Help me please. I have issue installing Vertica on Cluster

LuisGon10

Hi all

Excuse me for my English, I hope you can help me.

I've been trying to install vertica in clusters for several days. I have already performed the procedures indicated in the manual, you can connect via SSH on both servers without asking for a password, but every time I give install_vertica -nodo -file -user --Failure-Threshold NONE (example:./install_vertica -s 10.0.10.201,10.0.10.202 -P ***** -i /root/ftp/vertica_9.1.1-0_amd64.deb -u dbadmin --failure-threshold NONE) I get the following error.

Error: /root/ftp/vertical_9.1.1-0_amd64.deb is not passwordless SSH private key or could not be accessed.
Hint: --ssh-identity can only accept unprotected private keys. Use an SSH agent for password protected keys. See online documentation for more information
Installation FAILED with errors.

I have tried everything, I have read many forums, blogs and manuals and nothing that I get a solution.

Can you help me?

Jim_Knicely

Instead of -i, shouldn't you be using -r?

./install_vertica -s 10.0.10.201,10.0.10.202 -P ***** -r /root/ftp/vertica_9.1.1-0_amd64.deb -u dbadmin --failure-threshold NONE

See:
https://www.vertica.com/docs/9.2.x/HTML/Content/Authoring/InstallationGuide/InstallingVertica/InstallVerticaScript.htm

@LuisGon10 - I edited your post to remove the password in your install command. Please try not to post any passwords for your databases safety

LuisGon10

Because I'm using Debian as an operating system, that's why I use -i and not -r.

Thank you @Jim_Knicely

SruthiA

@LuisGon10 : We need to use -r to specify package name irrespective of flavour of OS as jim mentioned.

-i is used to specify ssh-identity file. Hence your installation is failing with the above error.

Please check the below documentation for installation options and description for the same.

https://www.vertica.com/docs/9.1.x/HTML/index.htm#Authoring/InstallationGuide/InstallingVertica/InstallVerticaScript.htm

LuisGon10

Thanks @Jim_Knicely, your recommendation worked, only that I changed the -i to the - deb that refers to Debian

Jim_Knicely

AWESOME! Now the real fun starts for you with Vertica!!!! Please let us know how it goes and post any questions you might have!