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[hadoop@rac1 bin]$ ./start-dfs.sh starting namenode, logging to /var/log/hadoop/hadoop-hadoop-namenode-rac1.out 192.168.14.104: starting datanode, logging to /var/log/hadoop/hadoop-hadoop-datanode-rac2.out hadoop@192.168.14.103's password: 192.168.14.103: starting secondarynamenode, logging to /var/log/hadoop/hadoop-hadoop-secondarynamenode-rac1.out [hadoop@rac1 bin]$ [hadoop@rac1 bin]$ Node --2 2012-07-16 15:09:50,018 INFO org.apache.hadoop.ipc.Client: Retrying connect to server: rac2/192.168.14.104:8020. Already tried 9 time(s). 2012-07-16 15:09:50,018 INFO org.apache.hadoop.ipc.RPC: Server at rac2/192.168.14.104:8020 not available yet, Zzzzz... 2012-07-16 15:09:52,024 INFO org.apache.hadoop.ipc.Client: Retrying connect to server: rac2/192.168.14.104:8020. Already tried 0 time(s). 2012-07-16 15:09:53,027 INFO org.apache.hadoop.ipc.Client: Retrying connect to server: rac2/192.168.14.104:8020. Already tried 1 time(s). 2012-07-16 15:09:54,029 INFO org.apache.hadoop.ipc.Client: Retrying connect to server: rac2/192.168.14.104:8020. Already tried 2 time(s). 2012-07-16 15:09:55,031 INFO org.apache.hadoop.ipc.Client: Retrying connect to server: rac2/192.168.14.104:8020. Already tried 3 time(s). 2012-07-16 15:09:56,033 INFO org.apache.hadoop.ipc.Client: Retrying connect to server: rac2/192.168.14.104:8020. Already tried 4 time(s). 2012-07-16 15:09:57,036 INFO org.apache.hadoop.ipc.Client: Retrying connect to server: rac2/192.168.14.104:8020. Already tried 5 time(s). Please help. Am new to HDFS. Regards, Yuvrajsinh Chauhan || Sr. DBA || CRESTEL-PSG Elitecore Technologies Pvt. Ltd. 904, Silicon Tower || Off C.G.Road Behind Pariseema Building || Ahmedabad || INDIA [GSM]: +91 9727746022