VDI 3.0 installation problems - VDI database not starting

Question

Hi
I am trying to install VDI 3.0 (released yesterday) on a Sun Fire X2200 server, running Solaris 10u6. The package installation runs just fine, but I can't get VDI configured properly. When running the vdi-config program, I choose to set up a evaluation VDI host, and then everything runs fine until it reaches the "Starting Sun VDI database (MySQL)" point. It hangs there for a couple of minutes, before simply stating "Failed". The configuration program also prints out the following in the end of the run:
Common Agent Container Configuration
   + Restarting Common Agent Container service...
Error when trying to start SMF service: [svc:/application/management/common-agent-container-1:default].
Please check the SMF log file for more information: [/var/svc/log/application-management-common-agent-container-1:default.log].This seems to be because the common-agent-container-1 service depends on vdadb:sql running, which it fails to.
If I try to start vdadb:sql manually after the configuration (using svcadm clear vdadb:sql), the following is put into the services log, and the service is still in maintenance mode:
[ Mar 25 15:16:19 Executing start method ("/opt/SUNWvda/lib/vda-db-service start") ]
Configuration:                                                                     
   MGMT_NODE=[1]; NDBD_NODE=[1]; SQL_NODE=[1]; MULTI_HOST_MODE=[0];                
   NDBD_CONNECTSTRING=[localhost]; NDBD_INITIAL_ARG=[--initial]; NDBD_NODE_ID=[2]; 
Starting the Sun Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Database service:                  
   - Starting Management Node... OK                                                
   - Starting Data Node...                                                         
     Arguments: [localhost --initial]...                                           
     Error                                                                         
[ Mar 25 15:21:26 Method "start" exited with status 95 ]I can't seem to get any further debug messages, and I can't find out how to go any further with this, as "Failed" and "Error" seems to be the only error messages I get.
As far as I can see, the error message is coming from the "waitForNdbdNodeStartup" function on line 296 of /opt/SUNWvda/lib/vda-db-service, but I can't really get any nearer than that.
Does anybody know how to get further in this regard?
/Jeppe

Answer 1

Hi, I have been reading and trying the solutions on this post to no avail ... as this post is still open and it seems like the subject still applies to my problem, I am using this one... the case is:
I am trying to setup an evaluation for vdi3 using several machines, 1 for the vdi core, 2 for the secondaries and another one as the storage server. the main and one secondary installed and got configured fine, but the second secondary is failing and I dont know why, I just unconfigured and uninstalled it and did reinstalled and reconfigured it again, but something went wrong, I havent
touched anything except changing the 300 to 16 in the ini file ...
bash-3.00# /opt/SUNWvda/sbin/vda-config
Sun Virtual Desktop Infrastructure 3.0 Configuration
An Evaluation Sun VDI Host configures all necessary components on one server.
1 Primary Sun VDI Host
2 Secondary Sun VDI Host
0 Evaluation Sun VDI Host
Select (1/2/0): 2
Specify the maximum number of concurrent sessions this host will support [100]: 20
There are as many local users created as the maximum number of concurrent sessions defined.
Enter the user ID range start [150000]: 20000
Enter the DNS name of the primary host: holanda
Enter the DNS name of this host [ghana]:
You can use the MySQL database of the Sun VDI cluster or connect to a remote MySQL database.
1 Sun VDI cluster database
2 Remote database
Select ([1]/2):
Do you want to apply the settings? ([y]/n)
Sun Ray Server Software Configuration
+ Providing configuration data...
+ Loading Sun Ray data store...
+ Populating Sun Ray data store...
+ Creating Sun Ray core services configuration...
+ Restarting Sun Ray data store daemon...
+ Configuring Sun Ray Server Software Web Administration...
+ Adding 20 user accounts for Sun Ray sessions...
Sun Ray Client Configuration
+ Enabling Kiosk Mode Policy for All Card and Non-Card Users...
+ Enabling LAN Connections...
+ Configuring Sun Ray Connector for Windows Operating Systems...
+ Restarting Sun Ray Server Software...
MySQL Database Configuration
+ Creating MySQL group (vdadb)...
+ Creating MySQL user (vdadb)...
+ Setting up MySQL directory...
+ Setting up MySQL cluster directory...
+ Initializing database...
+ Starting Sun VDI database (MySQL)...
Failed.
+ Synchronizing time...
Sun VDI Web Administration Configuration
+ Enabling Sun VDI web administration...
+ Restarting Sun VDI web administration...
RDP Broker Configuration
+ Starting RDP broker...
Common Agent Container Configuration
+ Restarting Common Agent Container service...
Error when trying to start SMF service: [svc:/application/management/common-agent-container-1:default].
Please check the SMF log file for more information: [var/svc/log/application-management-common-agent-container-1:default.log].
The configuration of Sun VDI 3.0 has completed.
A log file is available at '/var/adm/log/vda-config.2009_04_13_09:00:44.log'.
The command line tools are located at '/opt/SUNWvda/sbin'.
You can access the Sun VDI web administration at http://ghana:1800
the log shows:
bash-3.00# tail -30 /var/svc/log/application-database-vdadb:core.log
Configuration:
MGMT_NODE=[0]; NDBD_NODE=[1]; SQL_NODE=[0]; MULTI_HOST_MODE=[1];
NDBD_CONNECTSTRING=[holanda]; NDBD_INITIAL_ARG=[--initial]; NDBD_NODE_ID=[2];
Starting the Sun Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Database service:
- Starting Data Node... 2009-04-13 08:37:47 [ndbd] INFO -- Unable to alloc node id
2009-04-13 08:37:47 [ndbd] INFO -- Error : Could not alloc node id at holanda port 1186: No free node id found for ndbd(NDB).
error=2350
2009-04-13 08:37:47 [ndbd] INFO -- Error handler restarting system
2009-04-13 08:37:47 [ndbd] INFO -- Error handler shutdown completed - exiting
sphase=0
exit=-1
Arguments: [holanda --initial ]...
Error (255)
[ Apr 13 08:37:47 Method "start" exited with status 95 ]
[ Apr 13 09:04:02 Disabled. ]
[ Apr 13 09:04:02 Rereading configuration. ]
[ Apr 13 09:04:02 Rereading configuration. ]
[ Apr 13 09:04:03 Rereading configuration. ]
[ Apr 13 09:04:03 Enabled. ]
[ Apr 13 09:04:03 Executing start method ("/opt/SUNWvda/lib/vda-db-service start") ]
Configuration:
MGMT_NODE=[0]; NDBD_NODE=[1]; SQL_NODE=[0]; MULTI_HOST_MODE=[1];
NDBD_CONNECTSTRING=[holanda]; NDBD_INITIAL_ARG=[--initial]; NDBD_NODE_ID=[2];
Starting the Sun Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Database service:
- Starting Data Node...
Arguments: [holanda --initial ]...
Error
[ Apr 13 09:11:33 Method "start" exited with status 95 ]
bash-3.00#
bash-3.00# svcs -l svc:/application/database/vdadb:corefmri svc:/application/database/vdadb:core
name SUNWvda MySQL Cluster and Application
enabled true
state maintenance
next_state none
state_time Mon Apr 13 09:11:33 2009
logfile /var/svc/log/application-database-vdadb:core.log
restarter svc:/system/svc/restarter:default
contract_id
dependency require_all/none svc:/milestone/network:default (online)
dependency require_all/none svc:/system/filesystem/local:default (online)
dependency require_all/refresh svc:/milestone/name-services (online)
bash-3.00# svcs -a|grep vda
legacy_run 8:58:36 lrc:/etc/rc3_d/S99vda-webadmin-init
disabled 9:04:02 svc:/application/database/vdadb:sql
maintenance 9:11:33 svc:/application/database/vdadb:core
bash-3.00# cacaoadm status
default instance is ENABLED at system startup.
default instance is not running.
bash-3.00# /opt/SUNWvda/sbin/vda-db-status
Node Type IP/HostName Id Status
Management node holanda 1 up
Data node ghana 2 down
Data node paraguay 3 up
as I said, the only thing I changed is the value for the redo files, as suggested in one of the replies above.
This is the second time I uninstall/unconfigure this server and start over (config/install)
this is a newly installed Sol10 U6 system:
bash-3.00# uname -a
SunOS ghana 5.10 Generic_138889-03 i86pc i386 i86pc
bash-3.00# prtconf
System Configuration: Sun Microsystems i86pc
Memory size: 8064 Megabytes
System Peripherals (Software Nodes):
bash-3.00# prtdiag | head -10
System Configuration: Sun Microsystems Sun Fire X4100 Server
BIOS Configuration: American Megatrends Inc. 080010 01/31/2006
BMC Configuration: IPMI 2.0 (KCS: Keyboard Controller Style)
==== Processor Sockets ====================================
Version Location Tag
AMD Opteron(tm) Processor 254 H0
AMD Opteron(tm) Processor 254 H1
bash-3.00# swap -s
total: 876688k bytes allocated + 405180k reserved = 1281868k used, 8752988k available
help is appreciated.