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Dec 17, 2012

Adding a blank GTM to existing GTM group failing

Has anyone seen where you run the gtm_add and get stuck at the "enter root password if prompted" ? all I'm trying to do is add a blank GTM to an existing sync group and is failing at this prompt.

 

 

 

alm@mygtm01(Active)(/Common)(tmos) run gtm gtm_add

 

WARNING: Running this script will wipe out the current configuration

 

files (bigip_gtm.conf, named.conf and named zone files) on the BIG-IP GTM

 

Controller on which this script is run. The configuration will be

 

replaced with the configuration of the remote BIG-IP GTM Controller

 

in the specified sync group

 

The local BIG-IP GTM MUST already be added in the configuration of the

 

other GTM.

 

 

Are you absolutely sure you want to do this? [y/n] y

 

 

Enter the IP address of a remote GTM BIG-IP from which

 

you want to copy the configuration:

 

10.5.10.28

 

 

==> Running 'bigstart shutdown gtmd' on the local system

 

==> Running 'bigstart shutdown zrd' on the local system

 

==> Running 'bigstart shutdown named' on the local system

 

Retrieving remote and installing local BIG-IP's SSL certs ...

 

Enter root password if prompted

 

ssh: connect to host 10.5.10.28 port 22: Connection timed out

 

ERROR: Can't read remote cert via /usr/bin/ssh.

 

 

Restarting gtmd

 

Restarting named

 

Restarting zrd

 

2 Replies

  • BB - Make sure you have 22, 443, and 4353 open between the GTMs. Looks like 22 is closed, and can't do the exchange.