In Vertica, when starting a cluster, one or more nodes fail to join the Spread group (inter-node messaging layer). The startup process stalls or fails, and the error message LOSTCONTACT appears. This indicates that a node cannot communicate with the rest of the cluster over the Spread channel.
Environment
- Product: Vertica Analytics Platform
- Version: All Vertica version
- Platform: Linux
Situation
Error message: LOSTCONTACT
Symptoms:
- Cluster startup stalls or fails.
- One or more nodes cannot form the Spread group.
