Vineet, One more thing -- you have initial_token and num_tokens both set. If you are trying to use virtual nodes, you should comment out initial_token as this setting overrides num_tokens.
Cheers, On Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 5:39 AM, Vineet Mishra <clearmido...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks Vivek! > > It was indeed a formatting issue in yaml, got it work! > > > On Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 6:06 PM, Vivek Mishra <mishra.v...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Please read about http://www.yaml.org/start.html. >> Looks like formatting issue. You might be missing/adding incorrect spaces >> >> Validate your YAML file. This should help you out >> http://yamllint.com/ >> >> -Vivek >> >> >> On Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 4:20 PM, Vineet Mishra <clearmido...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi Mark, >>> >>> Yes I was generating my own cassandra.yaml with the configuration >>> mentioned below, >>> >>> cluster_name: 'node' >>> initial_token: 0 >>> num_tokens: 256 >>> seed_provider: >>> - class_name: org.apache.cassandra.locator.SimpleSeedProvider >>> parameters: >>> - seeds: "192.168.1.32" >>> listen_address: 192.168.1.32 >>> rpc_address: 0.0.0.0 >>> endpoint_snitch: RackInferringSnitch >>> >>> Similarly for second node >>> >>> cluster_name: 'node' >>> initial_token: 2305843009213693952 >>> num_tokens: 256 >>> seed_provider: >>> - class_name: org.apache.cassandra.locator.SimpleSeedProvider >>> parameters: >>> - seeds: "192.168.1.32" >>> listen_address: 192.168.1.36 >>> rpc_address: 0.0.0.0 >>> endpoint_snitch: RackInferringSnitch >>> >>> and so on. . . >>> >>> >>> >>> But even if I use default xml with the necessary configurational changes >>> I am getting following error. >>> >>> INFO 16:13:38,225 Loading settings from >>> file:/home/cluster/cassandra/conf/cassandra.yaml >>> ERROR 16:13:38,301 Fatal configuration error >>> org.apache.cassandra.exceptions.ConfigurationException: Invalid yaml >>> at >>> org.apache.cassandra.config.YamlConfigurationLoader.loadConfig(YamlConfigurationLoader.java:100) >>> at >>> org.apache.cassandra.config.DatabaseDescriptor.loadConfig(DatabaseDescriptor.java:135) >>> at >>> org.apache.cassandra.config.DatabaseDescriptor.<clinit>(DatabaseDescriptor.java:111) >>> at >>> org.apache.cassandra.service.CassandraDaemon.setup(CassandraDaemon.java:156) >>> at >>> org.apache.cassandra.service.CassandraDaemon.activate(CassandraDaemon.java:496) >>> at >>> org.apache.cassandra.service.CassandraDaemon.main(CassandraDaemon.java:585) >>> Caused by: while parsing a block mapping >>> in 'reader', line 10, column 2: >>> cluster_name: 'node' >>> ^ >>> expected <block end>, but found BlockMappingStart >>> in 'reader', line 30, column 3: >>> initial_token: 0 >>> ^ >>> >>> at >>> org.yaml.snakeyaml.parser.ParserImpl$ParseBlockMappingKey.produce(ParserImpl.java:570) >>> at org.yaml.snakeyaml.parser.ParserImpl.peekEvent(ParserImpl.java:158) >>> at org.yaml.snakeyaml.parser.ParserImpl.checkEvent(ParserImpl.java:143) >>> at >>> org.yaml.snakeyaml.composer.Composer.composeMappingNode(Composer.java:230) >>> at org.yaml.snakeyaml.composer.Composer.composeNode(Composer.java:159) >>> at >>> org.yaml.snakeyaml.composer.Composer.composeDocument(Composer.java:122) >>> at org.yaml.snakeyaml.composer.Composer.getSingleNode(Composer.java:105) >>> at >>> org.yaml.snakeyaml.constructor.BaseConstructor.getSingleData(BaseConstructor.java:120) >>> at org.yaml.snakeyaml.Yaml.loadFromReader(Yaml.java:481) >>> at org.yaml.snakeyaml.Yaml.loadAs(Yaml.java:475) >>> at >>> org.apache.cassandra.config.YamlConfigurationLoader.loadConfig(YamlConfigurationLoader.java:93) >>> ... 5 more >>> Invalid yaml >>> >>> Could you figure out whats making the yaml invalid. >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 4:06 PM, Mark Reddy <mark.l.re...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> You are missing commitlog_sync in your cassandra.yaml. >>>> >>>> Are you generating your own cassandra.yaml or editing the package >>>> default? If you are generating your own there are several configuration >>>> options that are required and if not present, Cassandra will fail to >>>> start. >>>> >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Mark >>>> >>>> >>>> On 26 August 2014 11:14, Vineet Mishra <clearmido...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Thanks Mark, >>>>> That was indeed yaml formatting issue. >>>>> Moreover I am getting the underlying error now, >>>>> >>>>> INFO 15:33:43,770 Loading settings from >>>>> file:/home/cluster/cassandra/conf/cassandra.yaml >>>>> INFO 15:33:44,100 Data files directories: [/var/lib/cassandra/data] >>>>> INFO 15:33:44,101 Commit log directory: /var/lib/cassandra/commitlog >>>>> ERROR 15:33:44,103 Fatal configuration error >>>>> org.apache.cassandra.exceptions.ConfigurationException: Missing >>>>> required directive CommitLogSync >>>>> at >>>>> org.apache.cassandra.config.DatabaseDescriptor.applyConfig(DatabaseDescriptor.java:147) >>>>> at >>>>> org.apache.cassandra.config.DatabaseDescriptor.<clinit>(DatabaseDescriptor.java:111) >>>>> at >>>>> org.apache.cassandra.service.CassandraDaemon.setup(CassandraDaemon.java:156) >>>>> at >>>>> org.apache.cassandra.service.CassandraDaemon.activate(CassandraDaemon.java:496) >>>>> at >>>>> org.apache.cassandra.service.CassandraDaemon.main(CassandraDaemon.java:585) >>>>> Missing required directive CommitLogSync >>>>> Fatal configuration error; unable to start. See log for stacktrace. >>>>> >>>>> Do you have any idea about this. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks! >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 3:07 PM, Mark Reddy <mark.l.re...@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> It is telling you that your yaml is invalid, from looking at the >>>>>> snippet you have provided it looks like the seed_provider.parameters is >>>>>> not >>>>>> correctly indented, it should look something like: >>>>>> >>>>>> seed_provider: >>>>>> - class_name: org.apache.cassandra.locator.SimpleSeedProvider >>>>>> parameters: >>>>>> - seeds: "192.168.1.32" >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards, >>>>>> Mark >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 26 August 2014 08:12, Vineet Mishra <clearmido...@gmail.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi All, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I am installing Cassandra Multinode Setup on a 4 node CentOs >>>>>>> Cluster, my cassandra.yaml looks like so >>>>>>> >>>>>>> cluster_name: 'node' >>>>>>> initial_token: 0 >>>>>>> num_tokens: 256 >>>>>>> seed_provider: >>>>>>> - class_name: org.apache.cassandra.locator.SimpleSeedProvider >>>>>>> parameters: >>>>>>> - seeds: "192.168.1.32" >>>>>>> listen_address: 192.168.1.32 >>>>>>> rpc_address: 0.0.0.0 >>>>>>> endpoint_snitch: RackInferringSnitch >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Similarly cassandra.yaml for second node >>>>>>> >>>>>>> cluster_name: 'node' >>>>>>> initial_token: 2305843009213693952 >>>>>>> num_tokens: 256 >>>>>>> seed_provider: >>>>>>> - class_name: org.apache.cassandra.locator.SimpleSeedProvider >>>>>>> parameters: >>>>>>> - seeds: "192.168.1.32" >>>>>>> listen_address: 192.168.1.36 >>>>>>> rpc_address: 0.0.0.0 >>>>>>> endpoint_snitch: RackInferringSnitch >>>>>>> >>>>>>> and so on. . . >>>>>>> >>>>>>> While trying to start the Server running on the Seed >>>>>>> node(192.168.1.32) it throws this nasty exception and didn't start, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -bash-4.1$ sudo bin/cassandra >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -bash-4.1$ INFO 12:19:46,653 Logging initialized >>>>>>> INFO 12:19:46,688 Loading settings from >>>>>>> file:/home/cluster/cassandra/conf/cassandra.yaml >>>>>>> ERROR 12:19:46,985 Fatal configuration error >>>>>>> org.apache.cassandra.exceptions.ConfigurationException: Invalid yaml >>>>>>> at >>>>>>> org.apache.cassandra.config.YamlConfigurationLoader.loadConfig(YamlConfigurationLoader.java:100) >>>>>>> at >>>>>>> org.apache.cassandra.config.DatabaseDescriptor.loadConfig(DatabaseDescriptor.java:135) >>>>>>> at >>>>>>> org.apache.cassandra.config.DatabaseDescriptor.<clinit>(DatabaseDescriptor.java:111) >>>>>>> at >>>>>>> org.apache.cassandra.service.CassandraDaemon.setup(CassandraDaemon.java:156) >>>>>>> at >>>>>>> org.apache.cassandra.service.CassandraDaemon.activate(CassandraDaemon.java:496) >>>>>>> at >>>>>>> org.apache.cassandra.service.CassandraDaemon.main(CassandraDaemon.java:585) >>>>>>> Caused by: Can't construct a java object for >>>>>>> tag:yaml.org,2002:org.apache.cassandra.config.Config; >>>>>>> exception=Cannot create property=seed_provider for >>>>>>> JavaBean=org.apache.cassandra.config.Config@676c6370; >>>>>>> java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException >>>>>>> in 'reader', line 1, column 1: >>>>>>> cluster_name: 'pcross' >>>>>>> ^ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> at >>>>>>> org.yaml.snakeyaml.constructor.Constructor$ConstructYamlObject.construct(Constructor.java:333) >>>>>>> at >>>>>>> org.yaml.snakeyaml.constructor.BaseConstructor.constructObject(BaseConstructor.java:182) >>>>>>> at >>>>>>> org.yaml.snakeyaml.constructor.BaseConstructor.constructDocument(BaseConstructor.java:141) >>>>>>> at >>>>>>> org.yaml.snakeyaml.constructor.BaseConstructor.getSingleData(BaseConstructor.java:127) >>>>>>> at org.yaml.snakeyaml.Yaml.loadFromReader(Yaml.java:481) >>>>>>> at org.yaml.snakeyaml.Yaml.loadAs(Yaml.java:475) >>>>>>> at >>>>>>> org.apache.cassandra.config.YamlConfigurationLoader.loadConfig(YamlConfigurationLoader.java:93) >>>>>>> ... 5 more >>>>>>> Caused by: org.yaml.snakeyaml.error.YAMLException: Cannot create >>>>>>> property=seed_provider for >>>>>>> JavaBean=org.apache.cassandra.config.Config@676c6370; >>>>>>> java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException >>>>>>> at >>>>>>> org.yaml.snakeyaml.constructor.Constructor$ConstructMapping.constructJavaBean2ndStep(Constructor.java:299) >>>>>>> at >>>>>>> org.yaml.snakeyaml.constructor.Constructor$ConstructMapping.construct(Constructor.java:189) >>>>>>> at >>>>>>> org.yaml.snakeyaml.constructor.Constructor$ConstructYamlObject.construct(Constructor.java:331) >>>>>>> ... 11 more >>>>>>> Caused by: org.yaml.snakeyaml.error.YAMLException: >>>>>>> java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException >>>>>>> at >>>>>>> org.yaml.snakeyaml.constructor.Constructor$ConstructSequence.construct(Constructor.java:542) >>>>>>> at >>>>>>> org.yaml.snakeyaml.constructor.BaseConstructor.constructObject(BaseConstructor.java:182) >>>>>>> at >>>>>>> org.yaml.snakeyaml.constructor.Constructor$ConstructMapping.constructJavaBean2ndStep(Constructor.java:296) >>>>>>> ... 13 more >>>>>>> Caused by: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException >>>>>>> at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native >>>>>>> Method) >>>>>>> at >>>>>>> sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:57) >>>>>>> at >>>>>>> sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:45) >>>>>>> at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:526) >>>>>>> at >>>>>>> org.yaml.snakeyaml.constructor.Constructor$ConstructSequence.construct(Constructor.java:540) >>>>>>> ... 15 more >>>>>>> Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException >>>>>>> at >>>>>>> org.apache.cassandra.config.SeedProviderDef.<init>(SeedProviderDef.java:33) >>>>>>> ... 20 more >>>>>>> Invalid yaml >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I am not sure exactly whats making it to throw NullPointer and halt >>>>>>> the process. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Expert Advice would be appreciated! >>>>>>> URGENT! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks! >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> > -- Patricia Gorla @patriciagorla Consultant Apache Cassandra Consulting http://www.thelastpickle.com <http://thelastpickle.com>
