"Walter R. Moore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> hydra # utgstatus
> hostflags    interface     flags
>               4.38.104.0/24
> ---------    -------------------
> hydra  TN    4.38.104.2      UA-
> medusa TN    4.38.104.5      -A-

The group-memebership protocol isn't able to see traffic from the
other machine.  It was able to see it in the recent past, which is 
how the machines are aware of each other and know that belong to 
the same group, but they're no longer able to exhange membership 
handshakes.

By default the membership protocol uses multicast datagrams.  It's
possible that the switch connecting the machines has lost its mind 
and is no longer forwarding multicast packets, or it's possible
that there's a problem with multicast handling in the kernel or in
the NIC driver.  I'd try power-cycling the switch.  If that works
then I'd look for an update to the switch firmware, multicast is
something that some switch vendors are still struggling to do 
right.  If power-cycling the switch doesn't work then that points 
at a kernel or NIC problem, so make sure these machines have 
up-to-date patches.  

You might be able to get temporary relief by utrestart'ing one or 
both servers (the restart of a multicast-using app can sometimes 
prod the system into doing the right thing).  A longer-term 
workaround might be to tell the membership protocol to use 
broadcast rather than multicast, you can do that by setting 
enableMulticast=false in /etc/opt/SUNWut/auth.props and then
running utrestart.

OttoM.
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ottomeister

Disclaimer: These are my opinions.  I do not speak for my employer.


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