Beta4 not not going pass "Configure Disk Storage" on post install

Steven, that error is actually using referring to a problem with the memcache process starting up. It was a bug in the UI to display an incorrect error message and this is being fixed for GA.

Can you grab the output of /opt/NorthScale/bin/browse_logs from that node and post it here? We should be able to see what's causing the problem.

Perry

Hi Perry

Here is the log as requested, I wiped all logs, started membase, tryed setting option as stated above, then shut membase down and then took the log report.

Steven

Thanks Steven, that was very helpful.

There is a log message: ns_log: logging ns_port_server:0:Port server memcached on node 'ns_1@127.0.0.1' exited with status 71. Restarting. Messages: failed to set rlimit for open files. Try running as root or requesting smaller maxconns value.

This is saying that memcached was unable to set its limit for open file handles high enough. You should be able to resolve this by editing the file located at /etc/security/limit.conf and adding:

northscale soft nofile
northscale hard nofile

You should set to at least 10240. There are other ways to control the ulimit for file handles, but this is the easiest and least intrusive to the rest of your system.

We are working on making this error condition more easy to discover.

Let me know if that resolves your issue.

Perry

Hi Perry

The file Fedora 13 is /etc/security/limits.conf not /etc/security/limit.conf, I have now up a running, but I set a memory size of 256Mb and got a Memory Error, but increasing that size to 1024Mb allowed to move forward, it would be useful to include a minimum allowed memory on the dialogue, so users are aware of the limitation.

Thanks
Steven

Thanks Steven, that was a typo on my part!

Can you be more specific about the memory error? With the coming GA we are actually setting a minimum bucket size of 256mb for Membase buckets so I'm surprised that didn't work for you. Was this in the very first setup screen (after the welcome dialog), the setup for the default bucket or later on when creating a new bucket?

Thanks

Perry

Hi Perry

Yes it is on the first screen after the welcome screen, I have tried 256Mb and 512Mb both failed with "failed memory quota validation" I have attached the log for you, but works at 1024Mb (not included in log)

Thanks
Steven

Thanks Steve. How much RAM do you have in your system? I'll try to reproduce this when I get a chance.

Perry

Hi Perry

There is 6Gb in our testing server.

Thanks
Steven

Thanks Steve, I just checked in the latest build and we've improved this behavior and the warning messages. The GA will be released next week and I look forward to your continued feedback!

Thanks again.

Perry