[Pvfs2-users] Keep getting wrong version error in pvfs2.8.1

[Phil Carns]

Huang, Bin wrote:
> 
> I am confused...
> I am doing pvfs2 server/client in user space rather
> than pvfs2 kernel interface. I am also sure
> that pvfs2 client and server are latest version
> because they were just installed.
> 
> I tried many times but still could not figure out
> why I got a wrong version error. If I uninstall
> pvfs2.8.1 and follow the same way to install
> pvfs2.7.1, then everything is running smoothly.
> 
> Here is my server log:
> 
> [D 10/08 12:38] PVFS2 Server version 2.8.1 starting.
> [E 10/08 12:38] Error: BMI_sockio_bind_sock: Address already in use
> [E 10/08 12:38] Error: tcp_server_init() failure.
> [E 10/08 12:38] Error: BMI_initialize: Address already in use
> [E 10/08 12:38] Error: Could not initialize server interfaces; aborting.
> [E 10/08 12:38] Error: Could not initialize server; aborting.
> 
> Ben

Hi Ben,

Those error messages indicate that when you tried to start pvfs2-server 
2.8.1, there was already something (probably the 2.7.1 server?) 
listening on the port that PVFS uses.  They cannot both run at the same 
time, so the 2.8.1 server exited immediately.

-Phil