencing host for virtual machines
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10 fence_virtd is a host daemon designed to route fencing requests for
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13 Fence_virt and fence_xvm talk to fence_virtd, which supports multiple
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19 For compatibility, fence_xvm from linux-cluster release 2 may talk to
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23 fence_virtd accepts a few options on the command line, but most options
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28 -d Specify debug level, e.g. "-d99"
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47 fence_virt(8), fence_xvm(8), fence(8), fence_virt.conf(5)
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51fence_virtd (Fence Agent) 2010-01-05 FENCE_AGENT(8)