[this error has nothing to do with clustering, but...] Sun Cluster would not reboot a node due to a switch failure. IMHO, if Oracle does this, then it is a design deficiency. -- richard
On Tue, 2006-02-14 at 16:52 -0800, Juan Castano wrote: > Hi all, > > we are running some tests with oracle RAC. we have 4 nodes (v40z's > with S10U1) that are sharing two storage devices with fully redundant > paths (2 HBAs, 2 FC switches, 2 3510s). As part of the tests we need > to inject faults one of the switches (powercycle). The 3510's contain > only oracle related data. When the switch comes back up oracle > instructs the nodes to reboot. The problem we have is that only one > nodes comes up. The other 3 nodes give me this msg in the console and > refuse to boot. I tried the suggested fix (svcadm clear > system/boot-archive) which didn't work. We have no idea how to > > a) avoid this problem, > b) fix it. > > Have you seen this before? any advise? why is it happening? is ti a > bug? > > thanks in advance for any help, > > Fernando > > WARNING - The following files in / differ from the boot archive: > /etc/path_to_inst > /etc/devices/devid_cache > The recommended action is to reboot and select "Solaris failsafe" > option from the boot menu. Then follow prompts to update the > boot archive. > To continue booting at your own risk, clear the service: > # svcadm clear system/boot-archive > > Feb 14 16:39:20 svc.startd[7]: svc:/system/boot-archive:default: > Method "/lib/svc/method/boot-archive" failed with exit status 95. > [ system/boot-archive:default failed fatally (see 'svcs -x' for > details) ] > Requesting System Maintenance Mode > (See /lib/svc/share/README for more information.) > Console login service(s) cannot run > > Root password for system maintenance (control-d to bypass): Hostname: > clear20 > > > -- > > Fernando Castano > Staff engineer, MDE > > Sun Microsystems, Inc. > 260 Constitution Drive > Menlo Park, CA 94025 US > Phone x88904/+1 650 786 8904 > Email > -- > > Fernando Castano > Staff engineer, MDE > > Sun Microsystems, Inc. > 260 Constitution Drive > Menlo Park, CA 94025 US > Phone x88904/+1 650 786 8904 > Email Fernando.Castano at Sun.COM > > _______________________________________________ > smf-discuss mailing list > smf-discuss at opensolaris.org -- Richard Elling <Richard.Elling at sun.com>
