[ovirt-devel] "Please activate the master Storage Domain first"

[Nir Soffer]

> The DC storage master domain is on a (unrecoverable) storage on a remote dead
> host.
> Engine is automatically setting another storage as the "Data (Master)".
> Seconds later, the unrecoverable storage is marked as "Data (Master)" again.
> There is no way to start the Datacenter.
> 
> Both storages are gluster. The old (unrecoverable) one worked fine as a
> master.

This may be related to this bug:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1183977.
Are you using latest engine?
 
> Any hint?

If a one gluster node dies, and this brings down your data center, 
your gluster is probably not set up correctly. With proper replication
everything should work after a storage node dies.

Please check this for the recommended configuration:
http://www.ovirt.org/Gluster_Storage_Domain_Reference

Nir