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addNode.sh: SEVERE: Error ocurred while retrieving node numbers of the existing nodes. Please check if clusterware home is properly configured. (Doc ID 2081477.1)

Last updated on SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 11.2.0.1 and later
Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Machine - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

Adding a node back to the cluster with addNode.sh (on UNIX) or addNode.bat (on Windows), fails with:

oraInstall<timestamp>.out

Performing tests to see whether nodes racnode2,racnode2 are available
............................................................... 100% Done.

Error ocurred while retrieving node numbers of the existing nodes. Please check if clusterware home is properly configured.
SEVERE:Error ocurred while retrieving node numbers of the existing nodes. Please check if clusterware home is properly configured.

 

addNodeActions<timpstamp>.log

INFO: Vendor clusterware is not detected.
INFO: Local node 'racnode1' is derived from the Oracle home properties.
INFO: Setting variable 'LOCAL_NODE' to 'racnode1'. Received the value from a code block.
INFO: Setting variable 'EXISTING_REMOTE_NODES' to 'racnode2'. Received the value from a code block.
INFO: Setting variable 'REMOTE_NODES' to 'racnode2'. Received the value from a code block.
INFO: Setting the 'ExistingClusterNodes' property to 'racnode1,racnode2'.
INFO: Setting the 'EnableVirtualHostNameEntry' property to 'true'.
INFO: Setting the 'NewNodes ( CLUSTER_NEW_NODES )' property to 'racnode2'. Received the value from the command line.
INFO: Setting variable 'REMOTE_NODES' to 'racnode2'. Received the value from a code block.
INFO: Setting variable 'CLUSTER_NODES' to 'racnode1,racnode2,racnode2'. Received the value from a code block.
INFO: Performing tests to see whether nodes racnode2,racnode2 are available
INFO: Validating nodes racnode2...
INFO: Checking if nodes are alive...
INFO: Validating user equivalence...
INFO: Validating nodes racnode2...
INFO: Checking if nodes are alive...
INFO: Validating user equivalence...
INFO: Checking if remote nodes are clean machines...
INFO: Status of nodes in the cluster:
Status of node 'racnode2':
Node is okay

Status of node 'racnode2':
Node is okay

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

INFO: /u01/apps/11.2.0/grid/oui/bin/../bin/lsnodes: struct size 0
INFO: Vendor clusterware is not detected.
INFO: Error ocurred while retrieving node numbers of the existing nodes. Please check if clusterware home is properly configured.
SEVERE: Error ocurred while retrieving node numbers of the existing nodes. Please check if clusterware home is properly configured.
INFO: User Selected: Yes/OK

 

Cause

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