Database Software

Hi there,

I am trying to create a two node 11g R2 RAC on OEL 5.5 (32-bit) using VMWare virtual machines. I have correctly configured both nodes. Cluster Verification utility returns on following error \[which I believe can be ignored]:

Checking daemon liveness...
Liveness check failed for "ntpd"
Check failed on nodes:
rac2,rac1
PRVF-5415 : Check to see if NTP daemon is running failed
Clock synchronization check using Network Time Protocol(NTP) failed


Pre-check for cluster services setup was unsuccessful on all the nodes.

While Grid Infrastructure installation (for a Cluster option), things go very smooth until I run "root.sh" on node# 2. orainstRoot.sh ran OK on both. "root.sh" run OK on node# 1 and ends with:
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Checking swap space: must be greater than 500 MB. Actual 1967 MB Passed
The inventory pointer is located at /etc/oraInst.loc
The inventory is located at /u01/app/oraInventory
*'UpdateNodeList' was successful.*
*[root@rac1 ~]#*
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"root.sh" fails on rac2 (2nd node) with following error:

*...*
*...*
CRS-2672: Attempting to start 'ora.evmd' on 'rac2'
CRS-2676: Start of 'ora.evmd' on 'rac2' succeeded
Timed out waiting for the CRS stack to start.
*[root@rac2 ~]#*


I know this info may not be enough to figure out what the problem may be. Please let me know what should I look for to find the issue and fix it. Its been like almost two weeks now :-(

Regards
Amer