4.1 Cluster Connection States

The following table identifies the different cluster connection states and gives descriptions and possible actions for each state.

Table 4-1 BCC Connection States

BCC Connection State

Number

Description

Possible Actions

Normal

0

The connections between clusters are functioning normally.

None required.

Authenticating

1

BCC is in the process of authenticating to a peer cluster.

Wait until the authentication process is finished.

Invalid Credentials

2

You entered the wrong username or password for the selected peer cluster.

Enter the correct username and password that this cluster will use to connect to the selected peer cluster.

Cannot Connect

3

This cluster cannot 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 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 _admin volume is mounted on NetWare, or on Linux enter etc/init.d/adminfs status.

Not Authorized

4

The connected user does not have sufficient rights for permissions.

Assign the appropriate trustee rights to the user who will manage your BCC. For information, see Assigning Trustee Rights for the BCC Administrator User to the Cluster Objects.

Connection Unknown

5

The connection state between clusters is unknown.

This connection state might be caused by any number of problems, including a severed cable or link problems between geographic sites.

The connection state numbers are recorded in a log file that you can use to view connection and status changes for BCC.

The default path to the log file on Linux is /var/log/messages. The administrator might have changed this path from the default. Search for BCCD to view BCC related messages and entries in the log file.

To view the log file on NetWare®:

  1. At the NetWare server console, enter log +copy syslog.

  2. Using an editor, open the file that is referenced in the message that appears.

    You can get additional information on how to use the log file by entering help log at the NetWare server console.