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тАО09-27-2023 03:02 PM - last edited on тАО09-28-2023 11:10 AM by support_s
тАО09-27-2023 03:02 PM - last edited on тАО09-28-2023 11:10 AM by support_s
When I execute this
maprcli node remove -nodes ip-10-123-207-186.us-west-2.compute.internal
I get this
ERROR (22) - node remove failed for node ip-10-123-207-186.us-west-2.compute.internal, Error: Invalid argument; For hostname: ip-10-123-207-186.us-west-2.compute.internal, there are fileservers with ids: 4668085203722062592 and nfsserver with id: 9132956263961481312 . Specify server id for removal
I assume it's tell me in some abstruse way that I still have a file server running. Indeed it is running
And no matter how many times, I click the box and then Stop Service, it will say 'Service stopped successfully' And likewise when I do this at the command line
maprcli node services -fileserver stop -nodes ip-10-123-207-186.us-west-2.compute.internal
It pauses for a second or two and then returns the command prompt implying it succeeded without error. Yet the service won't stop.
Any help would be appreciated.
thanks,
Tim
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тАО09-28-2023 08:32 AM - edited тАО09-28-2023 08:32 AM
тАО09-28-2023 08:32 AM - edited тАО09-28-2023 08:32 AM
Re: Can't remove node probably because I can't stop fileserver
Hi Tim11,
I assume the information provided as as node IP or Node ID is not proper.
1) Run the command to view the list of the nodes. Identify the node to be removed and note down their ID and IP address. Refer these documents (Doc1 and doc2)
maprcli node list -columns hostname,id
2) Run the command to remove the node. I believe, IP address & Node Ids can be used as parameter here. Refer the document.
maprcli node remove -nodes 10.20.30.40
3) You can use the same node parameter for stopiing the service.
Regards,6
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тАО09-28-2023 10:05 AM
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Re: Can't remove node probably because I can't stop fileserver
Shiva_JR,
Thank you for the detailed reply. My two issues are these:
1) Why didn't it work in the MCS? All there is to do there is click a box and then 'Remove Node'
2) I used those commands you gave and saw this
[root@ip-10-123-207-186 ~]# maprcli node list -columns hostname,id
hostname ip id
ip-10-123-207-159.us-west-2.compute.internal 10.123.207.159 8703801987189684448
ip-10-123-207-160.us-west-2.compute.internal 10.123.207.160 2474245913408905440
ip-10-123-207-186.us-west-2.compute.internal 10.123.207.186 4668085203722062592
ip-10-123-207-188.us-west-2.compute.internal 10.123.207.188 5766698336990939200
ip-10-123-207-192.us-west-2.compute.internal 10.123.207.192 4140954407743139008
ip-10-123-207-203.us-west-2.compute.internal 10.123.207.203 390243887232304160
ip-10-123-207-207.us-west-2.compute.internal 10.123.207.207 1737110396736002912
ip-10-123-207-212.us-west-2.compute.internal 10.123.207.212 6416815679606025664
ip-10-123-207-213.us-west-2.compute.internal 10.123.207.213 4117215511011946880
ip-10-123-207-23.us-west-2.compute.internal 10.123.207.23 6010795263368165344
ip-10-123-207-28.us-west-2.compute.internal 10.123.207.28 3819959219516663328
ip-10-123-207-8.us-west-2.compute.internal 10.123.207.8 7480259858129756800
ip-10-123-207-91.us-west-2.compute.internal 10.123.207.91 5419590221285718304
[root@ip-10-123-207-186 ~]# maprcli node remove -nodes ip-10-123-207-186.us-west-2.compute.internal
ERROR (22) - node remove failed for node ip-10-123-207-186.us-west-2.compute.internal, Error: Invalid argument; For hostname: ip-10-123-207-186.us-west-2.compute.internal, there are fileservers with ids: 4668085203722062592 and nfsserver with id: 9132956263961481312 . Specify server id for removal
[root@ip-10-123-207-186 ~]# maprcli node remove -nodes 4668085203722062592
ERROR (2) - node remove failed for node 4668085203722062592, Error: No such hostname, need valid hostname; No node with name 4668085203722062592
Even though I used the proper hostname, it still didn't recognize it. Also I don't see how to use the id
thanks,
Tim
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тАО09-28-2023 10:42 AM
тАО09-28-2023 10:42 AM
SolutionShiva_JR,
UPDATE:
I just ran and received the below
[root@ip-10-123-207-186 ~]# maprcli node remove -hostids 4668085203722062592 -service fileserver
ERROR (16) - node remove failed for hostid: 4668085203722062592, Error: Device or resource busy
1. Stop services on the node with ID: 4668085203722062592
2. Wait for 5 minutes until NODE_ALARM_NO_HEARTBEAT is raised for node: 4668085203722062592
3. Run this operation again
So I think this is telling me explicitly that the fileserver service is still running and needs to be stopped. As I said in my original post, running this
maprcli node services -nodes ip-10-123-207-186.us-west-2.compute.internal -name fileserver -action stop
returns no error but seems to execute just fine. But in fact the service is still running.
thanks,
Tim
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тАО09-28-2023 10:56 AM
тАО09-28-2023 10:56 AM
Re: Can't remove node probably because I can't stop fileserver
Hi TIm,
It appears, command used to stop fileserver is not correct. Kindly try to run below command from "cluster admin" user, after taking user ticket(in case, cluster is secure):
$ maprcli node services -name fileserver -nodes <FQDN_hostname> -action stop
Then verify using below command fileserver service stops on the server:
$ ps -ef | grep -i mfs
Thanks,
Vineet
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тАО09-28-2023 11:07 AM
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Re: Can't remove node probably because I can't stop fileserver
UPDATE:
I looked away for a minute and the fileserver service went to 'not configured'. I tried using the MCS to 'Remove Node' but that threw an error, but this worked
maprcli node remove -hostids 4668085203722062592
so I'll accept this as the solution.
Thanks again for your help
-Tim
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тАО09-28-2023 10:56 PM
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Re: Can't remove node probably because I can't stop fileserver
Hello @Tim11,
That's excellent!
We are extremely glad to know the problem has been resolved and we appreciate you for keeping us updated.
Thanks,
Sunitha G
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