Cluster Connection States; Section 4.1, "Cluster Connection States - Novell BUSINESS CONTINUITY CLUSTERING 1.1 SP1 - 9-21-2010 ADMINISTRATION GUIDE FOR OPEN ENTERPRISE SERVER 1 SP2 LINUX Administration Manual

4.1 Cluster Connection States

The following table identifies the different cluster connection states and gives descriptions and
possible actions for each state.
BCC Connection States
Table 4-1
BCC Connection State
Normal
Authenticating
Invalid Credentials
Cannot Connect
Not Authorized
Connection Unknown
The connection state numbers are recorded in a log file that you can use to view connection and
status changes for BCC.
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Number Description
0 The connections between
clusters are functioning
normally.
1 BCC is in the process of
authenticating to a peer
cluster.
2 You entered the wrong
username or password for
the selected peer cluster.
3 This cluster cannot connect
to the selected peer cluster.
4 The connected user does not
have sufficient rights for
permissions.
5 The connection state
between clusters is
unknown.
Possible Actions
None required.
Wait until the authentication process
is finished.
Enter the correct username and
password that this cluster will use to
connect to the selected peer cluster.
Ping the peer cluster to see if it is up
and reachable.
Ensure that BCC is running on the
peer cluster and that Novell Cluster
TM
Services is running on the servers
in the peer cluster.
Ensure that OpenWBEM is running
on the peer cluster.
Ensure that a firewall is not
preventing access on OpenWBEM
ports 5988 and 5989.
Ensure that the Admin file system is
running. To do this, see if the
volume is mounted on NetWare, or on
Linux enter etc/init.d/adminfs
status.
Assign the appropriate trustee rights
to the user who will manage your
BCC. For information, see
Trustee Rights for the BCC
Administrator User to the Cluster
Objects" on page 24.
This connection state might be
caused by any number of problems,
including a severed cable or link
problems between geographic sites.
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