fix #5273: pvecm: qdevice: note to not run qnetd on the cluster itself

The section about the external vote support already says that the vote
daemon runs on an independent server, but does not spell out that this
rules out running it on the cluster itself, for example on one of the
nodes or in a guest, which might look like an easy option for a cluster
with only two nodes.

Add a note that says so explicitly, and why: if the node running the
daemon fails, the cluster loses two votes at once, and a guest running
it cannot be started without quorum, as starting a guest requires a
quorate cluster.

Signed-off-by: Michal Fox <me@dualfroz.com>
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@@ -1132,6 +1132,13 @@ For this to work, there are two services involved:
As a result, you can achieve higher availability, even in smaller setups (for
example 2+1 nodes).
NOTE: The server running the external vote daemon must not be part of the
cluster in any form. Do not run the daemon on a node of the same cluster, nor
in a virtual machine or container on it. Otherwise, if the node running the
daemon fails, the cluster loses the vote of this node and the one of the
QDevice at the same time. Also, a guest running the daemon cannot be started
while the cluster is not quorate.
QDevice Technical Overview
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