# File lib/chef/expander/vnode_supervisor.rb, line 250
      def recover_vnode(vnode_id)
        if @vnode_table.local_node_is_leader?
          log.debug { "Recovering vnode: #{vnode_id}" }
          @local_node.shared_message(Yajl::Encoder.encode({:action => :claim_vnode, :vnode_id => vnode_id}))
        else
          log.debug { "Ignoring :recover_vnode message because this node is not the leader" }
        end
      end