You might want to check your cman version. This is a known bug in an earlier version and has been fixed. Among others: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=488565 (fixed in 2.0.115) 2008-01-21 22:00:00 Chris Feist <cfeist@xxxxxxxxxx> - 2.0.79-1: - ccs lookup functions now recognize alternative hostnames better Also of interest: 2009-10-06 22:00:00 Christine Caulfield <ccaulfie@xxxxxxxxxx> - 2.0.115-8: - fence: Allow IP addresses as node names -----Original Message----- From: linux-cluster-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:linux-cluster-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Simmons, Dan A Sent: vrijdag 7 mei 2010 2:07 To: 'linux-cluster@xxxxxxxxxx' Subject: cman not looking at all valid interfaces Hi, cman appears to not scan for interfaces correctly on my RHEL 5.3 64bit cluster. When I change /etc/hosts and /etc/cluster/cluster.conf to use names "mynode1" and "mynode2" cman boots up correctly and I get a good cluster. If I change my configuration to use the interfaces named "mynode1-clu" and "mynode2-clu" which are defined in /etc/hosts I get an error: Cman not started: Can't find local node name in cluster.conf /usr/sbin/cman_tool: aisexec daemon didn't start However, if I do `hostname mynode1-clu` on the first node and `hostname mynode2-clu` on the second node and then restart cman I get a good cluster. I think this proves that my -clu interfaces are valid and properly defined in /etc/cluster/cluster.conf. This node was created from a disk clone of another cluster. Are there any cluster files that would retain system name or interface information? I have triple checked my /etc/hosts, /etc/sysconfig/network /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/*eth* , /etc/nsswitch.conf, /etc/cluster/cluster.conf and dns files. Any suggestions would be appreciated. J.Dan Simmons -- Linux-cluster mailing list Linux-cluster@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-cluster No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.819 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2857 - Release Date: 05/06/10 08:26:00 -- Linux-cluster mailing list Linux-cluster@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-cluster