[rabbitmq-discuss] [Q] How can one remove dead nodes from a cluster?

[Francesco Mazzoli]

Hi Simon,
At Fri, 29 Jun 2012 09:52:44 +0200,
Simon Loewenthal wrote:
>     Thank-you for this update.  The dead nodes are in a uat environment
> so can likely wait until the next release. Perhaps we can then upgrade
> all environment from 2.7.1 to current with this feature.

I wouldn't wait for a release including those changes, that might take
some time.

> Does a move from 2.7 to 2.8  on all nodes require just the rpm to be
> replaced, or is there any additional configuration due to differences in
> releases?   ( Please reply with just search the rabbitmq site if it is
> on there and I missed it).

Yeah, you don't need to do anything else apart from installing the new
version, with some precautions, see
http://www.rabbitmq.com/clustering.html#upgrading

Francesco.