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List:       gfs-users
Subject:    Re: [gfs-users] nps stomith doesn't work
From:       Mike Tilstra <conrad () sistina ! com>
Date:       2000-12-20 19:49:36
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On Wed, Dec 20, 2000 at 08:41:02PM +0100, Matthias Schlett wrote:
> Today I introduced my nps 230 into my GFS cluster and the first test of
> stomithing failed. The machines are telneting to the nps, a conncetion
> is established, but it seems, the stomith_wti_nps part doesn't answer.
> In the log file I found the message:
> warning nps version "ity " may not be supported
> This is a part of the answer of the nps, when it is saying:
> Inactivity Timeout.
> Maybe it is related to length of the first question of the nps, asking
> for the password. It has a length of 16 characters:
> Enter Password: 
> 
> As I found in stomith_ops.c at lines 402-415 you are awaiting 18
> characters and wait till an timeout occurs.
> I'm not a C programmer to understand everything in your code, so I can't
> help you to investigate the situation.
> 
> There must also be a part in the HOWTO's about the general settings of
> the nps 230. For instance I can switch the 
> Command Confirmation to OFF.
> In this case your communcation maybe will also fail waiting for a
> question.

What version of GFS are you using?  You should probably look into using
GFS4beta3.  The newer version of GFS have a whole new STOMITH system.
Which very well may fix the bug you are seeing.

-- 
Michael Tilstra                       conrad@sistina.com
Brain, n.: The apparatus with which we think that we think.

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