[StarCluster] Unable to launch cluster: SGE master install failures

[Lyn Gerner]

Rayson, this is a derivative of the Scientific Linux 6.3 AMI that was
pointed to previously from the StarCluster site.

Thanks,
Lyn


On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 12:13 PM, Rayson Ho <raysonlogin at gmail.com> wrote:

> Which AMI did you use? Seems like it is missing some files...
>
> Rayson
>
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> On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 5:10 PM, Lyn Gerner <schedulerqueen at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I am trying to launch a 3-node cluster (using 0.94.3), and keep getting
> an
> > error during SGE install on the master, which blows the install of it and
> > the remaining nodes out of the water.
> >
> > My starcluster config file specifies disable_queue = true and then
> invokes
> > the sge plugin with MASTER_IS_EXEC_HOST = False, so all it needs to do is
> > install and bring up qmaster.
> >
> > The qmaster does come up, however, the cluster start keeps timing out
> with
> > the following:
> >
> >>>> Installing Sun Grid Engine...
> > !!! ERROR - Error occured while running plugin 'sge':
> > !!! ERROR - remote command 'source /etc/profile && cd /opt/sge6 &&
> > !!! ERROR - TERM=rxvt ./inst_sge -m -noremote -auto ./ec2_sge.conf'
> > !!! ERROR - failed with status 1:
> > !!! ERROR - Reading configuration from file ./ec2_sge.conf
> > !!! ERROR - [H[2JInstall log can be found in: /opt/sge6/default/common/i
> > !!! ERROR - nstall_logs/qmaster_install_master_2014-01-22_21:55:08.log
> >
> > In the install log, it's waiting for the SGE qmaster pid file to show up,
> > times out after 5mins, and tells me to check my autoinstall config file.
> >
> > Here are the ps output, and the installation log.
> >
> > root at AWS-VTMXmaster-w2b /opt/sge6/default/common/install_logs
> > # ps -ef|grep master
> > avahi     1038     1  0 20:42 ?        00:00:00 avahi-daemon: running
> > [master.local]
> > root      1442     1  0 20:43 ?        00:00:00
> /usr/libexec/postfix/master
> > sgeadmin  1629     1  0 20:43 ?        00:00:00
> > /opt/sge6/bin/linux-x64/sge_qmaster
> > root     18277  4408  0 21:30 pts/0    00:00:00 /bin/grep --color=auto
> > master
> >
> > root at AWS-VTMXmaster-w2b /opt/sge6/default/common/install_logs
> > # cat qmaster_install_master_2014-01-22_21:22:55.log
> > Starting qmaster installation!
> >
> > Installing Grid Engine as admin user >sgeadmin<
> >
> >
> >
> > Your $SGE_ROOT directory: /opt/sge6
> >
> > Using SGE_QMASTER_PORT >63231<.
> >
> > Using SGE_EXECD_PORT >63232<.
> >
> > Using >default< as CELL_NAME.
> >
> >
> > Your $SGE_CLUSTER_NAME: starcluster
> >
> > Using >/opt/sge6/default/spool/qmaster< as QMASTER_SPOOL_DIR.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Obviously this is not a complete Grid Engine distribution or this
> > is not your $SGE_ROOT directory.
> >
> > Missing file or directory: start_gui_installer
> >
> > Your file permissions will not be set. Exit.
> >
> >
> > Using >true< as IGNORE_FQDN_DEFAULT.
> > If it's >true<, the domain name will be ignored.
> >
> >
> > Making directories
> >
> > Setting spooling method to dynamic
> > Dumping bootstrapping information
> > Initializing spooling database
> >
> >
> > Using >20000-20100< as gid range.
> > Using >/opt/sge6/default/spool< as EXECD_SPOOL_DIR.
> > Using >none at none.edu< as ADMIN_MAIL.
> > Adding default parallel environments (PE)
> >
> >
> >
> >    starting sge_qmaster
> > Reached 5min timeout, while waiting for qmaster PID file.
> > sge_qmaster daemon didn't start. Please check your
> > autoinstall configuration file! Installation failed!
> > "
> >
> > It's this same error on every attempt, and I am using an unmodified
> > ec2_sge.conf file.
> >
> > Appreciate any suggestions for how to get over this.
> >
> > Thanks much,
> > Lyn
> >
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