Failover configuration synchronization on both nodes take long time

[cloudtech]

Hello,

I have setup volume replication with failover over a lan with iSCSI on two open-e DSS v6 servers. The volume replication seems fine. In the last step, after I start the failover service, it just says the Configuration of both nodes is in progress ... please wait. I've wait over 10 hours. Not sure the status now. Is there a problem and how to check it? Thanks.

Primary node:

Failover status
Global status
Service running inactive
Node status inactive
Ping node group status unknown
Individual ping node status:
IP: 192.168.2.4 ok
Failover services:
iSCSI on
NFS off
Communication via:
eth2 unknown
eth0 unknown
Task status
[iSCSI] vol01 rep running

[To-M]

This should take no more then a 10sec to 1min - something is wrong on the setup or other - you using any VLANs?

[cloudtech]

Yes, I am using VLAN to separate the 3 network I have. Any problem? Thanks.

[Gr-R]

Communication via:
eth2 unknown
eth0 unknown

double check subnet masks, on the communication links.

can the nodes ping each other?

[cloudtech]

The nodes can ping each other on all networks. I have double checked the Virtual IP and Auxiliary connections on both servers, I don't see any problem.

Primary node Network settings:
Interface 1: eth0 IP:192.168.3.207/255.255.255.0 (replication network)
Interface 2: eth1 IP:192.168.1.207/255.255.255.0 (management network)
Interface 3: eth2 IP:192.168.2.207/255.255.255.0 (Storage network)


Secondary node Network settings:
Interface 1: eth0 IP:192.168.3.208/255.255.255.0
Interface 2: eth1 IP:192.168.1.208/255.255.255.0
Interface 3: eth2 IP:192.168.2.208/255.255.255.0

Virtual IP Settings:
IP address: 192.168.100.100
Netmask: 255.255.255.0
Broadcast: 192.168.100.255

Auxiliary connection:
Primary node: 192.168.2.208
Secondary node: 192.168.2.207

[Gr-R]

as silly as it sounds.....
disable failover, and re-apply that its iSCSI failover only, and re-enable it.