By default, yes, nodetool connects to localhost, which your log entries show. Use `nodetool -h $PRIV_IP cleanup ...` to connect to that private IP it's listening on. `nodetool help cleanup` for all options.
-- Kind regards, Michael On 02/10/2017 02:22 PM, Simone Franzini wrote: > I am running DSE 4.8.7 / Cassandra 2.1.14. > When I attempt to run nodetool cleanup on any node / any environment we > are managing, I get the following output: > > Aborted cleaning up atleast one column family in keyspace <mykeyspace1>, > check server logs for more information. > error: nodetool failed, check server logs > -- StackTrace -- > java.lang.RuntimeException: nodetool failed, check server logs > at > org.apache.cassandra.tools.NodeTool$NodeToolCmd.run(NodeTool.java:294) > at org.apache.cassandra.tools.NodeTool.main(NodeTool.java:206) > > > The server logs do not have any error or warn message, however I see the > following log line: > 2017-02-10 14:06:49,931 INFO [RMI TCP Connection(34)-127.0.0.1] > CompactionManager.java:415 - Cleanup cannot run before a node has > joined the ring > > That is then followed by a line like this, for every single one of our > keyspaces and tables: > 2017-02-10 14:06:49,969 INFO [RMI TCP Connection(34)-127.0.0.1] > CompactionManager.java:294 - No sstables for <keyspace>.<table> > > I find the message above a bit suspicious. Of course I do not have any > node in the process of joining the ring. It looks like nodetool is > having trouble connecting to the Cassandra instance? Is it trying to > connect to localhost? We have Cassandra listening on a private IP, not > on localhost. All other nodetool commands are running fine though. Any > suggestion with what could be the issue here? > > Thanks, > Simone Franzini, PhD > > http://www.linkedin.com/in/simonefranzini
