topic Re: fence problem on DL380 G6 within redhat cluster suite 5U4 in Operating System - Linux

fence problem on DL380 G6 within redhat cluster suite 5U4

valentine_2 — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 10:39:54 GMT

Hi,
I got a problem with ilo fence in redhat cluster. I have configured ilo fence as below a part of cluster.conf:

Then,
# fence_ilo -a 10.10.1.4 -l iap -p iap.ac.cn -o status
Unable to connect/login to fencing device

please help me!
Thanks!

Re: fence problem on DL380 G6 within redhat cluster suite 5U4

Tim Nelson — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:49:08 GMT

From all servers in the cluster can you ping 10.10.1.4 ?

Are you using the correct password ?

Re: fence problem on DL380 G6 within redhat cluster suite 5U4

Steven E. Protter — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:55:15 GMT

Shalom,

I would definitely start with the ping test for network connectivity.

I'd also make sure the ilo firmware is up to date.

In general on G5 servers, I had to update the firmware/bios(whatever it is officially called) immediately upon delivery to insure proper cluster functionality.

SEP

Re: fence problem on DL380 G6 within redhat cluster suite 5U4

valentine_2 — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 02:00:10 GMT

Thanks you guys for applying! I hava solved the issue. the reason is that I have not configure a eth for ilo communication.

Because RedHat documents refer to ilo fence so little, can you provide some resources or documents for configuration and troubleshooting.