slurm failing to start as it doesnt know its node name??????
Hi, I am not sure what i have missed but I am getting this error on a compute node. ====== root@vm01no16 ~]# systemctl status slurmd.service × slurmd.service - Slurm node daemon Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/slurmd.service; enabled; preset: disabled) Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Sun 2025-05-11 23:01:29 UTC; 15min ago Process: 1178 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/slurmd --systemd $SLURMD_OPTIONS (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE) Main PID: 1178 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE) CPU: 3ms May 11 23:01:29 vm01no16.ods.vuw.ac.nz systemd[1]: Starting Slurm node daemon... May 11 23:01:29 vm01no16.ods.vuw.ac.nz slurmd[1178]: slurmd: fatal: Unable to determine this slurmd's NodeName May 11 23:01:29 vm01no16.ods.vuw.ac.nz slurmd[1178]: fatal: Unable to determine this slurmd's NodeName May 11 23:01:29 vm01no16.ods.vuw.ac.nz systemd[1]: slurmd.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAIL> May 11 23:01:29 vm01no16.ods.vuw.ac.nz systemd[1]: slurmd.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. May 11 23:01:29 vm01no16.ods.vuw.ac.nz systemd[1]: Failed to start Slurm node daemon. [root@vm01no16 ~]# uname -a Linux vm01no16.ods.vuw.ac.nz 5.14.0-503.40.1.el9_5.x86_64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Wed Apr 30 17:38:54 UTC 2025 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux [root@vm01no16 ~]# vi /etc/hosts [root@vm01no16 ~]# cat /etc/hostname vm01no16.ods.vuw.ac.nz [root@vm01no16 ~]# tail /etc/hosts # Entry for int01no9.ods.vuw.ac.nz 130.195.87.29 int01no9.ods.vuw.ac.nz int01no9.ods.vuw.ac.nz-default # Entry for vm01no13.ods.vuw.ac.nz 130.195.87.41 vm01no13.ods.vuw.ac.nz vm01no13.ods.vuw.ac.nz-default # Entry for vm01no14.ods.vuw.ac.nz 130.195.87.42 vm01no14.ods.vuw.ac.nz vm01no14.ods.vuw.ac.nz-default # Entry for vm01no15.ods.vuw.ac.nz 130.195.87.43 vm01no15.ods.vuw.ac.nz vm01no15.ods.vuw.ac.nz-default # Entry for vm01no16.ods.vuw.ac.nz 130.195.87.44 vm01no16.ods.vuw.ac.nz vm01no16.ods.vuw.ac.nz-default [root@vm01no16 ~]# ====== regards Steven Jones B.Eng (Hons) Technical Specialist - Linux RHCE Victoria University, Digital Solutions, Level 8 Rankin Brown Building, Wellington, NZ 6012 0064 4 463 6272
Is the node vm01no16 defined in slurm.conf on the node? /Ole On 12-05-2025 01:20, Steven Jones via slurm-users wrote:
Hi,
I am not sure what i have missed but I am getting this error on a compute node.
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root@vm01no16 ~]# systemctl status slurmd.service × slurmd.service - Slurm node daemon Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/slurmd.service; enabled; preset: disabled) Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Sun 2025-05-11 23:01:29 UTC; 15min ago Process: 1178 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/slurmd --systemd $SLURMD_OPTIONS (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE) Main PID: 1178 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE) CPU: 3ms
May 11 23:01:29 vm01no16.ods.vuw.ac.nz systemd[1]: Starting Slurm node daemon... May 11 23:01:29 vm01no16.ods.vuw.ac.nz slurmd[1178]: slurmd: fatal: Unable to determine this slurmd's NodeName May 11 23:01:29 vm01no16.ods.vuw.ac.nz slurmd[1178]: fatal: Unable to determine this slurmd's NodeName May 11 23:01:29 vm01no16.ods.vuw.ac.nz systemd[1]: slurmd.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAIL> May 11 23:01:29 vm01no16.ods.vuw.ac.nz systemd[1]: slurmd.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. May 11 23:01:29 vm01no16.ods.vuw.ac.nz systemd[1]: Failed to start Slurm node daemon. [root@vm01no16 ~]# uname -a Linux vm01no16.ods.vuw.ac.nz 5.14.0-503.40.1.el9_5.x86_64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Wed Apr 30 17:38:54 UTC 2025 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux [root@vm01no16 ~]# vi /etc/hosts [root@vm01no16 ~]# cat /etc/hostname vm01no16.ods.vuw.ac.nz [root@vm01no16 ~]# tail /etc/hosts # Entry for int01no9.ods.vuw.ac.nz 130.195.87.29 int01no9.ods.vuw.ac.nz int01no9.ods.vuw.ac.nz-default # Entry for vm01no13.ods.vuw.ac.nz 130.195.87.41 vm01no13.ods.vuw.ac.nz vm01no13.ods.vuw.ac.nz-default # Entry for vm01no14.ods.vuw.ac.nz 130.195.87.42 vm01no14.ods.vuw.ac.nz vm01no14.ods.vuw.ac.nz-default # Entry for vm01no15.ods.vuw.ac.nz 130.195.87.43 vm01no15.ods.vuw.ac.nz vm01no15.ods.vuw.ac.nz-default # Entry for vm01no16.ods.vuw.ac.nz 130.195.87.44 vm01no16.ods.vuw.ac.nz vm01no16.ods.vuw.ac.nz-default [root@vm01no16 ~]#
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