How do I configure the consensus timeout in a Red Hat High Availability cluster?

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Issue

  • My cluster is taking longer than the totem token timeout to recognize and recover from a node failure.
  • Why does it takes longer than the token timeout to recognize node failure after an "A processor failed, forming new configuration" message?
  • How can I change the consensus timeout values?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (with the High Availability Add-on)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (with the High Availability Add-on)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (with the High Availability Add-on)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (with the High Availability Add-on)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (with the High Availability Add-on)

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