[Linux-cluster] "dlm_controld[nnnn]: cluster is down, exiting" on node1 when starting node2

[Charlie Brady]

On Fri, 5 Jun 2009, David Teigland wrote:

> On Fri, Jun 05, 2009 at 11:42:59AM -0400, Charlie Brady wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, 5 Jun 2009, David Teigland wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, Jun 04, 2009 at 04:23:13PM -0400, Charlie Brady wrote:
>>>> Jun  4 10:55:34 sun4150node1 dlm_controld[7916]: cluster is down, exiting
>>>> Jun  4 10:55:34 sun4150node1 fenced[7910]: cluster is down, exiting
>>>> Jun  4 10:55:34 sun4150node1 gfs_controld[7922]: cluster is down, exiting
>>>> Jun  4 10:55:35 sun4150node1 qdiskd[8128]: <err> cman_dispatch: Host is
>>>> down
>>>
>>> They are all complaining that the the cluster is down, which is a polite
>>> way
>>> of saying that aisexec has died/crashed/failed/killed/gone-away.
>>
>> Thanks. Why might that have occurred? Where would I look for clues? How
>> can I increase logging output from aisexec?
>
> If you're lucky it'll leave a core file, otherwise aisexec is notorious for
> disappearing without leaving any clues about why.

That's very disconcerting to hear. Doesn't sound like HA. :-(

I don't have any core files.