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Subject: Re: Nodetool cleanup error - cannot run before a node has joined the
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Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2017 14:42:41 -0600
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By default, yes, nodetool connects to localhost, which your log entries
show. Use `nodetool -h $PRIV_IP cleanup ...` to connect to that private
IP it's listening on. `nodetool help cleanup` for all options.

-- 
Kind regards,
Michael

On 02/10/2017 02:22 PM, Simone Franzini wrote:
> I am running DSE 4.8.7 / Cassandra 2.1.14.
> When I attempt to run nodetool cleanup on any node / any environment we
> are managing, I get the following output:
> 
> Aborted cleaning up atleast one column family in keyspace <mykeyspace1>,
> check server logs for more information.
>     error: nodetool failed, check server logs
>     -- StackTrace --
>     java.lang.RuntimeException: nodetool failed, check server logs
>         at
> org.apache.cassandra.tools.NodeTool$NodeToolCmd.run(NodeTool.java:294)
>         at org.apache.cassandra.tools.NodeTool.main(NodeTool.java:206)
> 
> 
> The server logs do not have any error or warn message, however I see the
> following log line:
> 2017-02-10 14:06:49,931 INFO  [RMI TCP Connection(34)-127.0.0.1]
>  CompactionManager.java:415 - Cleanup cannot run before a node has
> joined the ring
> 
> That is then followed by a line like this, for every single one of our
> keyspaces and tables:
> 2017-02-10 14:06:49,969 INFO  [RMI TCP Connection(34)-127.0.0.1]
>  CompactionManager.java:294 - No sstables for <keyspace>.<table>
> 
> I find the message above a bit suspicious. Of course I do not have any
> node in the process of joining the ring. It looks like nodetool is
> having trouble connecting to the Cassandra instance? Is it trying to
> connect to localhost? We have Cassandra listening on a private IP, not
> on localhost. All other nodetool commands are running fine though. Any
> suggestion with what could be the issue here?
> 
> Thanks,
> Simone Franzini, PhD
> 
> http://www.linkedin.com/in/simonefranzini