[Linux-HA] Can't start heartbeat; interface not found (newbie)

[Alan Robertson]

Greg T. wrote:
> When I try to start heartbeat (opensuse 9.3) I get the following:
> 
> sbtuxcl1:/etc/init.d # ./heartbeat start
> logd is already running
> Starting High-Availability services:
>  Heartbeat failure [rc=6].                                           failed
> 
> heartbeat[23226]: 2005/10/17_10:46:57 ERROR: glib: Get broadcast for interface
> eth0 failed: Cannot assign requested address
> heartbeat[23226]: 2005/10/17_10:46:57 ERROR: glib: IP interface [eth0] does not
> exist
> heartbeat[23226]: 2005/10/17_10:46:57 ERROR: Illegal bcast [UDP/IP broadcast]
> in config file [eth0]
> heartbeat[23226]: 2005/10/17_10:46:57 ERROR: Heartbeat not started:
> configuration error.
> heartbeat[23226]: 2005/10/17_10:46:57 ERROR: Configuration error, heartbeat not
> started.
> 
> As I recall, I'm not supposed to use the OS to configure the ethernet interface
> over which heartbeat travels; but isn't that the root cause of my troubles?

You're not supposed to let the OS configure any _virtual_ (movable) IP 
addresses in the cluster.

But, any interface which you want to use for heartbeating needs to be 
operational before you start heartbeat.  Yours wasn't.

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