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-rw-r--r--xlators/mgmt/glusterd/src/glusterd.c9
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/xlators/mgmt/glusterd/src/glusterd.c b/xlators/mgmt/glusterd/src/glusterd.c
index 58833869a3e..d59aaa44aae 100644
--- a/xlators/mgmt/glusterd/src/glusterd.c
+++ b/xlators/mgmt/glusterd/src/glusterd.c
@@ -1516,8 +1516,13 @@ struct volume_options options[] = {
{ .key = {"server-quorum-type"},
.type = GF_OPTION_TYPE_STR,
.value = { "none", "server"},
- .description = "If set to server, enables the specified "
- "volume to participate in quorum."
+ .description = "This feature is on the server-side i.e. in glusterd."
+ " Whenever the glusterd on a machine observes that "
+ "the quorum is not met, it brings down the bricks to "
+ "prevent data split-brains. When the network "
+ "connections are brought back up and the quorum is "
+ "restored the bricks in the volume are brought back "
+ "up."
},
{ .key = {"server-quorum-ratio"},
.type = GF_OPTION_TYPE_PERCENT,