https://community.cloudera.com/t5/Archives-of-Support-Questions/The-configuration-of-new-cluster-fails-at-name-node-format/m-p/22915#M4199 <P>I created a cluster successfully and then deleted it.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Now when I try to create a new cluster. After I have chosen all the roles and hosts, it fails at the 3rd step where it is trying to format the name node.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>so it seems the data from the previous cluster is already there and that is why the new one is not able to format it.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Now do I remove old data?</P> Fri, 19 Dec 2014 18:02:06 GMT abhishes 2014-12-19T18:02:06Z https://community.cloudera.com/t5/Archives-of-Support-Questions/The-configuration-of-new-cluster-fails-at-name-node-format/m-p/22915#M4199 <P>I created a cluster successfully and then deleted it.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Now when I try to create a new cluster. After I have chosen all the roles and hosts, it fails at the 3rd step where it is trying to format the name node.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>so it seems the data from the previous cluster is already there and that is why the new one is not able to format it.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Now do I remove old data?</P> Fri, 19 Dec 2014 18:02:06 GMT https://community.cloudera.com/t5/Archives-of-Support-Questions/The-configuration-of-new-cluster-fails-at-name-node-format/m-p/22915#M4199 abhishes 2014-12-19T18:02:06Z https://community.cloudera.com/t5/Archives-of-Support-Questions/The-configuration-of-new-cluster-fails-at-name-node-format/m-p/22921#M4200 <P>I figured out. there is a directory called /dfs</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>I deleted this directory on each machine and then retried. it worked perfectly</P> Fri, 19 Dec 2014 21:03:52 GMT https://community.cloudera.com/t5/Archives-of-Support-Questions/The-configuration-of-new-cluster-fails-at-name-node-format/m-p/22921#M4200 abhishes 2014-12-19T21:03:52Z