DRBD - 'node1' not defined in your config (for this host) - Error when setting Primary

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9,520

You're not using the drbdadm command correctly. It wants the resource name, where you're giving it a node name.

Try this instead (from node1):
# drbdadm up clusterdb
# drbdadm primary --force clusterdb

As a side note, DRBD expects the hostnames in its config to be the same as uname - n.

9,520

FreeSoftwareServers

Updated on September 18, 2022

Comments

FreeSoftwareServers almost 2 years
I am getting the following error when trying to set the Primary node for DRBD.
```
'node1' not defined in your config (for this host).
```
I know this is related to DNS/Hostname/Hosts and the config clusterdb.res. I know this because I originally got an error when trying to start clusterdb.res if node1 didn't resolve correctly. So what confuses me is that I can start the clusterdb.res if either use:

I have used this command on the hosts
```
hostnamectl set-hostname $(uname -n | sed s/\\..*//)
```
To make the hostname resolve to node1 instead of node1.localdomain

Or add node1.localdomain to the config, either works. But I have tried all combinations and can't seem to get this command to take :
```
drbdadm primary --force node1 && cat /proc/drbd
```
My Configs

/etc/drbd.d/clusterdb.res
```
resource clusterdb{
    protocol C;
    meta-disk internal;
    device /dev/drbd0;

startup {
    wfc-timeout 30;
    outdated-wfc-timeout 20;
    degr-wfc-timeout 30;
}

net {
    cram-hmac-alg sha1;
    shared-secret sync_disk;
}


syncer {
    rate 10M;
    al-extents 257;
    on-no-data-accessible io-error;
    verify-alg sha1;
}
on node1 {
    disk /dev/sda3;
    address 192.168.1.216:7788;
}
on node2 {
    disk /dev/sda3;
    address 192.168.1.217:7788;
}
}
```
/etc/hosts :
```
127.0.0.1   localhost localhost.localdomain localhost4 localhost4.localdomain4
::1         localhost localhost.localdomain localhost6 localhost6.localdomain6
192.168.1.216 node1
192.168.1.217 node2
```
/etc/hostname
```
node#
```
My full write up ATM (wip)

Edits :
```
 [root@node1 ~]# hostname
 node1
 [root@node1 ~]# cat /etc/hosts
 127.0.0.1   localhost localhost.localdomain localhost4      localhost4.localdomain4
 ::1         localhost localhost.localdomain localhost6      localhost6.localdomain6
 127.0.1.1     node1
 192.168.1.216 node1
 192.168.1.217 node2
 [root@node1 ~]#
```
Update: I have gotten this to work with LVM following this guide exactly, so I think my issue actually lies with the following lines of code. But for now I think i will stick with LVM since it works, unless somebody else really wants to work on this. (My working LVM writeup)
```
device /dev/drbd0;
```
or
```
 device /dev/drbd0; 
```
The reason I say this, is I used the same hosts/hostname/shortname/ip_addr but LVM and it worked, but maybe I missed something the first time, I fixed in my new VM Template (I started from scratch to build LVM)
- geruetzel about 8 years
  
  Just to be sure - can you please add the output of hostname? Also please add the following line to your /etc/hosts: 127.0.1.1 node1
FreeSoftwareServers about 8 years

As soon as I read your answer I understood. Durp thanks!