---
name: "votequorum_qdisk_register"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "corosync-dev"
version: "1.4.6-1.1"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/votequorum_qdisk_register"
---

# votequorum\_qdisk\_register(3)

Registers a new quorum device

## NAME

votequorum\_qdisk\_register - Registers a new quorum device

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<corosync/votequorum.h\>**

**int votequorum\_qdisk\_register(votequorum\_handle\_t** *handle***, char \*** *name***, unsigned int** *votes***);**

## DESCRIPTION

The **votequorum\_qdisk\_register** is used to register a new quorum device. A quorum device is an external way of adding votes to a small cluster. The quorum device is, in effect, a pseudo node in the cluster that provide votes based on some external device, usually a shared disk partition or perhaps a network router.\
 This call creates the device but does not mark it active. **votequorum\_qdisk\_poll** must be called for the votes to be included in the quorum calculation.\
 Note that it is the responsibility of the quorum device subsystem (not provided as part of votequorum) to keep all nodes informed of the quorum device status.

## RETURN VALUE

This call returns the CS\_OK value if successful, otherwise an error is returned.

## ERRORS

The errors are undocumented.

## SEE ALSO

[**votequorum\_overview**(8)](/votequorum_overview/8.md), [**votequorum\_initialize**(3)](/votequorum_initialize/3.md), [**votequorum\_finalize**(3)](/votequorum_finalize/3.md), [**votequorum\_dispatch**(3)](/votequorum_dispatch/3.md), [**votequorum\_fd\_get**(3)](/votequorum_fd_get/3.md), [**votequorum\_qdisk\_poll**(3)](/votequorum_qdisk_poll/3.md), [**votequorum\_qdisk\_unregister**(3)](/votequorum_qdisk_unregister/3.md), [**votequorum\_qdisk\_getinfo**(3)](/votequorum_qdisk_getinfo/3.md),