expired leases

[Ted Lemon]

On Nov 5, 2008, at 1:02 PM, Greg.Rabil at ins.com wrote:

> What is the expected behavior here?  Shouldn’t these leases  
> eventually be freed?  If not, what is the proper procedure for  
> making them available, assuming that the failover box is out-of- 
> commission for a long time?  Note my previous post about attempting  
> to set “partner-down” state on the primary using omshell, which  
> doesn’t appear to accomplish the stated goal.

If the box is out of commission for an extended period, you're  
supposed to put it in partner-down state.   After MCLT has expired,  
leases in the "expired" state will be reclaimed.