Unable to start multi node cluster with --include-service-types=None

ericrichardson — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:49:11 GMT

First clean up, just to be safe.

~$ clusterdock_run ./bin/housekeeping nuke
INFO:housekeeping:Removing all containers on this host...
INFO:housekeeping:Successfully removed all containers on this host.
INFO:housekeeping:Removing all user-defined networks on this host...
INFO:housekeeping:Successfully removed all user-defined networks on this host.
INFO:housekeeping:Clearing container entries from /etc/hosts...
INFO:housekeeping:Successfully cleared container entries from /etc/hosts.
INFO:housekeeping:Restarting Docker daemon...
INFO:housekeeping:Successfully nuked this host.

Then try to start with no services.

~$ clusterdock_run ./bin/start_cluster cdh --include-service-types=None
INFO:clusterdock.cluster:Network (cluster) not present, creating it...
INFO:clusterdock.cluster:Successfully setup network (name: cluster).
INFO:clusterdock.cluster:Successfully started node-2.cluster (IP address: 192.168.123.3).
INFO:clusterdock.cluster:Successfully started node-1.cluster (IP address: 192.168.123.2).
INFO:clusterdock.cluster:Started cluster in 13.29 seconds.
INFO:clusterdock.topologies.cdh.actions:Changing server_host to node-1.cluster in /etc/cloudera-scm-agent/config.ini...
INFO:clusterdock.topologies.cdh.actions:Restarting CM agents...
cloudera-scm-agent is already stopped
cloudera-scm-agent is already stopped
Starting cloudera-scm-agent: [  OK  ]
Starting cloudera-scm-agent: [  OK  ]
INFO:clusterdock.topologies.cdh.actions:Waiting for Cloudera Manager server to come online...
INFO:clusterdock.topologies.cdh.actions:Detected Cloudera Manager server after 77.11 seconds.
INFO:clusterdock.topologies.cdh.actions:CM server is now accessible at http://**REDACTED**
INFO:clusterdock.topologies.cdh.cm:Detected CM API v13.
INFO:clusterdock.topologies.cdh.cm_utils:Updating database configurations...
INFO:clusterdock.topologies.cdh.cm:Updating NameNode references in Hive metastore...
INFO:clusterdock.topologies.cdh.actions:Removing service ks_indexer from Cluster 1 (clusterdock)...
INFO:clusterdock.topologies.cdh.actions:Removing service impala from Cluster 1 (clusterdock)...
INFO:clusterdock.topologies.cdh.actions:Removing service hbase from Cluster 1 (clusterdock)...
INFO:clusterdock.topologies.cdh.actions:Removing service hdfs from Cluster 1 (clusterdock)...
INFO:clusterdock.topologies.cdh.actions:Removing service yarn from Cluster 1 (clusterdock)...
INFO:clusterdock.topologies.cdh.actions:Removing service solr from Cluster 1 (clusterdock)...
INFO:clusterdock.topologies.cdh.actions:Removing service spark_on_yarn from Cluster 1 (clusterdock)...
INFO:clusterdock.topologies.cdh.actions:Removing service oozie from Cluster 1 (clusterdock)...
INFO:clusterdock.topologies.cdh.actions:Removing service hue from Cluster 1 (clusterdock)...
INFO:clusterdock.topologies.cdh.actions:Removing service hive from Cluster 1 (clusterdock)...
INFO:clusterdock.topologies.cdh.actions:Removing service zookeeper from Cluster 1 (clusterdock)...
INFO:clusterdock.topologies.cdh.actions:Deploying client configuration...
INFO:clusterdock.topologies.cdh.actions:Starting cluster...
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "./bin/start_cluster", line 70, in <module>
    main()
  File "./bin/start_cluster", line 63, in main
    actions.start(args)
  File "/root/clusterdock/clusterdock/topologies/cdh/actions.py", line 146, in start
    raise Exception('Failed to start cluster.')
Exception: Failed to start cluster.

Re: Unable to start multi node cluster with --include-service-types=None

dspivak — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 20:13:03 GMT

I could make it fail fast, but any particular use case for starting a CDH/CM cluster without any services?

Re: Unable to start multi node cluster with --include-service-types=None

ericrichardson — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 20:25:32 GMT

Yes, I want to build the cluster in this sandbox the same way I build the rest of my clusters.
clustertool buildcluster -profile cdh-in-a-box
(clustertool is a custom program that uses the CM Java and REST APIs to create and configure services on a cluster.)
This provides a repeatable environment with specific variations from QA and Production.
If I have to start from a different point, this increases the differences between DEV-QA-Production configurations.

Re: Unable to start multi node cluster with --include-service-types=None

dspivak — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 20:41:16 GMT

Seems reasonable enough. Let me see what I can do for ya... Will report back shortly.

Re: Unable to start multi node cluster with --include-service-types=None

dspivak — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 21:04:41 GMT

Hey Eric,

Please re-run your ./bin/start_cluster invocation, but add --dont-start-cluster to the very end. That should do it.

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