[Linux-cluster] Reg: not able to start CMAN service / "Can't find local node name in cluster.conf "

[Chrissie Caulfield]

viral ahire wrote:
> Hi,
>    I want to configure 2 node clustering in RHEL-5. but after all
> configuraton done (through system-config-cluster) ,when i am trying to
> start cman service it give me a following error.
>  
> *Starting cluster: *
> *Loading modules... done*
> *Mounting configfs... done*
> *Starting ccsd... done*
> *Starting cman... failed*
> *cman not started: Can't find local node name in cluster.conf
> /usr/sbin/cman_tool: aisexec daemon didn't start*
>  
> /var/log/messeages are as follow.
>  
> *Feb 20 16:55:49 demo4 ccsd[3261]: Unable to connect to cluster
> infrastructure after 9990 seconds. *
> *Feb 20 16:56:18 demo4 openais[23496]: [MAIN ] AIS Executive Service
> RELEASE 'subrev 1358 version 0.80.3' *
> *Feb 20 16:56:18 demo4 openais[23496]: [MAIN ] Copyright (C) 2002-2006
> MontaVista Software, Inc and contributors. *
> *Feb 20 16:56:18 demo4 openais[23496]: [MAIN ] Copyright (C) 2006 Red
> Hat, Inc. *
> *Feb 20 16:56:18 demo4 openais[23496]: [MAIN ] AIS Executive Service:
> started and ready to provide service. *
> *Feb 20 16:56:18 demo4 openais[23496]: [MAIN ] local node name "demo4"
> not found in cluster.conf *
> *Feb 20 16:56:18 demo4 openais[23496]: [MAIN ] Error reading CCS info,
> cannot start *
> *Feb 20 16:56:18 demo4 openais[23496]: [MAIN ] *
> *Feb 20 16:56:18 demo4 openais[23496]: [MAIN ] AIS Executive exiting (-9). *
> *Feb 20 16:56:19 demo4 ccsd[3261]: Unable to connect to cluster
> infrastructure after 10020 seconds. *
> *Feb 20 16:56:49 demo4 ccsd[3261]: Unable to connect to cluster
> infrastructure after 10050 seconds. *
>  
> please help me to resolve this problem..........
> 

Check that the host name of your node matches that in  cluster.conf.
It's important that the node name can be resolved (eg try the host
command on it) and that the IP address it resolves to is assigned to an
interface on the system.

Chrissie