Unable to install vertica database for data repository

[Purneswara Rao Konda]

Hello folks, 

I have tried to install Data repository 21.2 in RHEL 7.8. I have done data repository and validation successfully but while installing vertica database getting below error.

Vertica installation package install ....................................[ OK ] 
=============================================================================== 
Invoking install_vertica... 
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Vertica Analytic Database 9.1.x.x Installation Tool 

Error: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'split' 
Traceback (most recent call last): 
  File "/opt/vertica/oss/python/lib/python2.7/site-packages/vertica/install/__init__.py", line 1342, in run_install 
    options = option_parser() 
  File "/opt/vertica/share/eggs/vertica/install/__main__.py", line 255, in _parse_options 
    _include_ami_customization(parser, options) 
  File "/opt/vertica/share/eggs/vertica/install/__main__.py", line 264, in _include_ami_customization 
    cfg_checker.load() 
  File "/opt/vertica/oss/python/lib/python2.7/site-packages/vertica/install/ami_install_config.py", line 18, in load 
    self._meta_data.load(base_url) 
  File "/opt/vertica/oss/python/lib/python2.7/site-packages/vertica/system/aws_metadata.py", line 77, in load 
    self._harvest_metadata(meta_data_baseurl) 
  File "/opt/vertica/oss/python/lib/python2.7/site-packages/vertica/system/aws_metadata.py", line 94, in _harvest_metadata 
    meta_data_baseurl) 
  File "/opt/vertica/oss/python/lib/python2.7/site-packages/vertica/system/aws_metadata.py", line 205, in _get_macs 
    raw_macs = raw_macs.split() 
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'split' 
Installation FAILED with errors. 

Installation stopped before any changes were made. 

Vertica installation ....................................................[FAIL] 
The installation will now exit. 

I have followed below articles but no luck.. Please help me out.

Data Repository install fail with Vertica Error: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'split'

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https://forum.vertica.com/discussion/235490/vertica-install-on-centos

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Regards,

Eshwar
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[Jeffrey Pinard]

So you tried editing /opt/vertica/oss/python/lib/python2.7/site-packages/vertica/system/aws_metadata.py and changing:

  self.is_aws = self._check_connection(meta_data_baseurl)
to:
  self.is_aws = False
And re-run dr_install.sh, and same error appears?

Otherwise, I've used this to get vertica to fail the AWS check:

Block AWS IP:
iptables -A OUTPUT -p tcp -d 169.254.169.254 -j DROP
iptables -A OUTPUT -p udp -d 169.254.169.254 -j DROP
iptables -A OUTPUT -p icmp -d 169.254.169.254 -j DROP

Run the dr_install.sh.

Then remove the blocks:
iptables -D OUTPUT -p tcp -d 169.254.169.254 -j DROP
iptables -D OUTPUT -p udp -d 169.254.169.254 -j DROP
iptables -D OUTPUT -p icmp -d 169.254.169.254 -j DROP

Are you doing a brand new install?  If so, I might also suggest you download 21.2.5.  It installs vertica 10.1.1.  Plus Portal 21.2.5 has a fix so it uses more than 2 connections from PC to DA for reporting (uses up to 40 as it did before 21.2.1).

[Purneswara Rao Konda]

@Jeffrey Pinard Your solution was worked for me.. Thank you so much. ​​

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Regards,

Eshwar
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