[jira] [Created] (AMBARI-2401) Perform hostname comparison before registering the agent

["Dmitry Lysnichenko (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

Dmitry Lysnichenko created AMBARI-2401:
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             Summary: Perform hostname comparison before registering the agent
                 Key: AMBARI-2401
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AMBARI-2401
             Project: Ambari
          Issue Type: Bug
          Components: controller
    Affects Versions: 1.2.5
            Reporter: Dmitry Lysnichenko
            Assignee: Dmitry Lysnichenko
             Fix For: 1.2.5




Host registration commonly fails when Agent machine registers with Server under a different hostname than Server expected (results in failed register because Server thinks host never registered)

This is when the Agent machine hostname is not set properly (or set differently than how Ambari server expects), so the Ambari server never sees the Agent registration return, resulting in a failed registration.

Need to make this scenario 1) easier to troubleshoot 2) more clear to the user 3) provide paths out of this situation (warn, retry, remove)

Proposal:

    When using SSH to register hosts, Ambari server should send down expected hostname during bootstrap. For example, user enters host.name.expected in the UI.
    Ambari server connects to host.name.expected, then starts the agent setup process. Once the agent determines what hostname it will register as (via figuring out fqdn), it should confirm that it matches host.name.expected
    In the case where those match, Agent is started and proceeds with registration.
    In the case where those do not match, Agent writes to log "ambari agent machine hostname does not match expected ambari server hostname. Aborting registration. Please check hostname, hostname -f and /etc/hosts file to confirm your hostname is setup correctly"
    Also, in the do not match case, the ambari server will indicated "Failed" on registration. That should also include a message "Registration failed. Please check the Ambari Agent log on the <target host> as /var/log/ambari-agent/ambari-agent.log for more information"

On manual agent registration, since there is to "expected" hostname (since the agent registration was not initiated by the ambari server), the agent should just register as normal (as it does today).


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