Warning: Unable to get configuration for cluster

[Ignacio Javier]

Hi everybody:

When i check my cluster configuratión i get the message:
"Warning: Unable to get configuration for cluster":


>cmcheckconf -v -C PRIMARIO.ascii

Checking cluster file: PRIMARIO.ascii
Note : a NODE_TIMEOUT value of 2000000 was found in line 6. For a
significant portion of installations, a higher setting is more appropriate.
Refer to the comments in the cluster configuration ascii file or Serviceguard
manual for more information on this parameter.
Checking nodes ... Done
Checking existing configuration ... Done
Warning: Unable to get configuration for cluster PRIMARIO.
Gathering configuration information ... Done
Gathering configuration information ..
Gathering storage information ..
Found 10 devices on node primario
Analysis of 10 devices should take approximately 3 seconds
0%----10%----20%----30%----40%----50%----60%----70%----80%----90%----100%
Found 5 volume groups on node primario
Analysis of 5 volume groups should take approximately 1 seconds
0%----10%----20%----30%----40%----50%----60%----70%----80%----90%----100%
.....
Gathering Network Configuration ........ Done
Checking for inconsistencies .. Done
Maximum configured packages parameter is 3.
Configuring 0 package(s).
3 package(s) can be added to this cluster.
200 access policies can be added to this cluster.
Creating the cluster configuration for cluster PRIMARIO.
Adding node primario to cluster PRIMARIO.

Verification completed with no errors found.
Use the cmapplyconf command to apply the configuration.


¿ Do i have to be concerned about the warning ?

Thanks in advance

[A. Clay Stephenson]

First thing to check is to make sure that the identd service is running on all your nodes. I trust you understand the implications of running with a low value for NODE_TIMEUT.

[melvyn burnard]

First question to ask is do you have an exisiting cluster?
I.e. is the a cmclconfig binary file in /etc/cmcluster

[Ignacio Javier]

Thanks for helping:

I have a binary file running yes.

The deamon identd is not running.
I have checked the inetd.conf and i have
the line:

auth stream tcp6 wait bin /usr/lbin/identd identd

but the deamon is not running

What should i do ?


Thank again

[Mike Chisholm]

Ignacio,

Hi. identd may not show up in "ps -ef" output, it is a short-lived process. To check if it is working, you can try to telnet to the auth service and see if you get connected. Then send it a bogus request.
Example:
# telnet $(hostname) 113
Trying...
Connected to ogre.atl.hp.com.
Escape character is '^]'.
23,64000 <==NOTE: You type this
23 , 64000 : ERROR : NO-USER
Connection closed by foreign host.
#

You should get back the NO-USER message. This means identd is responding to requests. You must be able to do this on every node of the cluster. If you get "Connection refused" then something's wrong with identd. You may also want to check and make sure there is an "auth" entry in /etc/services that matches up to the entry in /etc/inetd.conf
Example:
# grep auth /etc/inetd.conf /etc/services
/etc/inetd.conf:auth stream tcp6 wait bin /usr/lbin/identd identd
/etc/services:auth 113/tcp authentication # Authentication Service
#

If you change anything in inetd.conf make sure you run "inetd -c" to enable your changes and check syslog to verify your changes were accurate.
Also, check http://docs.hp.com/en/6283/SGsecurityfiles.pdf and make sure you have aliases for all your lans on all hosts configured properly.

Are you getting any error messages in syslog.log on any node?

[Prashanth.D.S]

Hi,

This is a comman message while creating cluster can be ignored.

The cmcheckconf command will compare the configuration in the
/etc/cmcluster/ against the binary configuration file
called /etc/cmcluster/cmclconfig.
On a new cluster the /etc/cmcluster/cmclconfig file does not exist and the
message "Warning: Unable to get configuration for cluster " is
displayed, this is a normal message when their is no /etc/cmcluster/cmclconfig
file.

Once the cluster is applied with cmapplyconf a /etc/cmcluster/cmclconfig file
is created. The warning message will not be displayed any longer unless the
file /etc/cmcluster/cmclconfig is removed.

Best Regards,
Prashanth

[Ignacio Javier]

Thanks everybody for helping


Regards