[Linux-cluster] clvmd fails to start on second node.

[Patrick Caulfeld]

Ray Charles wrote:
> 
> Hi, 
> 
> I am following the directions of the VMClusterCookbook
> and have the early makings of a virtualized two node
> cluster. On both guest-nodes i can initialize cman and
> achieve quorate.  However, things go sideways when I
> try to initialize clvmd on both nodes. The first node
> brings up clvmd cleanly but the second reports FAILED
> upon coming up and the volumes i wish to mount become
> inaccessible.  Further, I've no firewalling on the
> guests. I 've read a similar post but that was from
> many months ago, on older version not much use. Logs
> and output below..
> 
> Thanks in advance for any responses!
> 
>>From the consoles..
> 
> [root at vsp07 ~]# /etc/init.d/clvmd start
> Starting clvmd: dlm: Using TCP for communications
> [  OK  ]
> Activating VGs:   2 logical volume(s) in volume group
> "VolGroup00" now active
> [  OK  ]
> [root at vsp07 ~]#
> 
> 
> [root at vsp08 ~]# /etc/init.d/clvmd start
> Starting clvmd: clvmd startup timed out
>                                                       
>     [FAILED]
> 
>>From the /var/log/messages...
> 
> [root at vsp07 ~]# tail -f /var/log/messages
> Jan  1 19:28:13 vsp07 kernel: dlm: Using TCP for
> communications
> Jan  1 19:28:14 vsp07 clvmd: Cluster LVM daemon
> started - connected to CMAN
> Jan  1 19:28:27 vsp07 kernel: dlm: connecting to 2
> Jan  1 19:28:27 vsp07 kernel: dlm: connect from non
> cluster node
> 
> [root at vsp08 ~]# tail -f /var/log/messages
> Jan  1 19:28:27 vsp08 kernel: dlm: Using TCP for
> communications
> Jan  1 19:28:27 vsp08 kernel: dlm: connect from non
> cluster node
> Jan  1 19:28:27 vsp08 kernel: dlm: connecting to 1
> 

That looks like an old and buggy dlm kernel module. I don't know
off-hand what the version numbers are, but see if you can find an
updated version.

Patrick