install_vertica FAILED!. Error: A cluster exists but does not match the provided --hosts

shang

[root@iZbp1hduhk14uh847bf7ncZ ~]# /opt/vertica/sbin/install_vertica -s xxx.xxx.xx.45,xxx.xxx.xx.46 --rpm vertica-10.0.0-0.x86_64.RHEL6.rpm
Vertica Analytic Database 10.0.0-0 Installation Tool

Validating options...

Mapping hostnames in --hosts (-s) to addresses...
Error: A cluster exists but does not match the provided --hosts
xxx.xxx.xx.45 in --hosts but not in cluster.
xxx.xxx.xx.46 in --hosts but not in cluster.
127.0.0.1 in cluster but not in --hosts.
Hint: omit --hosts for existing clusters. To change a cluster use --add-hosts or --remove-hosts.
Installation FAILED with errors.

Installation stopped before any changes were made.

Hibiki

Have you installed Vertica on this server before? I guess /opt/vertica/config/admintools.conf has the previous configuration. Can you try to reinstall Vertica package and run install_vertica again?