[rabbitmq-discuss] cluster node "stuck" during start

Fri Jul 25 20:55:27 BST 2014

On 25 July 2014 at 23:37:17, Not Drew Stevens (not.drew.stevens at gmail.com) wrote:
> > # cat startup_log
>  
> RabbitMQ 3.2.1. Copyright (C) 2007-2013

So, this is with 3.2.1. 

> # cat rabbit at my-rmq-server.log(mailto:rabbit at my-rmq-server.log)  
>  
> =INFO REPORT==== 25-Jul-2014(http://airmail.calendar/2014-07-25%2012:00:00%20GMT+4)::17:18:21  
> ===
> Starting RabbitMQ 3.2.1 on Erlang R16B01
> Copyright (C) 2007-2013(tel://(C)%202007-2013) GoPivotal,  
> Inc.
> Licensed under the MPL. See http://www.rabbitmq.com/
>  
> =INFO REPORT==== 25-Jul-2014(http://airmail.calendar/2014-07-25%2012:00:00%20GMT+4)::17:18:21  
> ===
> node : rabbit at my-rmq-server
> home dir : /var/lib/rabbitmq
> config file(s) : /etc/rabbitmq/rabbitmq.config
> cookie hash : WmWI9mzuXn9u47LQDipY3g==
> log : /var/log/rabbitmq/rabbit at my-rmq-server.log(mailto:var/log/rabbitmq/rabbit at my-rmq-server.log)  
> sasl log : /var/log/rabbitmq/rabbit at my-rmq-server-sasl.log(mailto:var/log/rabbitmq/rabbit at my-rmq-server-sasl.log)  
> database dir : /var/lib/rabbitmq/mnesia/rabbit at my-rmq-server  
>  
> =INFO REPORT==== 25-Jul-2014(http://airmail.calendar/2014-07-25%2012:00:00%20GMT+4)::17:18:23  
> ===
> Limiting to approx 924 file handles (829 sockets)
> root at my-rmq-server:/var/log/rabbitmq#
>  
>  
> Some time had passed without any activity to either the logs,  
> or files in the mnesia database

This looks like bug 25873, fixed in 3.2.2:

http://www.rabbitmq.com/release-notes/README-3.2.2.txt

and I recall an issue that lead to RabbitMQ taking an unreasonably long time
to start.

Can you please try 3.3.4?
--  
MK  

Staff Software Engineer, Pivotal/RabbitMQ