This article addresses an issue where Vertica's admintools and Management Console (MC) incorrectly reported nodes as down, even though they were operational. The problem was resolved in version 25.3.0-1.
Environment
- Vertica Analytics Platform
- admintools
- Management Console (MC)
- Affected versions: Prior to 25.3.0-1
Situation
Users observed that admintools and MC were showing certain nodes as down, despite those nodes being up and functioning correctly. This led to confusion and unnecessary troubleshooting efforts.
Cause
This was a known bug in Vertica’s node status reporting logic. The tools failed to accurately reflect the live status of nodes under certain condition