This is what I have now. cluster.css [root@backup root]# cat cluster_cca/cluster.ccs cluster { name = "cluster_cca" lock_gulm { servers = ["backuphb", "oradwhb", "gistest2hb"] } } nodes.css [root@backup root]# cat cluster_cca/nodes.ccs nodes { backuphb { ip_interfaces { eth1 = "10.0.0.1" } fence { man { manual { ipaddr = "10.0.0.1" } } } } oradwhb { ip_interfaces { eth4 = "10.0.0.2" } fence { man { manual { ipaddr = "10.0.0.2" } } } } gistest2hb { ip_interfaces { eth0 = "10.0.0.3" } fence { man { manual { ipaddr = "10.0.0.3" } } } } } /etc/hosts [root@backup root]# cat /etc/hosts # Do not remove the following line, or various programs # that require network functionality will fail. 127.0.0.1 backup localhost.localdomain localhost 10.0.0.1 backuphb backuphb.walkerassoc.com backuphb 10.0.0.2 oradwhb oradwhb.walkerassoc.com oradwhb 10.0.0.3 gistest2hb gistest2hb.walkerassoc.com gistest2hb I ran this to update the cluster_cca pool after I modified the ccs files ccs_tool -O create /root/cluster_cca /dev/pool/cluster_cca Result out of my messages log ( this looks the same on all servers once I start lock_gulmd ) Mar 17 20:24:17 gistest2 lock_gulmd[2383]: Starting lock_gulmd 6.0.2.27. (built Jan 30 2006 15:28:54) Copyright (C) 2004 Red Hat, Inc. All rights reserved. Mar 17 20:24:17 gistest2 lock_gulmd[2383]: You are running in Fail-over mode. Mar 17 20:24:17 gistest2 lock_gulmd[2383]: I am (gistest2) with ip (127.0.0.1) Mar 17 20:24:17 gistest2 lock_gulmd[2383]: Forked core [2384]. Mar 17 20:24:18 gistest2 lock_gulmd_LT000[2385]: Not serving locks from this nod e. Mar 17 20:24:18 gistest2 lock_gulmd[2383]: Forked locktable [2385]. Mar 17 20:24:19 gistest2 lock_gulmd[2383]: Forked ltpx [2386]. Result from gulm_tool nodelist localhost [root@backup root]# gulm_tool nodelist localhost Name: backup ip = 127.0.0.1 state = Logged in mode = Pending missed beats = 0 last beat = 0 delay avg = 0 max delay = 0 Thanks, -- Magnus Andersen Systems Administrator / Oracle DBA Walker & Associates, Inc. -- Linux-cluster@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-cluster