This meant that a single node could take up to an hour to join the network, which made collecting data extremely time-consuming.

意思是单一节点要花费一个小时的时间才能接入网络系统，让收集数据这一动作费时极大。

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For any single node, one or more host names may be created to identify all of the various network interfaces.

对于任何节点，可以创建一个或多个主机名来标识所有网络适配器。

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Even if a single active, 100% operational node loses connection to its peer systems due to network failure or if both the inactive peers halt simultaneously, the resource will be voluntarily released.

即使只有一个节点是活动的，完全运行的节点也会由于网络故障丢失它与同级系统之间的连接，或者，如果两个非活动的同级系统同时暂停，资源将被自动释放。

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