Serviceguard Extension for RAC Version A.11.18 Release Notes, 4th Edition, September 2008

SGeRAC Version A.11.17 requires Serviceguard patch
PHSS_35371.
Known Problems and Workarounds
The following describes known problems for SGeRAC version A.11.18 and workarounds for
them. However, this is subject to change without notice. For the most current information contact
your HP support representative.
More recent information on known problems and workarounds may be available on the Hewlett
Packard IT Resource Center:
http://itrc.hp.com(Americas and Asia Pacific)
http://europe.itrc.hp.com (Europe)
JAGag33099 (SR860678856): In a cluster of more than 3 nodes, node failed to
join
What is the problem? In a cluster with more than 3 nodes, if 2 or more nodes restart at the same
time after certain failures and then try to automatically join the cluster (through system startup),
then one of the nodes can fail to join the cluster. The cmrunnode command run by the system
startup script will time out. The syslog file on that node will contain messages such as:
Feb 24 17:30:58 sienna syslog: /usr/sbin/cmrunnode -v ........Feb 24 17:40:19 sienna cmcld[2729]: Cluster
formation failed Feb 24 17:40:19 sienna cmcld[2729]: Reason: Ran out of time for automatically joining a cluster
In addition, one of the existing nodes in the cluster will have a message such as this insyslog
:
Feb 24 17:31:04 milan cmcld[2729]: Detected different configuration data on node sienna Feb 24 17:31:04 milan
cmcld[2729]: Can not form cluster with node sienna
What is the workaround? Run cmrunnode from the command line on the node which has failed
to join the cluster.
Software Availability in Native Languages
SGeRAC version A.11.18 does not provide native language support. However, separate native
language versions of documentation are available with the following options:
• AB0: Traditional Chinese
• AB1: Korean
• AB2: Simplified Chinese
• ABA: English
• ABJ: Japanese
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