Looks like the LOG_DIR should also be changed, I think we had a ticket somewhere to change the log file name to contain the node name but it's not the case now and simplest workaround would be to assign a separate log directory for each node.
On Thu, Mar 12, 2026 at 4:07 PM Vadim Pakhnushev <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi! > > First of all, Ignite 3 uses separate node and cluster configurations. I > presume you're talking about node configuration? > Let's say you want to run two nodes from a single distribution. > Unfortunately, Ignite 3 is not very flexible in this case and you will > need to manually edit configuration files. > > I would probably copy-paste vars.env files to something like vars1.env and > vars2.env. > Then in each file I'd change NODE_NAME to unique name, let's say node1 and > node2. > Then as you already did - modify CONFIG_FILE to point to the configuration > file for each node. > Then I would copy-paste ignite3db files as well and change the . > ${IGNITE_HOME}/etc/vars.env line to point to the vars.env file for the > specific node. > > I think we could do better in this regard, let me create a ticket for > improvement and let me know if the above suggestion end up working. > > Thanks, > Vadim > > On Thu, Mar 12, 2026 at 3:08 PM Charlin S <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> I am currently working with two different cluster setup configurations >> (using different port numbers) for Ignite 2.17. I am able to start both >> clusters sequentially so they run simultaneously using the following >> commands: >> >> 1. ignite.sh configfile1.xml >> 2. ignite.sh configfile2.xml >> >> For Ignite 3.1, I have migrated these files to configfile1.conf and >> configfile2.conf using the Ignite migration tool and placed them in the >> ignite3-db-3.1.0/etc/ folder. I successfully started the first cluster by >> editing vars.env to set CONFIG_FILE=${CONF_DIR}/configfile1.conf. >> >> Could you please advise on how to start the second cluster using >> configfile2.conf in this new environment? >> >> Thanks & Regards, >> Charlin S >> >
