Recently I installed ops ( oracle 8.1.7.0.1) on linux ( redhat 6.2). Unfortunately, everytime I ran ocmstart.sh, the system crashed. I'm sure I've did all needed to be done according to the documents. Any suggestions? below is extracted from cm.log. Wed Mar 28 17:22:42 2001 | ERROR | 0400 | StartCMMon(); NMAttach failed - 2 : [ 0 4 0 ] Wed Mar 28 17:22:43 2001 | WARNING | 0402 | CmConnectListener (pid=563, tid=1026): WatchdogPing failed (rc=12). Wed Mar 28 17:22:45 2001 | WARNING | 0402 | CmConnectListener (pid=563, tid=1026): WatchdogPing failed (rc=12). Wed Mar 28 17:22:47 2001 | MESSAGE | 0400 | CreateLocalEndpoint(): Network Address: 192.168.100.180 Wed Mar 28 17:22:47 2001 | ERROR | 0400 | StartCMMon(); NMAttach failed - 2 : [ 0 4 0 ] Wed Mar 28 17:22:48 2001 | WARNING | 0402 | CmConnectListener (pid=563, tid=1026): WatchdogPing failed (rc=12). Wed Mar 28 17:22:50 2001 | WARNING | 0402 | CmConnectListener (pid=563, tid=1026): WatchdogPing failed (rc=12). Wed Mar 28 17:22:52 2001 below is extracted from nm.log Wed Mar 28 17:22:16 2001 | WARNING | InitClusterDb(): getservbyname on CmSrvr failed - 2 : assigning 60001 Wed Mar 28 17:22:16 2001 | MESSAGE | OemNetConfig(): Network Address of node0: 192.168.100.180 (port 60001) Wed Mar 28 17:22:16 2001 | MESSAGE | InitClusterDb(): Local Node(0) NodeName[opscat1] Wed Mar 28 17:22:16 2001 | MESSAGE | InitClusterDb(): Cluster(Please Give Me a Name) with (1) Defined Nodes Wed Mar 28 17:22:16 2001 | MESSAGE | OEMInits(): CM Disk File (/dev/raw/raw1) Wed Mar 28 17:22:16 2001 | MESSAGE | ClusterListener (pid=559, tid=1026): Registered with watchdog daemon. Wed Mar 28 17:22:17 2001 | MESSAGE | RequestAgent(): proxy thread 2051 started Wed Mar 28 17:22:17 2001 | MESSAGE | RequestAgent(): handshake only: end proxy thread 2051 Wed Mar 28 17:22:17 2001 | MESSAGE | RequestAgent(): proxy thread 3076 started Wed Mar 28 17:22:17 2001 | PANIC | SendingThread (pid=566, tid=6150): WatchdogRegister failed (rc=12). below is extracted from wdd.log ------------Time: Wed Mar 28 17:08:19 CST 2001 (630669) UTC: Wed Mar 28 09:08:19 GMT 2001 (630669) wddScanClients: fatal: client (name=cl_sock_596_1026) ping came too late (expiry=985770499,71, now=985770499,631). wddPerformWatch: fatal: at least one client is late in checking in. Time: Wed Mar 28 17:08:19 CST 2001 (630778) UTC: Wed Mar 28 09:08:19 GMT 2001 (630778) Shutting down the entire node... Time: Wed Mar 28 17:08:24 CST 2001 (740668) UTC: Wed Mar 28 09:08:24 GMT 2001 (740668) Waiting ... Time: Wed Mar 28 17:08:29 CST 2001 (830665) UTC: Wed Mar 28 09:08:29 GMT 2001 (830665) Waiting ... Time: Wed Mar 28 17:08:34 CST 2001 (960664) UTC: Wed Mar 28 09:08:34 GMT 2001 (960664) Waiting ... Time: Wed Mar 28 17:08:40 CST 2001 (040665) UTC: Wed Mar 28 09:08:40 GMT 2001 (040665) Waiting ... Time: Wed Mar 28 17:08:45 CST 2001 (070666) UTC: Wed Mar 28 09:08:45 GMT 2001 (070666) Waiting ... Time: Wed Mar 28 17:08:50 CST 2001 (150671) UTC: Wed Mar 28 09:08:50 GMT 2001 (150671) Waiting ... -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).