Monitors¶

The following checks indicate issues with monitor nodes.

Errors¶

The secret key used in the keyring differs from other nodes in the cluster.

Multiple monitor directories are found on the same host.

Collocated OSDs in monitor nodes were found on the same host.

The recommended number of Monitor nodes is 3 for a high availability setup.

It is recommended to have an odd number of monitors so that failures can be tolerated.

Having a single monitor is not recommneded, as a failure would cause data loss. For high availability, at least 3 monitors is recommended.