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@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Requirements
 * All nodes must be in the same network as corosync uses IP Multicast
  to communicate between nodes (also see
  http://www.corosync.org[Corosync Cluster Engine]). Corosync uses UDP
- ports 5404and 5405 for cluster communication.
+ ports 5404 and 5405 for cluster communication.
 +
 NOTE: Some switches do not support IP multicast by default and must be
 manually enabled first.
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ hostname and IP is not possible after cluster creation.
 Currently the cluster creation has to be done on the console, so you
 need to login via 'ssh'.
 
-
 Create the Cluster
 ------------------
 
@@ -98,6 +97,10 @@ your cluster. This name cannot be changed later.
 
  hp1# pvecm create YOUR-CLUSTER-NAME
 
+CAUTION: The cluster name is used to compute the default multicast
+address. Please use unique cluster names if you run more than one
+cluster inside your network.
+
 To check the state of your cluster use:
 
  hp1# pvecm status
@@ -278,6 +281,45 @@ cluster again, you have to
 * then join it, as explained in the previous section.
 
 
+Quorum
+------
+
+{pve} use a quorum-based technique to provide a consistent state among
+all cluster nodes.
+
+[quote, from Wikipedia, Quorum (distributed computing)]
+____
+A quorum is the minimum number of votes that a distributed transaction
+has to obtain in order to be allowed to perform an operation in a
+distributed system.
+____
+
+In case of network partitioning, state changes requires that a
+majority of nodes are online. The cluster switches to read-only mode
+if it loose quorum.
+
+NOTE: {pve} assigns a single vote to each node by default.
+
+
+Cluster Cold Start
+------------------
+
+It is obvious that a cluster is not quorate when all nodes are
+offline. This is a common case after a power failure.
+
+NOTE: It is always a good idea to use an uninterruptible power supply
+('UPS', also called 'battery backup') to avoid this state. Especially if
+you want HA.
+
+On node startup, service 'pve-manager' is started and waits for
+quorum. Once quorate, it starts all guests which have the 'onboot'
+flag set.
+
+When you turn on nodes, or when power comes back after power failure,
+it is likely that some nodes boots faster than others. Please keep in
+mind that guest startup is delayed until you reach quorum.
+
+
 ifdef::manvolnum[]
 include::pve-copyright.adoc[]
 endif::manvolnum[]