# Error Running Rally against an existing cluster **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Tags:** rally\ **Created:** [December 23, 2019, 4:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-running-rally-against-an-existing-cluster/212872 "2019-12-23T16:45:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![leewadhams](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/leewadhams/32/7197_2.png) [@leewadhams](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/leewadhams)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2019, 4:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-running-rally-against-an-existing-cluster/212872/1 "2019-12-23T16:45:19Z")
Hi, I'm having trouble starting Rally to run against an existing Elasticsearch cluster from Mac OSX Catalina. I followed the instructions [here](https://esrally.readthedocs.io/en/stable/recipes.html) However when I run using the command: ``` esrally --track=pmc --target-hosts=[my-es-cluster]:9200 --pipeline=benchmark-only --client-options="use_ssl:true,verify_certs:true,basic_auth_user:'elastic',basic_auth_password:'[password]'" ``` I've tried pointing to my local dev ES and also at a Elastic Cloud instance but get the same error that is seemingly about the Agent not being able to start. > 2019-12-23 16:34:13,584 -not-actor-/PID:48161 esrally.rally INFO OS [posix.uname\_result(sysname='Darwin', nodename='Lee-Wadhams-15inch-Touchbar', release='19.2.0', version='Darwin Kernel Version 19.2.0: Sat Nov 9 03:47:04 PST 2019; root:xnu-6153.61.1~20/RELEASE\_X86\_64', machine='x86\_64')] > 2019-12-23 16:34:13,585 -not-actor-/PID:48161 esrally.rally INFO Python [namespace(\_multiarch='darwin', cache\_tag='cpython-37', hexversion=50791408, name='cpython', version=sys.version\_info(major=3, minor=7, micro=3, releaselevel='final', serial=0))] > 2019-12-23 16:34:13,585 -not-actor-/PID:48161 esrally.rally INFO Rally version [1.3.0] > 2019-12-23 16:34:13,585 -not-actor-/PID:48161 [esrally.utils.net](http://esrally.utils.net) INFO Connecting directly to the Internet (no proxy support). > 2019-12-23 16:34:13,974 -not-actor-/PID:48161 esrally.rally INFO Detected a working Internet connection. > 2019-12-23 16:34:14,86 -not-actor-/PID:48161 esrally.rally INFO Actor system already running locally? [False] > 2019-12-23 16:34:14,86 -not-actor-/PID:48161 esrally.actor INFO Starting actor system with system base [multiprocTCPBase] and capabilities [{'coordinator': True, 'ip': '127.0.0.1', 'Convention Address.IPv4': '127.0.0.1:1900'}]. > 2019-12-23 16:34:15,122 -not-actor-/PID:48161 root WARNING Unable to get address info for address Lee-15inch-Touchbar (AddressFamily.AF\_INET, SocketKind.SOCK\_DGRAM, 17, 0): \ [Errno 8] nodename nor servname provided, or not known > 2019-12-23 16:34:15,124 -not-actor-/PID:48161 root WARNING Unable to get address info for address Lee-15inch-Touchbar (AddressFamily.AF\_INET, SocketKind.SOCK\_DGRAM, 17, 0): \ [Errno 8] nodename nor servname provided, or not known > 2019-12-23 16:34:15,126 -not-actor-/PID:48161 root WARNING Unable to get address info for address Lee-15inch-Touchbar (AddressFamily.AF\_INET, SocketKind.SOCK\_DGRAM, 17, AddressInfo.AI\_PASSIVE): \ [Errno 8] nodename nor servname provided, or not known > 2019-12-23 16:34:15,128 -not-actor-/PID:48161 root WARNING Unable to get address info for address Lee-15inch-Touchbar (AddressFamily.AF\_INET, SocketKind.SOCK\_DGRAM, 17, AddressInfo.AI\_PASSIVE): \ [Errno 8] nodename nor servname provided, or not known > 2019-12-23 16:34:15,143 -not-actor-/PID:48174 root INFO ++++ Actor System gen (3, 9) started, admin @ ActorAddr-(T|:1900) > 2019-12-23 16:34:20,141 -not-actor-/PID:48161 esrally.actor ERROR Could not initialize internal actor system. > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/esrally/actor.py", line 248, in bootstrap\_actor\_system > capabilities=capabilities) > File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/thespian/actors.py", line 638, in **init** > systemBase, capabilities, logDefs) > File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/thespian/actors.py", line 676, in \_startupActorSys > systemBase = sbc(self, logDefs=logDefs) > File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/thespian/system/multiprocTCPBase.py", line 27, in **init** > super(ActorSystemBase, self). **init** (system, logDefs) > File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/thespian/system/multiprocCommon.py", line 85, in **init** > super(multiprocessCommon, self). **init** (system, logDefs) > File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/thespian/system/systemBase.py", line 329, in **init** > logDefs) > File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/thespian/system/multiprocCommon.py", line 114, in \_startAdmin > 'not a valid ActorSystem admin') > thespian.actors.InvalidActorAddress: ActorAddr-(T|:1900) is not a valid ActorSystem admin > 2019-12-23 16:34:20,148 -not-actor-/PID:48161 esrally.rally INFO Falling back to offline actor system. > 2019-12-23 16:34:20,148 -not-actor-/PID:48161 esrally.actor INFO Joining already running actor system with system base [multiprocQueueBase]. > 2019-12-23 16:34:20,165 -not-actor-/PID:48177 root INFO ++++ Actor System gen (3, 9) started, admin @ ActorAddr-Q.ThespianQ > 2019-12-23 16:34:20,182 -not-actor-/PID:48161 esrally.racecontrol INFO User specified pipeline [benchmark-only]. > 2019-12-23 16:34:20,182 -not-actor-/PID:48161 esrally.racecontrol INFO Using configured hosts [{'host': '[My-ES-Server]', 'port': 9200}] > 2019-12-23 16:34:20,183 -not-actor-/PID:48161 esrally.actor INFO Joining already running actor system with system base [multiprocQueueBase]. > 2019-12-23 16:34:23,191 -not-actor-/PID:48161 esrally.rally INFO Attempting to shutdown internal actor system. > 2019-12-23 16:34:23,215 -not-actor-/PID:48177 root INFO ---- Actor System shutdown > 2019-12-23 16:34:23,217 -not-actor-/PID:48161 esrally.rally INFO Actor system is still running. Waiting... > 2019-12-23 16:34:24,219 -not-actor-/PID:48161 esrally.rally INFO Actor system is still running. Waiting... > 2019-12-23 16:34:25,221 -not-actor-/PID:48161 esrally.rally INFO Actor system is still running. Waiting... > 2019-12-23 16:34:26,223 -not-actor-/PID:48161 esrally.rally INFO Actor system is still running. Waiting... > 2019-12-23 16:34:27,225 -not-actor-/PID:48161 esrally.rally INFO Actor system is still running. Waiting... > 2019-12-23 16:34:28,230 -not-actor-/PID:48161 esrally.rally INFO Actor system is still running. Waiting... > 2019-12-23 16:34:29,236 -not-actor-/PID:48161 esrally.rally INFO Actor system is still running. Waiting... > 2019-12-23 16:34:30,240 -not-actor-/PID:48161 esrally.rally INFO Actor system is still running. Waiting... > 2019-12-23 16:34:31,245 -not-actor-/PID:48161 esrally.rally INFO Actor system is still running. Waiting... > 2019-12-23 16:34:32,245 -not-actor-/PID:48161 esrally.rally INFO Actor system is still running. Waiting... > 2019-12-23 16:34:33,250 -not-actor-/PID:48161 esrally.rally INFO Actor system is still running. Waiting... > 2019-12-23 16:34:34,254 -not-actor-/PID:48161 esrally.rally INFO Actor system is still running. Waiting... > 2019-12-23 16:34:35,258 -not-actor-/PID:48161 esrally.rally INFO Actor system is still running. Waiting... > 2019-12-23 16:34:36,259 -not-actor-/PID:48161 esrally.rally INFO Actor system is still running. Waiting... > 2019-12-23 16:34:37,263 -not-actor-/PID:48161 esrally.rally INFO Actor system is still running. Waiting... > 2019-12-23 16:34:38,265 -not-actor-/PID:48161 esrally.rally WARNING Shutdown timed out. Actor system is still running. > 2019-12-23 16:34:38,265 -not-actor-/PID:48161 esrally.rally ERROR Cannot run subcommand [race]. > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/esrally/racecontrol.py", line 366, in run > pipeline(cfg) > File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/esrally/racecontrol.py", line 78, in **call** > self.target(cfg) > File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/esrally/racecontrol.py", line 302, in benchmark\_only > return race(cfg, external=True) > File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/esrally/racecontrol.py", line 244, in race > benchmark\_actor = actor\_system.createActor(BenchmarkActor, targetActorRequirements={"coordinator": True}) > File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/thespian/actors.py", line 705, in createActor > sourceHash) > File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/thespian/system/systemBase.py", line 206, in newPrimaryActor > actorClass, 'No compatible ActorSystem could be found') > thespian.actors.NoCompatibleSystemForActor: No compatible ActorSystem could be found for Actor \ > > During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred: > > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/esrally/rally.py", line 515, in dispatch\_sub\_command > race(cfg) > File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/esrally/rally.py", line 433, in race > with\_actor\_system(lambda c: racecontrol.run(c), cfg) > File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/esrally/rally.py", line 461, in with\_actor\_system > runnable(cfg) > File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/esrally/rally.py", line 433, in > with\_actor\_system(lambda c: racecontrol.run(c), cfg) > File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/esrally/racecontrol.py", line 374, in run > raise exceptions.RallyError("This race ended with a fatal crash.").with\_traceback(tb) > File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/esrally/racecontrol.py", line 366, in run > pipeline(cfg) > File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/esrally/racecontrol.py", line 78, in **call** > self.target(cfg) > File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/esrally/racecontrol.py", line 302, in benchmark\_only > return race(cfg, external=True) > File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/esrally/racecontrol.py", line 244, in race > benchmark\_actor = actor\_system.createActor(BenchmarkActor, targetActorRequirements={"coordinator": True}) > File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/thespian/actors.py", line 705, in createActor > sourceHash) > File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/thespian/system/systemBase.py", line 206, in newPrimaryActor > actorClass, 'No compatible ActorSystem could be found') > esrally.exceptions.RallyError: ('This race ended with a fatal crash.', None) Lee ---
**Author:** ![Dennis\_Lawler](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dennis_lawler/32/48376_2.png) [@Dennis\_Lawler](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Dennis_Lawler)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2020, 3:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-running-rally-against-an-existing-cluster/212872/2 "2020-01-09T15:22:32Z")
Looks like your issue begins with this error here: > Blockquote > 2019-12-23 16:34:15,122 -not-actor-/PID:48161 root WARNING Unable to get address info for address Lee-15inch-Touchbar (AddressFamily.AF\_INET, SocketKind.SOCK\_DGRAM, 17, 0): \ [Errno 8] nodename nor servname provided, or not known Perhaps [macos - OSX: ssh: Could not resolve hostname: nodename nor servname provided, or not known - Super User](https://superuser.com/questions/879731/osx-ssh-could-not-resolve-hostname-nodename-nor-servname-provided-or-not-kno) might be of assistance? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2020, 3:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-running-rally-against-an-existing-cluster/212872/3 "2020-02-06T15:22:39Z")
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