Error "InnoDB: Unable to lock <db file>, error: 11" and "InnoDB: using the same InnoDB data or log files. " when trying to start mysqld service or mysql cluster resource in RHEL

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Issue

  • A mysql resource in a cluster service fails to start:
  Nov 14 17:29:27 rgmanager [mysql] Starting Service mysql:myDatabase
  Nov 14 17:29:27 rgmanager [mysql] Looking For IP Address > Succeed -  IP Address Found
  Nov 14 17:29:42 rgmanager [mysql] Starting Service mysql:myDatabase > Failed - Timeout Error
  • This message appears in /var/log/mysqld.log file:
InnoDB: using the same InnoDB data or log files.
InnoDB: Unable to lock ./ibdata1, error: 11
InnoDB: Check that you do not already have another mysqld process
InnoDB: using the same InnoDB data or log files.
InnoDB: Unable to lock ./ibdata1, error: 11</code>
  • Cluster failover of mysqld does not happen as expected. I can start the service and relocate it, but when I fence a node the service fails to start.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 or 6
    • As a standalone server, or
    • Using the High Availability Add On
      • Cluster service in /etc/cluster/cluster.conf containing a mysql resource
  • mysql-server package provided by Red Hat

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