boot process with votes messages:[vxclust]: [ID local0.error] master_vote:1

Hi Gurus.

I have two node cluster (node1 and node2) when we boot the cluster check the message (boot process):

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 821894 local0.error] Selecting master ...

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 696243 local0.error] count:0

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 246593 local0.error] mvotes[count]:0

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 843298 local0.error] votes[mvotes[count]]:1

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 938531 local0.error] master_vote:1

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 696243 local0.error] count:0

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 941912 local0.error] votes[count]:1

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 759296 local0.error] value:0

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 696244 local0.error] count:1

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 941911 local0.error] votes[count]:0

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 759297 local0.error] value:1

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 696245 local0.error] count:2

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 941911 local0.error] votes[count]:0

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 759297 local0.error] value:1

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 696246 local0.error] count:3

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 941911 local0.error] votes[count]:0

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 759297 local0.error] value:1

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 696247 local0.error] count:4

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 941911 local0.error] votes[count]:0

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 759297 local0.error] value:1

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 696248 local0.error] count:5

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 941911 local0.error] votes[count]:0

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 759297 local0.error] value:1

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 696249 local0.error] count:6

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 941911 local0.error] votes[count]:0

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 759297 local0.error] value:1

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 696250 local0.error] count:7

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 941911 local0.error] votes[count]:0

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 759297 local0.error] value:1

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 696251 local0.error] count:8

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 941911 local0.error] votes[count]:0

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 759297 local0.error] value:1

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 696252 local0.error] count:9

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 941911 local0.error] votes[count]:0

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 759297 local0.error] value:1

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 641765 local0.error] count:10

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 941911 local0.error] votes[count]:0

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 759297 local0.error] value:1

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 641766 local0.error] count:11

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 941911 local0.error] votes[count]:0

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 759297 local0.error] value:1

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 641767 local0.error] count:12

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 941911 local0.error] votes[count]:0

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 759297 local0.error] value:1

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 641768 local0.error] count:13

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 941911 local0.error] votes[count]:0

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 759297 local0.error] value:1

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 641769 local0.error] count:14

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 941911 local0.error] votes[count]:0

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 759297 local0.error] value:1

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 641770 local0.error] count:15

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 941911 local0.error] votes[count]:0

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 759297 local0.error] value:1

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 641771 local0.error] count:16

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 941911 local0.error] votes[count]:0

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 759297 local0.error] value:1

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 641772 local0.error] count:17

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 941911 local0.error] votes[count]:0

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 759297 local0.error] value:1

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 641773 local0.error] count:18

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 941911 local0.error] votes[count]:0

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 759297 local0.error] value:1

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 641774 local0.error] count:19

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 941911 local0.error] votes[count]:0

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 759297 local0.error] value:1

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 762324 local0.error] count:20

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 941911 local0.error] votes[count]:0

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 759297 local0.error] value:1

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 762325 local0.error] count:21

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 941911 local0.error] votes[count]:0

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 759297 local0.error] value:1

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 762326 local0.error] count:22

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 941911 local0.error] votes[count]:0

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 759297 local0.error] value:1

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 762327 local0.error] count:23

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 941911 local0.error] votes[count]:0

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 759297 local0.error] value:1

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 762328 local0.error] count:24

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 941911 local0.error] votes[count]:0

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 759297 local0.error] value:1

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 762329 local0.error] count:25

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 941911 local0.error] votes[count]:0

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 759297 local0.error] value:1

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 762330 local0.error] count:26

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 941911 local0.error] votes[count]:0

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 759297 local0.error] value:1

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 762331 local0.error] count:27

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 941911 local0.error] votes[count]:0

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 759297 local0.error] value:1

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 762332 local0.error] count:28

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 941911 local0.error] votes[count]:0

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 759297 local0.error] value:1

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 762333 local0.error] count:29

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 941911 local0.error] votes[count]:0

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 759297 local0.error] value:1

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 624920 local0.error] count:30

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 941911 local0.error] votes[count]:0

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID [vxclust]: [ID 759297 local0.error] value:1

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID[vxclust]: [ID 624921 local0.error] count:31

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID[vxclust]: [ID 941911 local0.error] votes[count]:0

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID[vxclust]: [ID 759297 local0.error] value:1

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID[vxclust]: [ID 385272 local0.error] Selected master:0

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID[vxclust]: [ID 874465 local0.error] New assignment :0 node2

Jan 23 14:47:23 node2 ID[vxclust]: [ID 151115 local0.error] New assignment :1 node1

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If this is a problem how can we solve?

Many Thanks

Regards

[8350 byte] By [allroundera] at [2007-11-27 3:45:54]
# 1

You did not give a lot of information in order to know which Sun Cluster version you are using and if you are using Oracle RAC together with CVM.

To me it looks you have enabled CVM (VxVM with the cluster feature enabled) in order to use a shared diskgroup.

This is only allowd in combination with Oracle RAC. If this is what you are trying to use, have a look at http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/819-2981/6n58037s2?a=view.

So those messages are CVM specific, and I guess they show the selection process of which node is going to be the master node for the shared diskgroup - in your case node2.

Greets

Thorsten

Thorsten.Frueaufa at 2007-7-12 8:49:38 > top of Java-index,Solaris Operating System,Solaris Essentials - General Technical Questions...
# 2
Hi Thorsten.Thanks for Your reply.I am running Solaris 9, Sun Cluster 3.1, VXVM with CVM and Oracle RAC.And I have shared disk groups.This messages during boot process are normal?Many Thanks.BR
allroundera at 2007-7-12 8:49:38 > top of Java-index,Solaris Operating System,Solaris Essentials - General Technical Questions...
# 3
I asked a colleague about this and he indicated that we would need more information about the version of VxVM/CVM you were running so we could ask Symmantec about it.You may want to approach them directly too.Tim
Tim.Reada at 2007-7-12 8:49:38 > top of Java-index,Solaris Operating System,Solaris Essentials - General Technical Questions...
# 4
Hi Tim.I am using VXVM 4.0.Many ThanksBR
allroundera at 2007-7-12 8:49:38 > top of Java-index,Solaris Operating System,Solaris Essentials - General Technical Questions...