Yup, clocks are sycned. Thanks ----- Original Message ----- From: Senthil Ramanujam <datum.data@xxxxxxxxx> To: John Clarke <jclarke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 19:18:03 -0400 Subject: Re: oracm dying, ocfs not mounting from multiple systems > Are the clocks(date) sync in between the servers=3F >=20 >=20 > On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 16:52:50 -0400, John Clarke <jclarke@xxxxxxxxxxxxx= om> > wrote: > > Assuming you mean to create the quorum file larger, I already tried = this.=20 > My cm.log file in fact didn't have any error messages pertaining to op= ening > or writing to the quorum file, which I think were/are the symptoms tha= t make > the enlargening work. > >=20 > > Thanks anyway! > >=20 > >=20 > >=20 > >=20 > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Senthil Ramanujam <datum.data@xxxxxxxxx> > > To: jclarke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Sent: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 16:39:46 -0400 > > Subject: Re: oracm dying, ocfs not mounting from multiple systems > >=20 > > > Hi John, > > > > > > I recently ran into the same issue. After running dd command(sugge= sted > > > by metalink), i dont see this issue again. Give it a shot and see = if > > > that helps. > > > > > > thanks. > > > > > > senthil > > > > > > > > > On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 16:17:09 -0400, John Clarke > <jclarke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > wrote: > > > > I'm trying to build a 9.2.0.4 RAC on OCFS filesystem, RHAS21, bo= th > hosts=3D > > > > running as VMWare 4.5 virtual machines on top of a Windows XP ho= st, > and=3D > > > > oracm dies on the 2nd node I start it on. The cm.log file is qu= ite > inc=3D > > > > onclusive, as it only gives me one thing that looks at all like = an > error=3D > > > > : > > > > > > > > InitClusterDB(): getservbyname on CMSrvr failed: -22 > > > > > > > > Lots of posts on Metalink that say things like "create your quor= um > file =3D > > > > larger" and so forth, and none of these suggestions work. The la= st > sugge=3D > > > > stion I got was from Rich Jesse, which was to build my quorum fi= le > (and =3D > > > > other) on raw devices instead of OCFS filesystem. I really woul= d like > t=3D > > > > o get OCFS working though and I've got a feeling my oracm proble= m is > rel=3D > > > > ated to an issue w/ OCFS but would like to confirm. > > > > > > > > My question is this ... > > > > > > > > If I format and mount an OCFS filesystem from 2 nodes and run > /sbin/moun=3D > > > > ted.ocfs against the device, should I see both nodes in the "nod= es" > line=3D > > > > =3D3F My guess is yes on this, but for some reason I only see t= he local > n=3D > > > > ode, regardless of where I run it from. After mounting the ocfs > filesys=3D > > > > tem, I can create a quorum and srvm file from one node, but am n= ot > able =3D > > > > to "see it" from the other node without unmounting and mounting. > > > > > > > > The darndest thing about this whoe thing is that I had a 92R4 cl= uster > wo=3D > > > > rking fine in this OCFS configuration for about a year, until a = month > ag=3D > > > > o when oracm started dying. I've since scratched and rebuilt bot= h VMs, > t=3D > > > > o no avail. > > > > > > > > Thoughts=3D3F > > > > > > > > -- > > > > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > > > > > > > >=20 > > >=20 -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l