Currently there is no way to read and decipher the promote/demote query file under /var/run/gluster/ as it is a binary file We need a script or tool to help read this file. It will be helpful for debugging for QE Dev and even GSS going forward
Thank you for your bug report. We are no longer working on any improvements for Tier. This bug will be set to CLOSED WONTFIX to reflect this. Please reopen if the rfe is deemed critical.