PACEMAKER(8)

💅 PACEMAKER 💅

okay bestie, welcome to PACEMAKER(8) — that's the System Administration Utilities corner of the manual, and no, we're not talking about the little heart gadget, we're talking about the Pacemaker cluster resource manager. Think of this page as the group chat where your cluster nodes decide who's hosting what. 🫶

Slash, this specific page is all about crm_standby — the icon that lets you query, enable, or disable standby mode for a node. So yeah, the manpage is named Pacemaker but the star of the show is crm_standby. iykyk. ✨

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✨ NAME ✨

Pacemaker — Part of the Pacemaker cluster resource manager. literally part of the family, not the whole family, okay? 💖

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

crm_standby <command> [options]

that's the whole vibe. a <command>, some [options], we move. 🎀

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🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

So crm_standby — Query, enable, or disable standby mode for a node. Three moods, one tool. 💅

and like… nodes in standby mode may not host cluster resources. no cap. they're benched. they're sitting out the round. so if your resource suddenly isn't where you expected, maybe check who's on standby, bestie. 😭

🧚 Common options:

• --help — Display this text, then exit. the classic "what does this even do" move, and then it bounces. 💀
• --version — Display version information, then exit. same energy, but make it fashion. ✨
• -V, --verbose — Specify multiple times to increase debug output. yes, multiple times — stack it, layer it, let the debug output get louder and louder. 🔊🔥
• -q, --quiet — Print only the standby status (if querying). the minimal-reply friend. just "on" or "off", no small talk. 🤫

👑 Commands:

• -G, --query — Query the current value of standby mode (on/off). you're just asking, not touching anything. investigative journalism. 🔍
• -v, --update=VALUE — Update the value of standby mode (on/off). now we're actually doing something. main character energy. 💅
• -D, --delete — Let standby mode use default value. yeet the setting, let the default take over. 🙈

⭐ Additional Options:

• -N, --node=NODE — Operate on the named node instead of the current one. like tagging a specific friend in the chat instead of just replying to the group. 🫶
• -l, --lifetime=VALUE — Until when should the setting take effect (valid values: reboot, forever). so like… temporary until the next reboot, or literally forever forever. choose wisely. 💜
• -i, --id=VALUE — (Advanced) XML ID used to identify standby attribute. yes it literally says (Advanced), so this is your cue to know what you're doing before you touch it. 🔥

ngl, --lifetime=forever is committing. fr fr. if you meant "just for a bit," maybe say reboot. 🌸

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🎀 AUTHOR 🎀

Written by Andrew Beekhof and the Pacemaker project contributors. giving credit where credit is due, as we should. 👑

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and that's the page, bestie! this one was Pacemaker 3.0.3+20260728.7052..., dated September 2026, and it lives at PACEMAKER(8). 🦋🎀💖 go forth and put exactly the right node on standby. periodt. ✨