how i change single node cluster loopback ip address?

Imran_Shabbir

Hi, I have a single node cluster that is installed on localhost now I want to change the IP address of my cluster(consist of a single node). So kindly suggest me how I achieve this task.Thanks in advance

Jim_Knicely

Check out the doc page "Mapping New IP Addresses:"

https://www.vertica.com/docs/9.2.x/HTML/Content/Authoring/AdministratorsGuide/ManageNodes/ReMapIPs/ReMapIPOverview.htm

Example:

[dbadmin@vertica9 ~]$ vsql -c "SELECT node_name, node_address, export_address FROM nodes;"
      node_name       | node_address | export_address
----------------------+--------------+----------------
 v_test_reip_node0001 | 127.0.0.1    | 127.0.0.1
(1 row)

[dbadmin@vertica9 ~]$ cat mapfile.txt
127.0.0.1 192.168.2.210

[dbadmin@vertica9 ~]$ admintools -t stop_db -d test_reip
Info: no password specified, using none
        Connecting to database
        Issuing shutdown command to database
Database test_reip stopped successfully

[dbadmin@vertica9 ~]$ admintools -t re_ip -f mapfile.txt
Parsing mapfile ...
New settings for Host 127.0.0.1 are:
  address: 192.168.2.210
  controlAddress: 192.168.2.210
  controlBroadcast: 192.168.2.255

The following databases would be affected by this tool: test_reip
Checking DB status ...

Please check your new settings carefully, incorrect settings may cause database damage!
Enter "yes" to write new settings or "no" to exit > yes
Backing up local admintools.conf ...
Writing new settings to local admintools.conf ...

Writing new settings to the catalogs of database test_reip ...
The change was applied to all nodes.
Success. Change committed on a quorum of nodes.
You can start database test_reip again.

Initiating admintools.conf distribution ...
Success. Local admintools.conf sent to all hosts in the cluster.

Write new settings successfully.

[dbadmin@vertica9 ~]$ admintools -t start_db -d test_reip
Info: no password specified, using none
        Starting nodes:
                v_test_reip_node0001 (192.168.2.210)
        Starting Vertica on all nodes. Please wait, databases with a large catalog may take a while to initialize.
        Node Status: v_test_reip_node0001: (DOWN)
        Node Status: v_test_reip_node0001: (DOWN)
        Node Status: v_test_reip_node0001: (DOWN)
        Node Status: v_test_reip_node0001: (DOWN)
        Node Status: v_test_reip_node0001: (UP)
Database test_reip: Startup Succeeded.  All Nodes are UP

[dbadmin@vertica9 ~]$ vsql -c "SELECT node_name, node_address, export_address FROM nodes;"
      node_name       | node_address  | export_address
----------------------+---------------+----------------
 v_test_reip_node0001 | 192.168.2.210 | 192.168.2.210
(1 row)

Imran_Shabbir

Thanks Jim for your response I will implement this and give feedback about this solution.

Jim_Knicely

Which version of Vertica are you running? This feature was first implemented in Vertica 8.1.1.

See:
https://www.vertica.com/docs/8.1.x/HTML/index.htm#Authoring/NewFeatures/8.1/8.1.1/Database.htm

Imran_Shabbir

I use Vertica Analytic Database v7.2.1-0 version

Jim_Knicely

Hi,

Unfortunately it is not as easy to re-ip a node prior to Vertica 8.1.1 and Vertica 7.2.1-0 isn't supported anymore.

For suggested instructions see this post:

https://forum.vertica.com/discussion/238708/how-to-change-ip-address-of-node

If you can wait I can test these commands later this afternoon (i.e. around 3 PM EST) and let you know if it works. I'd hate for you to mess up your database! MAKE SURE YOU TAKE A BACKUP if you decode to try.

Jim_Knicely

@Imran_Shabbir -

I installed Vertica 7.2.1-0 on a VM using the loopback address of 127.0.0.1.

dbadmin=> SELECT version();
              version
------------------------------------
 Vertica Analytic Database v7.2.1-0
(1 row)

dbadmin=> SELECT NODE_NAME, NODE_ADDRESS FROM NODES;
      NODE_NAME       | NODE_ADDRESS
----------------------+--------------
 v_test_reip_node0001 | 127.0.0.1
(1 row)

dbadmin=> ALTER NODE v_test_reip_node0001 HOSTNAME '192.168.2.210';
ROLLBACK 4145:  Node is active and cannot be altered

As you can see you won't be able to use this method to alter the IP address of a single node cluster.

Been a while since I used Vertica 7.2!

Anyway, beyond using the catalog editor, it should be possible to add 2 nodes to the DB, then offline the original node, change the IP, then remove the 2 nodes you added... A lot of work!

Any change you can upgrade to 8.1.1?

Imran_Shabbir

But we can't add more nodes because of the loopback IP. And this is mention in vertica documentation.

Jim_Knicely

Oh, yeah, forgot about that!

Can you stand up another node with the correct IP and just do a COPY from Vertica?

See:
https://www.vertica.com/docs/9.2.x/HTML/Content/Authoring/SQLReferenceManual/Statements/EXPORTTOVERTICA.htm

Or if the database isn't that big, stand up anther node with correct IP then export the catalog and table data and simply bulk load it into the new node.

Imran_Shabbir

No, I can't stand up with another node and I have to change the loopback IP address of my existing node.

Jim_Knicely

Is this a production class database?

Imran_Shabbir

yes