<listitem>
<para>The node receives the full cluster configuration
(configuration file and jobs) and can become a master
- via the <command>gnt-cluster masterfailover</command>
+ via the <command>gnt-cluster master-failover</command>
command. Nodes that are not in this state cannot
transition into the master role due to missing
state.</para>
</refsect2>
<refsect2>
+ <title>Node flags</title>
+
+ <para>Nodes have two flags which govern which roles they can take:
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>master_capable</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The node can become a master candidate, and
+ furthermore the master node. When this flag is
+ disabled, the node cannot become a candidate; this can
+ be useful for special networking cases, or less
+ reliable hardware.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>vm_capable</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The node can host instances. When enabled (the default
+ state), the node will participate in instance
+ allocation, capacity calculation, etc. When disabled,
+ the node will be skipped in many cluster checks and
+ operations.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </para>
+ </refsect2>
+
+ <refsect2>
<title>Cluster configuration</title>
<para>The master node keeps and is responsible for the cluster
<varlistentry>
<term>canceling</term>
<listitem>
- <para>The jos is waiting for locks, but is has been
+ <para>The job is waiting for locks, but is has been
marked for cancellation. It will not transition to
<emphasis>running</emphasis>, but to
<emphasis>canceled</emphasis>.
</refsect2>
</refsect1>
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Common options</title>
+
+ <para>
+ Many Ganeti commands provide the following options. The availability for
+ a certain command can be checked by calling the command using the
+ <option>--help</option> option.
+ </para>
+
+ <cmdsynopsis>
+ <command>gnt-<replaceable>...</replaceable> <replaceable>command</replaceable></command>
+ <arg>--dry-run</arg>
+ <arg>--priority <group choice="req">
+ <arg>low</arg>
+ <arg>normal</arg>
+ <arg>high</arg>
+ </group></arg>
+ </cmdsynopsis>
+
+ <para>
+ The <option>--dry-run</option> option can be used to check whether an
+ operation would succeed.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ The option <option>--priority</option> sets the priority for opcodes
+ submitted by the command.
+ </para>
+
+ </refsect1>
+
&footer;
</refentry>