This is very strange, can you please describe your systems in more detail? Kernel version, distribution, etc.?
And has anyone else out here done pvfs2 on VM's? ~Kyle Kyle Schochenmaier On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 10:56 AM, FileSystem Novice <[email protected]> wrote: > I tried changing both the pvfs2-fs.conf on the server (on clone1) and > pvfs2tab (on clone2) to both use port 3344, but still get the same error as > before for the server not being able to startup : > > [D 01/19 11:47] PVFS2 Server version 2.7.1 starting. > [E 01/19 11:47] Error initializing filesystem pvfs2-fs > [E 01/19 11:47] Error: Could not initialize server interfaces; aborting. > [E 01/19 11:47] Error: Could not initialize server; aborting. > [E 01/19 11:47] dbpf_finalize: Invalid argument > > Regarding the connection between the 2 virtual machines (clone1 & clone2), I > can do "ping clone2" from clone1 and vice versa with no problem. Not sure > where to look next. > > On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 11:41 AM, Kyle Schochenmaier <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> FSN - >> Looks like your config file is in order. >> According to your log file however, it seems something is wrong on >> your server, a config problem with tcp or your port is being used >> already, maybe you dont have a proper ethernet connection running? >> Can you try changing the tcp port in your config to something else, >> 3344 or something? >> It needs to be changed in the Alias section of the pvfs2.conf file, >> and then again pvfs2tab >> >> See if that works, if not at least we've narrowed it down. >> >> ~Kyle >> >> >> Kyle Schochenmaier >> >> >> >> On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 10:26 AM, FileSystem Novice >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Rob, here is the config file of the server (pvfs2-fs.conf) : >> > >> > <Defaults> >> > UnexpectedRequests 50 >> > EventLogging none >> > LogStamp datetime >> > BMIModules bmi_tcp >> > FlowModules flowproto_multiqueue >> > PerfUpdateInterval 1000 >> > ServerJobBMITimeoutSecs 30 >> > ServerJobFlowTimeoutSecs 30 >> > ClientJobBMITimeoutSecs 300 >> > ClientJobFlowTimeoutSecs 300 >> > ClientRetryLimit 5 >> > ClientRetryDelayMilliSecs 2000 >> > >> > StorageSpace /pvfs2-storage-space >> > LogFile /tmp/pvfs2-server.log >> > </Defaults> >> > >> > <Aliases> >> > Alias clone1 tcp://clone1:3334 >> > </Aliases> >> > >> > <Filesystem> >> > Name pvfs2-fs >> > ID 1774738514 >> > RootHandle 1048576 >> > <MetaHandleRanges> >> > Range clone1 3-4611686018427387904 >> > </MetaHandleRanges> >> > <DataHandleRanges> >> > Range clone1 4611686018427387905-9223372036854775806 >> > </DataHandleRanges> >> > <StorageHints> >> > TroveSyncMeta yes >> > TroveSyncData no >> > </StorageHints> >> > </Filesystem> >> > >> > And on the client, the pvf2stab file has the following : >> > >> > tcp://clone1:3334/pvfs2-fs /mnt/pvfs2 pvfs2 defaults,noauto 0 0 >> > >> > Thanks! >> > >> > >> > On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 10:34 AM, Rob Ross <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> Maybe you could send the list your config file? Looks like there might >> >> be >> >> one more bad parameter in there. -- Rob >> >> >> >> On Jan 19, 2009, at 9:25 AM, FileSystem Novice wrote: >> >> >> >>> Thanks for your feedback, Kyle & Phil. >> >>> Actually I had edited the pvfs2-ping last Friday to find Clone1 at >> >>> tcp://clone1:3334 >> >>> >> >>> But it still seems like there is a problem with pvfs server starting >> >>> up >> >>> ... after I start up the server on Clone1 and enter 'ps -ax | grep >> >>> pvfs', >> >>> there is no server processing running. >> >>> >> >>> Looking at the log file, it has the following entry : >> >>> >> >>> [D 1/19 10:15] PVFS2 Server version 2.7.1 starting. >> >>> [D 1/19 10:15] Error initializing filesystem pvfs-fs >> >>> [D 1/19 10:15] Error: Could not initialize server interfaces; aborting >> >>> [D 1/19 10:15] Error: Could not initialize server; aborting >> >>> [D 1/19 10:15] dbpf_finalize: Invalid argument >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 7:30 PM, Phil Carns <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Also it looks like from your pvfs2-ping output that it is trying to >> >>> find >> >>> the server at "tcp://clone2.3334". From your description I think the >> >>> server >> >>> is running on clone1, though. You might want to check your pvfs2tab >> >>> file >> >>> and make sure it has "tcp://clone1:3334" in it (note the change from >> >>> '.' to >> >>> ':' as well). >> >>> >> >>> That tabfile entry needs to point to a server on the file system. >> >>> Most >> >>> people use the first server (if there is more than one) but any server >> >>> will >> >>> do. >> >>> >> >>> If the tab file entry is correct, then check your server configuration >> >>> file instead and make sure that it only has clone1:3334 in it as well. >> >>> >> >>> -Phil >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Kyle Schochenmaier wrote: >> >>> This usually is resultant of a server process not starting properly >> >>> and exiting immediately >> >>> >> >>> Please check to see your server processes are indeed still running: >> >>> `ps ax | grep pvfs` >> >>> >> >>> and then check /tmp/pvfs2-server.log for further details. >> >>> >> >>> Good luck! >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Kyle Schochenmaier >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 4:42 PM, FileSystem Novice >> >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >> >>> >> >>> I am new to PVFS [and linux/networking :-) ] ... I could compile the >> >>> code >> >>> for PVFS2 and set it up as per the first few steps in the document (A >> >>> Quick >> >>> Start Guide to PVFS2). >> >>> >> >>> As an FYI, I set up the PVFS2 server on a hostname called ''clone1" >> >>> (which >> >>> is a Ubuntu VM running on my local box) using instructions mentioned >> >>> in >> >>> Chapter 3.1 and 3.2 and started it. >> >>> >> >>> However once I do the Client Configuration on a different hostname >> >>> called >> >>> "clone2" (which is also a different Ubuntu VM running on my local box) >> >>> as >> >>> per Chapter 3.3 and try to Test the Installation as per Chapter 3.4, I >> >>> get >> >>> the following error while running the following command on "clone2" : >> >>> >> >>> # ./pvfs2-ping -m /mnt/pvfs2 >> >>> >> >>> ....... >> >>> ....... >> >>> (3) Initializing each file system found in tab file: /etc/pvfs2tab ... >> >>> >> >>> PVFS2 Servers: tcp://clone2.3334 >> >>> Storage name: pvfs2-fs >> >>> Local mount point: /mnt/pvfs2 >> >>> [E 16:33:31.269173] msgpair failed, will retry: Connection refused >> >>> ............................................................... >> >>> ............................................................... >> >>> [E 16:33:31.291384] msgpair failed, will retry: Connection refused >> >>> [E 16:33:31.291811] *** msgpairarray_completion_fn: msgpair to server >> >>> [UNKNOWN] failed: Connection refused >> >>> [E 16:33:41.292067] *** Out of retries. >> >>> >> >>> /mnt/pvfs2: FAILURE! >> >>> >> >>> Failure: could not initialize at least one of the target file systems. >> >>> >> >>> (4) Searching for /mnt/pvfs2 in pvfstab ... >> >>> [E 16:33:41:294024] Error: /mnt/pvfs2/ resides on a PVFS2 file system >> >>> that >> >>> has not yet been initialized. >> >>> Failure: could not find filesystem for /mnt/pvfs2 in pvfs2tab >> >>> /etc/pvfs2tab >> >>> Entry 0: /mnt/pvfs2 >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Is there something trivial that I am doing wrong ? >> >>> Thanks for your help! >> >>> PVFS Novice >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> _______________________________________________ >> >>> Pvfs2-users mailing list >> >>> [email protected] >> >>> http://www.beowulf-underground.org/mailman/listinfo/pvfs2-users >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> _______________________________________________ >> >>> Pvfs2-users mailing list >> >>> [email protected] >> >>> http://www.beowulf-underground.org/mailman/listinfo/pvfs2-users >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> _______________________________________________ >> >>> Pvfs2-users mailing list >> >>> [email protected] >> >>> http://www.beowulf-underground.org/mailman/listinfo/pvfs2-users >> >> >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Pvfs2-users mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://www.beowulf-underground.org/mailman/listinfo/pvfs2-users >> > >> > > > _______________________________________________ Pvfs2-users mailing list [email protected] http://www.beowulf-underground.org/mailman/listinfo/pvfs2-users
